I had many fond memories of Hong Kong. Hong Kong is my very 1st overseas trip travelling all alone to Hong Kong. I was 17 then to reward myself after my O levels...
I remembered during then I hvae to lie to my mother that I will be travelling with my friends on order to get approval to travel. I am a very independent girl (and daring too) at that age as I started working part-time at the age of 14 to supplement my family. So it does not worry me at all to travel there. To make it convincing, I took a photo with someone I got to know in Hong Kong as a proof to my mum that they were my friends.Sorry, mum! I have lied to you during then.
Hong Kong is also the place where I met Tony. We got to know one another from the internet. He was stopping over a day in Hong Kong for business trip from New Zealand and suggested that I meet him in Hong Kong from Singapore (I was still in Singapore during then). In less than a year, I have been to Hong Kong 3 times. I love Hong Kong because it is easy to move around in MTR public transport, for their fashion and the food. I love to eat Dim Sum.
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| Location of Kowloon and Hong Kong Island (Photo from the Internet) |
In my personal opinion, the best location to stay in Hong Kong would be in Kowloon rather that Hong Kong Island itself. However, it is very convenient to travel to Hong Kong island via MTR in less than 15mins from Kowloon. In Kowloon, the best location to stay will be in Nathan Rd.
Nathan Road is the main thoroughfare in Kowloon, Hong Kong that goes in a south-north direction from Tsim Sha Tsui to Mong Kok. It is lined with shops, restaurants and tourists attraction.Tourist attractions including the Avenue of Stars, Clock Tower, Hong Kong Museum of History and the Hong Kong Space Museum all close by. You can explore the city by MTR (subway) nearby. The famous Jade Market, Temple Street night markets and Ladies Markets are an easy walk away.
The hotel that I like to stay in Nathan Road is Novotel. It is centrally located in the main thoroughfare of Kowloon. The hotel features 389 rooms, a bar and restaurant. It is about 5mins away from Jordan MTR station. It is easy to move around for shoppers like me. The location is close to alot of eating places and shops. The rooms are clean and nicely decorated. To some you may find the room small. Here were some of the photos that I have taken during my stay there.
The hotel provides daily free buffet breakfast, however, that was something which did not capture my interest.
When you are in Hong Kong, Dim Sum is something you would want to have for breakfast. Dim Sum (means Touch the heart) is common associated with Yum Char (Tea tasting). As drinking of tea is as important to Dim Sum as the food. Chinese believed tea will aid in digestion.
Dim Sum originated with the Cantonese in southern China. Dim Sim is the Cantonese term for a type of Chinese dish that involves small individual portions of food, usually served in a small steamer basket or on a small plate. Chinese restaurants in Hong Kong start serving Dim Sum as early as five in the morning. You will get to see the elderly gathering to eat dim sum after morning exercises, often enjoying the morning newspapers.
Dim Sum includes various types of steamed buns such as Cha Siew Bao, Dumplings and Rice Noodle Rolls (Cheong Fun), which contain a range of ingredients, including beef, chicken, pork, prawns and vegetarian options. Dim Sum restaurants also offer plates of steamed green vegetables, roasted meats, congee porridge and other soups. Dessert Dim Sum is also available, most places offer the customary Egg Tart.
Here are some of my favourite Dim Sum:
Siew Mai (On the left): Small steamed dumplings with either pork, prawns or both inside a thin wheat flour wrapper. Usually topped off with crab roe and mushroom.
Steamed Spare ribs (On the right) :It is steamed with fermented black beans and sometimes sliced chilli.
Wonton Soup (On the Left): It is a type of dumpling containing minced pork and whole shrimp.
Har Gau(Shrimp Dumpling): A delicate steamed dumpling with whole or chopped-up shrimp filling and thin wheat starch skin. |
| Cheong Fun (Top ) and Lou Mai Gai (Right) |
Lou Mai Gai (Lotus Leaf Rice): Glutinous rice is wrapped in a lotus leaf into a triangular or rectangular shape. It contains egg yolk, dried scallop, mushroom, water chestnut and meat (usually pork and chicken). These ingredients are steamed with the rice and although the leaf is not eaten, its flavour is infused during the steaming. Lo mai gai is a kind of rice dumpling.
Last but not least, there is this dessert restaurant which I must go at least once and at times daily when in Hong Kong." Hui Lau Shan 許留山 " is one of Hong Kong's best and famous dessert restaurants. It is popular for their healthy desserts. Hui Lau Shan specializes on fresh fruit, especially mango, sago and tapioca. They have a wide range of desserts on their menu-Hot and cold,it is suitable for the young and old. Their desserts are a good summer treats too as they are refreshing and available everywhere as they are a chain restaurants.
On the left is my favourite-Mango drink with Coconut Milk and Red Beans And on the right is Mango Drink with Mango Jelly. Do drop by this dessert restaurant when you are in Hong Kong, you will never regret and you will fall in LOVE with it just like me.
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