One day in Hong Kong

category: restaurants, travelling
by Yun,

On the way from US to Singapore, we transited at Hong Kong. We landed at Chek Lap Kok International Airport at 6:30AM. After completing the immigration procedure, we immediately proceeded to the baggage storage service to store our belongings. This facility gives a big relief for transiting passengers who want to travel around the city while waiting for the next connecting flight. I believe many agree that to explore the city carrying our laptops and hand baggage would create too much hassle, right?

In Hong Kong, we usually take a public bus to go from the airport to the city. However, as our connecting flight would depart in the same day, we decided to take the airport express train to save time. Indeed, the train cost more than the public bus, but it saved us a lot of time. Another advantage is that the airport express train offers the same day ticket fare that only costs as much as a one-way ticket to the city.

We then arrived at the Hong Kong Station, which is right in the heart of the central business area and is connected to the MTR Central Station. We subsequently used a free complementary shuttle provided for going to some well-known hotels in Hong Kong. After stopping at a nearby hotel, our next destination was a dim sum breakfast at Tao Heung 88. I love to eat dim sum at this place since the restaurant is reasonably inexpensive and less touristy. Their dim sum is really good. Every morning this restaurant is always packed with local people (mostly elders). The atmosphere is not so quiet but casually relaxing as many Chinese spend their breakfast time chatting with friends and reading newspapers. Not a few come alone just to savor the delicious dim sum. A few shortcomings are that they don’t provide dim sum cart, the waiters cannot speak well in English and their English menu does not entirely list all names of the food that they have.

After breakfast, we first went to SOGO at Causeway bay and then continued to Times Square. Even during day time on weekdays, Times Square was still full of crowds. I wondered why many people were still shopping around and not working in their offices. Crossing under the bridge near Times Square, we found a traditional market that sells seafood, meats, fruits, and fresh vegetables. Not far from that market, we stopped at a small street vendor selling fresh home-made tofu with fish paste on the top of it. The home-made tofu is very soft and yummy. But I’m afraid that I can’t provide any detailed address of this place. If you are interested, just drop me a line and I will be happy to give you guidance to get there.

At that time, Hong Kong’s weather was very hot and super duper humid. After walking for some time, we had a blissful lunch at the famous Under Bridge Spicy Crab Restaurant. Thanks to W who recommended me to try this restaurant. Also thanks to the air conditioner in the restaurant that helped us cool down our body temperature. Phew… This restaurant is highly recommended. Anthony Bourdain also visited this place for his Hong Kong episode. Later I will write a separate blog entry that discusses a more detailed story about this restaurant. Please bear with me…

Finished with the late lunch, we were craving for a cold dessert. Next, we stopped at Hui Lau Shan at Lockhart road to enjoy a cup of mango juice with sago and fresh mango slices on the top. Yes, we asked for only one order for both of us. The reason was because A originally said that he was full, so he just wanted to eat a little. However, we ended up with two more orders of the same dessert, because A and I realized that the dessert was so good that it absolutely blew us away.From Hui Lau Shan, we walked to Excelsior Hotel, to wait for an airport shuttle bus to send us to the Hong Kong Station. From there, we got back to the airport by using the airport express train. I still had some time to go shopping at Hong Kong airport before our flight departed to Singapore at 20:15PM.

I also want to note that each time I visit Hong Kong, I never skip having soy milk and soy pudding at Causeway bay area. The soy milk and soy pudding are the best ones I’ve ever had. During our one-day visit to Hong Kong, we visited that place twice, amazing huh? Hehehe…

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8 Comments so far

Rina | 28 October 2008, 23:49
Yun, Hongkong kelihatannya enak buat dikunjungi ya. Hectic, tapi masih teratur. Dan barang-barangnya, yang di pasar tradisional gitu, bukan di dept store, kelihatannya juga mengundang. Hihi Kayak apa aja!

Enak sih rin buat jalan2, tp mungkin jangan pas summer, phew kemarin panas banget ga tahan kalo pas jalan2 di luar…
Rina | 28 October 2008, 23:50
Dan Yun, setuju juga sama komentar yang lain, coba masukin majalah Yun. Mana tahu dimuat. Tulisan lo bagus, buka view dan bikin orang serasa melihat langsung

aduh gue kan ga kaya elo rin yang punya access ke berbagai media cetak hahaha, thanks for the compliment though
arman | 04 November 2008, 19:26
duh gua salah timing mengunjungi blog lu yun… jadi laper dahhhh… :((

gampang man, tinggal plg rumah gue yakin pasti banyak makanan tersedia buat elo hehe
Elmene | 07 November 2008, 01:24
Hehe…kamu ternyata ke HK to kemaren? Aku juga sempet ke Hui Lau Shan, definitely yummie!!!!! Dessert-nya mainly with mango and it’s so refreshing karena HK pas lagi panas banget yah. Gue ke Hui Lau Shan yg di Mongkok, tapi taste mangga-nya beda lho sama mangga di Indo. I thing their mangos come from Thailand or other tropical country in Asia.

kebetulan aku suka banget sih sama mangga jadi pas banget sama hui lau shan nya. Iya mangonya beda ama di indo, tp masih enak jg sih haha
yuyu | 08 November 2008, 23:51
Yun, ya ampun sampe ngiler deh…

hei yu, apa kabarnya nih?
veny | 17 November 2008, 07:33
Yun … g jadi kangen HK , meski sempet bosen krn tiap taun kesana .
cuman taun ini we just go there only for kangen2 makan WingKee Noodle at Causewaybay . Jadi pergi pagi plng malem ,soalnya we stay at Macau . Edan yak . he222

aku tau tuh Market yg deket Times Square .. juga yg jual pudding tahu .. hm22 jadi laper ..
Btw poto2 disana ga takut dimarahin Yun ? soalnya aku pernah poto2 yg jual gorengan di Causewaybay smp dibentak2 sama enci nya , takutt n rada kapok … ha222

wingkee itu yg jalan mo ke times sq bukan ya ven?terakhir aku kesana kok tempatnya lagi di renov. foto2 gpp tuh, mereka malah seneng2 aja ada yg bergaya segala hehe
veny | 18 November 2008, 10:16
WingKee yg deket Victoria Park , dari Sogo jalan aja ke arah Supermarket Welcome , trus nyebrang jalan nemu Victoria , nah deket situ yg tempat kecil itu Yun , yg jualan nya rauame pake antri .. Mie URat Sapi dia dah lama terkenal , g makan dari jaman dia jualan deket gang kecil itu smp dia bisa ngontrak tmp skrg .. meski tetep kecil sih .
gara2 lo crt HK jadi kangen juga , ha222

hmm, okok I got it…. maybe next time if I visit HK I will stop by there. Thanks fyi though
edy | 03 December 2008, 12:38
woah.. i was able to visit all of those places (except soy milk place) during my 5 hours transit. Thanks to this blog!

Glad to hear that you enjoyed HK in five hours!

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