Yup, housing is expensive here. And the city has the world’s highest density of millionaires.
HK Day #7
Two must-see tourist destinations are the Wong Tai Sin temple and the Chi Lin Nunnery (both free). Get onto the green line towards Tiu Keng Leng, and stop at Wong Tai Sin and Diamond Hill,…
HK Day #6
Wednesdays are free museum days in Hong Kong!
Most of the museums you want to see are in the TST area, so either stop at Hung Hom or East TST on the light blue rail. I went to the Museum of…
HK Day #5
National Holiday on July 1st, we woke up late and relaxed, then headed off to Oceanside resort area of Stanley. Take the MTR to Central, and then take the 6X (Express) bus straight there. Along the…
HK Day #3
I wanted to check out the waterfront area, Victoria Harbor. From the Kowloon side, you can see the skyline of Hong Kong Island. On the light blue line, get off at the Hung Hom stop, follow the…
I finally updated my travel diary blog. It’s boring (very matter-of-fact), but mainly for my own records/Google archiving to help out anybody else looking for things to do or travel suggestions in the cities I visit.
Now I’m off to check out Victoria Peak in the evening.
HK Day #2
I woke up way too early and watched movies to keep myself entertained. It looks like a typhoon outside (yes, they actually do have typhoons), but it’s just another downpour on a humid day. R and I…
HK Day #1
Hours and hours of flying later, I arrived in Hong Kong from the great city of Beijing after a two-hour delay. It was 11pm by the time I had cleared immigration and met up with R. We set off on a…
Travel interlude
Left Columbia by taking the $2 M60 bus (leaves from 106 St. / Broadway and goes North, then all the way to Laguardia). Flight to DC, flight to Beijing, flight to Hong Kong.
