Main.Visitors History
Hide minor edits - Show changes to markup
Added line 33:
- Cultural museum in Shatin, Art museum in Tsimshatsui, tea museum in Admiralty
Changed lines 5-6 from:
Food website for HK: http://www.openrice.com/english
to:
Restaurant website for HK: http://www.openrice.com/english
Changed line 28 from:
to:
Changed lines 31-33 from:
to:
- Hiking during autumn
- Bird-watching in the New Territories.
Added line 36:
- Stanley market (clothings, cheap ski clothes, chinese linen, restaurants)
Changed line 39 from:
- Causeway Bay: Times square, Sogo, and lots of other shops
to:
- Causeway Bay: Times square, Sogo, and lots of other shops, e.g. GOD for local designs
Added line 44:
- Counterfeit goods and other cheap stuff from Shenzhen across the border.
Added line 30:
- Bird market / flower market in Mongkok.
Added lines 16-21:
Knowloon
- High tea: Peninsula Hotel (Tsimshatsu, Kowlooni) cucumber sandwiches and scones in colonial style grand hall
- Bar of the Felix restaurant in the Peninsula hotel: Great harbor view. Men's toilet is worth a visit.
- Sheraton Hotel wine bar: Nice harbor view. Not as high up as Felix.
- Chungking mansion - home of the backpackers, south asian hole in the wall eateries
Changed line 18 from:
- Walk and talk the peak tram up to the peak. There is a flat footpath that winds around the peak. Takes about two hours. Good view of Hong Kong (if the weather is nice).
to:
- Take the peak tram up to the peak. There is a flat footpath that winds around the peak. Takes about two hours. Good view of Hong Kong (if the weather is nice).
Changed lines 23-24 from:
to:
- Take the star ferry across the harbor - daytime or evening when the lights are on
Changed line 30 from:
- Mongkok: lots of small shops and young people
to:
- Mongkok: young people hangout, lots of small shops
Changed lines 33-34 from:
to:
- Computer stuff: Computer mall on top of Wanchai MTR station
Deleted lines 2-5:
Some good websites:
- http://www.openrice.com/english
Changed lines 5-6 from:
to:
Food website for HK: http://www.openrice.com/english
Central
Changed lines 13-38 from:
- Flying pan (english breakfast) http://www.openrice.com/english/restaurant/sr2.htm?shopid=13973
to:
- Flying pan (english breakfast) http://www.openrice.com/english/restaurant/sr2.htm?shopid=13973
- San Xi Lou (spicy sichuan) http://www.openrice.com/english/restaurant/sr2.htm?shopid=21564
Things to do
- Walk and talk the peak tram up to the peak. There is a flat footpath that winds around the peak. Takes about two hours. Good view of Hong Kong (if the weather is nice).
- Walk up to the peak from Robert Black college at HKU
- Aviary in Admiralty
- Wet market: Graham street in central
- Beaches: repulse bay
Shopping
- Jade street for jade souvenirs (Yaumatei MTR station)
- Temple street night market (jordan MTR station)
- Causeway Bay: Times square, Sogo, and lots of other shops
- Mongkok: lots of small shops and young people
- Expensive: IFC in central, Pacific Place in Admiralty
- Hollywood road for antiques (fake and real)
Longer trips
- Seafood in Lamma island
- Big buddha on Lantau island
- Disneyland for kids
- Day trip / overnight stay in Macau
Changed lines 14-15 from:
to:
- Tai Cheong (egg tarts) http://www.openrice.com/english/restaurant/sr2.htm?shopid=5522
- Flying pan (english breakfast) http://www.openrice.com/english/restaurant/sr2.htm?shopid=13973
Added lines 1-14:
Some Information for visitors
Some good websites:
- http://www.openrice.com/english
Restaurants
Central
- Yung Kee (roast duck) http://www.openrice.com/english/restaurant/sr2.htm?shopid=4203
- Mak's noodles (wonton noodles) http://www.openrice.com/english/restaurant/sr2.htm?shopid=1998
- Ser Wong Fun (snake soup, but plenty of other cantonese dishes) http://www.openrice.com/english/restaurant/sr2.htm?shopid=3066