Day 1 Hong Kong
Got to start blogging about my past #travelogues! Rode on Scoot's offer while Dar utilised his free tickets for a trip to HK! Flight was 1.55am which means arrival in HK at 5 ish am! oh well! We will have more time in #Hongkong then! 4th time there. Miss the cha chan tengs (yummy french toast!) and my Yu dan!!
While on the bus ride to mongkok after reaching the Hong Kong international at 5.35am. We headed to the airport transfer station to grab our Octopus Card (our Ezlink counterpart) at HKD150 (HKD9 will be deducted if card is refunded within 3 months). After that, we took the cityflyer E21 which is the cheapest (though travelled the furthest) at just HKD14!
The ride took us less than an hour, perhaps due to early morning hours. ;)
Reached mongkok in the early morning, our hotel was not ready (in fact, no rooms as we didn't book it in advance). So brave :p
As we kept the trip rather chill, no rushing of itinerary and just simple feasting on local delights and resting at the hotel ;) And we managed to get our Railei hotel stay at just HKD460 for a double room (small).
RaiLei Hotel
4th Floor (whole floor),
REX Building, 648-652 Nathan Road,
Mongkok, Kowloon
Our 3rd time staying there, don't expect over the top service, spacious rooms etc. It's just a small motel look-alike where you can rest your feet and wash up after a day of shopping. Room is small unless you pay more for the bigger rooms. Free Wifi.
Note: expect some amount of smoke (the guests and owners do smoke) and to stop ourselves from breathing in the smoke whole night, we had to off the toilet filter. Thankfully, it helped to keep the smoke away :)
Note: expect some amount of smoke (the guests and owners do smoke) and to stop ourselves from breathing in the smoke whole night, we had to off the toilet filter. Thankfully, it helped to keep the smoke away :)
Apparently calling them up to book is cheaper than through website (an external agent hosts and manages their website bookings and they charge commission) so you know what to do.
Decided to go for our breakfast at some popular recommendations online.
1st stop with our barang, a #大排档
Sing Heung Yuen 胜香园
2, Mei Lun Street, Central
Walking distance from Sheung Wan MTR station, exit A2
P.S. End of the year was very cooling! Loved the weather ;)
Thankfully no queue when we were there but full house! Ordered iced salted lemon sprite & hot salted lemon. Preferred the latter.
The sprite drink was pretty weird but the taste grows on you. Can try! There was the popular tomato noodles with egg & sausage ordered as well.
The savoury soup which reminds you of the Campbell renditions with added fresh tomatoes!
Sweet!
Also ordered honey lemon toast (tinge of tangy lemon on hot crispy bread) and condense milk toast. Love! Good #Hongkong #breakfast
Next stop, San Hing 新興食家at Western District
8 Smithfield Road, Sai Wan
Famous for their #流沙包 I had to try it! Being in hk for the past 3 times, didn't get any superbly impressive #dimsum especially liu sha bao! Was quite a challenge to reach there so we decided to cab there from our da pai dang. Cost us about HKD38.
Other specialities include quail eggs siew mai and deep fried milk (didn't manage to see this though). Wasn't over the top but liu sha bao was one of the better ones I had.
Rating: 8/10
Headed out for dinner at Sham Tseng Chan Kee 深井陳記燒鵝
427 Reclamation road, Mongkok
They say we haven't been to HK if we didn't eat any roasted goose. Well, finally tried in on my 4th visit. =P Had the soup hor fun with goose and boy was the bird fat! Under the shiny honeyed crispy skin laid a thick layer of fats. Not for the faint hearted, literally! Too much cholesterol but I must say the skin is definitely tasty! Meat was juicy but a lil tough. Soup was a tad plain thou.
Damage: HKD40
Rating: 7/10
Of course, dinner didnt end with just goose. Had a walk along Ladies St to look for board games but didn't find what we wanted. Bought our favourite street snacks - Yu Dan HKD20, siewmai HKD10 and 鸡蛋仔 HKD10! Yums! :)
Ended the night with some 许留山 desserts!
Pomelo sago mango with ice cream tasted good but didn't like it with too much coconut. Was not overwhelmed with sweetness which is a good thing. Love the mango mochi that came in a set. Cold, soft with mango puree bursting out. NB says it's a mango Ondeh Ondeh!
Damage: HKD56
Rating: 8.5/10
