HK - part 1

yeah, we are back from HK! it was a rather short trip of 3D3N - we took the afternoon return flight today at 1+PM.

I was rather apprehensive of the trip given the mix of 3 old folks + 2 kids + 2 adults. I can imagine how slow and tiring the trip with be. I can imagine how everyone will be bored as we all have different agendas.

im half right half wrong. :P

 

all I can say is, im rather glad the trip is over.

im getting bored of HK to be honest. the exchange is ridiculous. stuff is cheaper here in SG or the savings is really nothing to shout about. and for travel, you really need like-minded people to travel with you. if not, its just bleh.

 

so last Saturday, we took the earliest flight to HK and reached in a jiffy - smooth flight! - around noon time.



@ HK airport, on board MPV to hotel

 

given our size, I booked a MPV to bring us to our hotel @ mongkok. its a good thing we are staying at kowloon area this time round so the trip from airport is pretty short ~ 30mins.

 

we booked 2 rooms. a family room which has 2 rooms and a connecting door - a king bed for hubbi, myself & YR, 2 singles in the other room for my mum and YZ.

and another deluxe room for the in-laws.

Langham is really a great hotel! good location, spacious and very clean new-looking rooms etc. :)

 

we were able to check in once we reached and before long, we hit the streets for lunch- tsui wah! yum!

 

top left: getting comfy watching CN as usual

bottom left: lunch at tsui wah

rest of day 1 was really just spent walking around mongkok area which is really boring for me but I guess the old folks enjoyed it.
the kids slept by 930PM and with my mum to look after them, hubbi and I hit the streets for our own supper time! the only lovely thing about HK is most shops closed really really late!
we did that for all 3 nights - been some time since we can have supper and chit chat at leisure without the kids!

day 2 -
we took a cab to hong kong island for brunch at this fav. restaurant at wanchai - fu xing jiu lou!
their dim sum is really good and personally I think their char siew is better than yong kee! and this time round, we tried their shark fin crab meat soup which is really good too! for that kind of food, its really not ex - around $300 for all of us?

and rest of day was spent around causeway bay area where we shopped at the usual suspects - hysan, sogo, times square etc.

there was some sort of ultra heroes exhibition at hysan and the younger son demanded to take photo with the displays. such a vainpot.

 

right: this ultraman looks rather impressive

 

and of cos in causeway bay, we cant miss yee shun for the steamed mik. *slurp*

and by early evening, the husband and I took the kids back to hotel to wind down while the 3 old folks went jalan-jalan themselves. by 9+pm, my mum will be back and we were good to head out by ourselves again! yeah. it was a sweet arrangement for the 3 nights!