updates part 3
Posted on: Monday, December 08, 2008
Posted at: 12/08/2008 12:54:00 PM
05/12/08: Full Day in HK Part 2
moved on to see some jewellery stuff.. which i felt was quite lame.. then they tried to sell us some overpriced "lucky" pendant from 1k+ hkd.. (later shen zhen wud quote 400 hkd and jade market had a 280hkd one.. LOL)..
on to the nxt exciting part which was the sampan boat ride.. altho singapore has a similar ride at the singapore river, i feel tis is more enriching.. seeing pubs and clubs at singapore river aint anything special bah.. but this.. is a new experience. i will let the pics do the talking :)
the sampan approaching
aboard the boat
concentrating boat operator.
contrast between the beautiful yachts and the sampans..
jumbo restaurant.. the once-famous eating place on water. (oso where stephen chow filmed his Shi shen movie n yrs ago..)
water..
boat and amazing how they make their living on the water..
more boats
house on water
more boats 2 !
anyway, the fishing village might disappear soon le.. wif the rapid growth of the city area, it might not be there next yr this time, so do take some time to go down for a spin in the sampan if u do drop by..
now for a lighter side of life, went to tsim sha tsui and saw this
they realli lack parking places sia..
aniway, ate at a posh restaurant for lunch.. the food is nt bad, and the atmosphere is reminiscent of pariss seafood restaurant in singapore (grand eh?)..
walked arnd tsim sha tsui abit.. b4 heading to ladies street via MTR (their MRT) to mongkok.
single trip ticket.. looks like our old transit link card.
their route map.. with actual flashing sign O.o
walked arnd ladies street which didnt haf much stuff... all the cheap shirts r also cheap in quality.. but bought a belt for 20hkd.. works up to abt 4 bucks sgd.. nt bad la.. jus a normal cloth belt wif a diesel buckle. walked abit more b4 heading back to hotel for a short nap..
woke up at 6pm and went to temple street night market.. quite cool sia, the place.. its like a pasar malam environment, jus tat its everyday. sells everything and anything. bought jeans at a chain jeans store there (real shop! not pasar malam) it even has a
website! quite cheap la.. the cheapest pair is 100 for 2 jeans.. mind you, its in hkd.. works out to 50 for each.. and tats 10sgd! i bought one pair which was 100 ea.. so tats 20sgd.. but in all still pretty affordable :)
went walking arnd abit more in the shopping centres arnd mongkok / yau ma tei area, b4 heading back..
hotel :)
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