Hong Kong 12-16 June 2006

Day 1
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Evening

YMT - Temple Street Night Market
YMT - Jade Market
YMT - Nathan Road
Mong Kok - Ladies’ Market
Mong Kok - Street Market (Fa Yuen Street)
Mong Kok - Esprit Outlet
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· Arrived at Mayfair Garden Hotel at about 5pm.
· Checked out the hotel, then ate dinner at the opposite Cha Can Ting. Horrible smell of cigarette smoke + food. Chicken rice was boiled chicken. Yucks!
· Walked to Temple Street.
· Turned into Jade Market, but most stalls were already closed.
· Continued to walk Temple Street.
· Ate mango dessert at Xu Liu Shan.
· Walked along Nathan Road to Ladies’ Market.
· U-turned into Fa Yuen Street – Street Market to look at sport shops.
· Saw an Esprit Outlet and bought clothes.
· Took MTR back to the hotel.
· Stopped at the opposite 7-11 to buy cup noodles and water.
· Ate cup noodles for supper in hotel.

Day 2
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Day
Mong Kok - Goldfish Market
Mong Kok - Flower Market
Mong Kok - Langham Place
Mong Kok - Portland Street
Mong Kok - Mong Kok Zhong Xin (Argyle Centre)

Afternoon
Central - Ocean Park

Evening
Central - Aberdeen's Jumbo Kingdom
Central - Victoria Peak, Madam Tussauds Wax Museum
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· Took MTR to Mong Kok to eat dim sum at London Restaurant.
· Walked to Goldfish Market. Saw Monster Pet Shop selling spiders and lizards.
· Walked to Flower Market.
· Passed Yuen Po Street Bird Garden and decided to give it a miss.
· Went to Mong Kok Zhong Xin but shops were not opened yet!
· Went to Langham Place – branded goods.
· Walked along Portland Street, but could not see any prostitutes.
· Went back to Mong Kok Zhong Xin but was disappointed at the clothes. Not my type!
· Decided to go to Ocean Park. Fun!
· Took a horrible taxi ride to Aberdeen.
· Ate dinner at Jumbo Restaurant. About SGD200!
· Took a bus to Star Ferry Pier to take bus 15C to Peak Tram Station.
· Took the tram to the Peak and went to Madam Tussauds.
· Took a taxi back to the hotel.

Day 3
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Day
Central - Business buildings
Central - Mid-Levels Escalator
- Bistros
- SoHo
- Hollywood Road
- Central Market
Central - Li Yuen Street
Central - IFC Mall
TST - Esprit Outlet
TST - The Peninsula
TST - Harbour City Mall
TST - Granville Road

Evening
TST - Promenade (view of Victoria Harbour)
- Symphony of Lights
- Avenue of Stars
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· Took MTR to Central and walked to Lyndhurst Terrace to eat breakfast at a Cha Can Ting opposite Tai Cheong Bakery.
· Took the Central Mid-Levels Escalator.
· Saw bistros, Hollywood Road and Central Market.
· Shopped at Li Yuen Street.
· Walked to IFC Mall – branded goods.
· Took MTR to TST.
· Bought lottery.
· Did not buy anything at Esprit.
· Saw the Peninsula Hotel.
· Walked to Harbour City Mall to eat dinner at Sweet Dynasty (opposite). Could not finish!
· Took a taxi to Granville Road. Good, inexpensive shopping.
· Took a taxi back to the hotel to place shopping bags.
· Took MTR to TST to the Promenade.
· Walked along Nathan Road, in the direction to Jordan.
· Spotted a Cha Can Ting and ate roasted duck. Got cheated!
· Walked back to hotel.

Day 4
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Day
Lautau Island, Tung Chung - City Gate (Nike, Esprit and Levis outlets)
Lantau Island - Tai-O

Evening
Lai Chi Kok - Hong Kong Industrial Centre (Adidas outlet)
Mong Kok - Monster Pet Shop
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· Took MTR to Tung Chung.
· Walked into City Gate to look. Spotted Nike and Esprit outlets.
· Bought lottery.
· Walked to the bus terminal.
· Took bus 11 to Tai-O Fishing Village.
· Walked about.
· Ate lunch at a seafood restaurant.
· Bought local products.
· Took an exciting boat ride.
· Took bus 11 back to City Gate.
· Bought stuff from Nike and Esprit outlets.
· Took MTR to Lai Chi Kok, Hong Kong Industrial Centre to buy Adidas stuff.
· Took MTR to Prince Edward to look for spider, but did not buy.
· Ate at Mong Kok Spaghetti House.
· Took MTR back to hotel.

Day 5
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Day
Kwun Tong - Yip Fat Factory Building (Nike and Adidas outlets)
YMT - Temple Street
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· Checked out.
· Ate dim sum at Majesty Seafood Restaurant near hotel.
· Took MTR to Kwun Tong, Yip Fat Factory Building.
· Walked each and every floor, starting from the 13th storey.
· Bought a lot of stuff.
· Took MTR to YMT, Temple Street to look for mahjong shop.
· Along the way, bought a luggage for HKD100.
· Hurried back to the hotel just in time for bus back to the airport.

...............No time to take a picture of this 5th day's shopping, but the goods filled a suitcase...............

Total (hotel, transport, food, shopping, rides) = $3800