Hong Kong trip 26 Dec 08, Day 2 (Part 1)
The tour bus waited for us at 7.00 am sharp and we took off from the hotel to pick up other tourists. Upon reaching Tsim Sha Tsui, a tour guide named Freddy Ma boarded the bus and started briefing us about the day's itinerary.
Our first stop was at Foo Lum Fishermen's Wharf Restaurant located in Auto Plaza, Mody Road to have our breakfast. It was said to be well-known for its Dim Sum dishes. However, we were rather dissappointed by the tasteless porridge and cheong fun.
The char siew pau, har kaw and siew mai were only satisfactory. To make things worse, the waitress seemed quite snobbish and rude when serving our meal.
Despite having Dim Sum for breakfast, we remained unsatisfied and proceeded to our next destination, Repulse Bay which is located in the Southern District of HK. Its sandy beach is popular among tourists and locals alike. At the eastern end of the beach, there are prominent statues of goddesses.
The famous "building with a hole" overlooking Repulse Bay
Next, we headed over to Aberdeen, home of Hong Kong's famous floating restaurants. One that stands out is the Jumbo Floating Restaurant owned by Stanley Ho (sorry no pics here). We only managed to see it from a distance. Apart from this, there were expensive boats owned by the rich and famous surrounding the pier.
Leaving Aberdeen, they dropped us off at TSL Jewelry located along Nathan Road. Not a place we looked forward to go to but we were delighted for the 'free' drinking water provided in the shop.
Back in the bus, feeling rather bored we were given a 'health lecture' by Freddy about eating right, sleeping right and practicing 'tai-chi'. And so the next stop was a shop selling Ginseng for those into traditional herbal treatment.
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My parents were in Hong Kong a few months ago.. they were lucky to be able to try some good dim sum. And according to them, the 'pak cham kai' at HK is really really good too. From their description I also start to salivate lol.
ReplyDeleteBTW, I want to ask whether the Malay CKT near Sunway Hotel, is it only open at night? Thanks!
-vkeong
hi vkeong, I have quite a high expectation for Hong Kong dim sum before my trip there but was not in luck. Hope to get some recommendations for my next trip. :)
ReplyDeleteYes, they only open from evening till night.