Day 1 ~ DIY Hong Kong & Macau trip 2016 (Ladies Market & Victoria Harbour)

 at Clark International Airport

Hello everyone! long time no see... uhmmm I mean no writing😁 so my mother and I took a vacation and went to Hong Kong and Macau last April. We booked a flight from Clark to Hong kong via Cebu Pacific for around Php4,800 each but sometimes cebpac offer lower rates though you need to check their websites frequently and book a flight months before your travel date so it will be much cheaper.

We arrive at Hong Kong International Airport around 8 or 9 in the morning. The weather is just right - I mean it's not hot but it's not cold either so It's nice to walk around and explore the city.

at Hong Kong International Airport

We purchase the Airport Express Travel Pass at the Customer Service Centre. It's a card that allows you to have any 3 consecutive days of unlimited travel on the MTR, Light Rail and MTR Bus (Northwest New Territories) (except additional travel on the Airport Express, East Rail Line First Class, and travel to/from Lo Wu or Lok Ma Chau stations. It's HKD250 for 1 ride and HKD350 for 2 ride. We choose the 1 ride - meaning from airport to the city only because we're exiting on Macau Airport.

It's a good deal 'coz if I'm not mistaken the price of the express train from airport to the city is HKD100 plus after you use the card (after 3days) then you can go to any customer service centre on any train stations, give back the card and they will refund you HKD50.

If you want, you can easily purchase it online as well here: Aiport Express Travel Pass. From Hong Kong Airport we ride the express train going to Central Station and walk to change train going to Yau Ma Tei station since Silka Seaview Hotel is just 2 or 3 streets away from that station.

After checking in to our hotel, we look for the nearby restaurant and ate first.

Noodles and Duck. yummm!

After eating, we then went to Ladies Market. It's just a 10 to 15 minutes walk from our hotel. It's basically like divisoria haha! a street market with lots of everything you need under the sun and moon. We just look around for something we could buy and we ended up buying a white shoes, some bags and a really really nice tea set. It's funny how foreigners also know how make "tawad" before buying.

Ladies Market

 Tea Set ❤️

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We had Nai Cha with ice cream on top and pizza after shopping

Btw, I also had my hair cut that day because my mom is super annoyed with my split ends 😅
It's expensive though considering how cheap it is to have a normal haircut in the Philippines lol! Most of the salons we saw are ranging around 100 to 150 HKD.

We went to the nearby supermarket and got some foods for breakfast tomorrow and then we head back to our hotel to rest and freshen up and then went to Victoria Harbour and roam around the area.

To get there from Yau Ma Tei station, ride the MTR going to Tsim Sha Tsui station and go to exit E.

The Peninsula fountain

Victoria Harbour

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There are many people at the Harbour waiting for the light show and I'm kind of disappointed because I thought it was something really nice. It's like your seeing the beginning and waiting for the super nice part but in reality it's just like that. But still, it's a nice experience. Sometimes it's hard to explain things haha! forgive me guys!

After that we head back to Yau Ma Tei where our hotel is located and had some really really good dim sums, beef bowl and tea nearby the hotel. I read online that they call this resto a hidden gem in Temple Street and I laugh so hard when I saw the name of the restaurant. It's called Fu Kee. *a moment of silence please* 😂😂😂

Also, I recommend eating at their local restaurant like legit experience to taste their food instead of always dining in a know fancy restos abroad.

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Calling it a day and...

See you on Day 2!!! 😘