Hong Kong: Day 2 (16/12/2010)

The second day, the temperature dropped till 7 degrees celsius, then we took bus no.10 to Central and had Dim Sum (HK$148 total) for our breakfast at Lin Heung Teahouse, a very old and famous Dim Sum place for the locals.

a random wet market along the way to have our Dim Sum

 

Lin Heung Teahouse

 

the crowd inside

 

unfriendly auntie pushing the cart

from left: Lotus Leaf Glutionous Rice(Lo Mai Gai) & Radish Cake(Lo Pak Gou)Pork Rice Roll(Chee Cheong Fun)

 

Pork Rice Roll(Chee Cheong Fun)

Chicken Feet and Yam Wrapped in Beancurd

Pork and Yam Bun

Char Siew Bun

Fish Paste Siew Mai with Chinese Sausage

Vegetable Dumplings

Custard Bun

 

After having our breakfast, we went to the Mid-Valley Escalators, going all the way up the 26,000 feet escalators.

directions to Mid-Valley Escalators

on the way up the escalators

After coming down from the escalators, we took the MTR towards Lantau Island and before heading to the Ngong Ping 360 a.k.a Dai Yu Shan(in cantonese) to view the huge Tian Tan Buddha at Tung Chung Station, we stopped by Sunny Bay Station and to have a look at HK Disneyland.

HK Disneyland entrance

Then we stop at Tung Chung Station and went to bought tickets for the Ngong Ping 360 Cable Car ride up the mountain, and it was already freezing cold, the temperature on top was around -2 degrees celsius and it was so torturous sitting inside the cable car for about 20 minutes but the view of Ngong Ping Village was really magnificent.

waiting to get on the Cable Carview of the HK Intl Airport from above

view of the Tian Tan Buddha from above

Po Lin Monastery & Tian Tan Buddha main entrance

After witnessing the magnificent structure, we went to the Po Lin Monastery vegetarian shop for our very late lunch around 1530 and also to warm up ourselves, where we had their vegetarian food (HK$60 per person)

vegetarian soup

the other 4 dishes

After eating all the food, I decided to brave the super cold weather and strong winds and climb up to the Tian Tan Buddha.

the Tian Tan Buddha after climbing up the 268 Steps

Then we got out of Ngong Ping, Lantau Island and back to Hong Kong Island, where we had our very late dinner around 2100 at the recommended Joy Hing’s Roasted Meat at Hennessy Road in Wan Chai where I had a fair share of Roasted Goose, Duck and Pork with rice.

Joy Hing’s Roasted Meat

the chef preparing the roasted meat

anticlockwise direction from left: Roasted Goose Rice, Roasted Pork Rice, Roasted Duck Rice (HK$22 each)

And for the last stop, we went over to Kowloon, alighting at Mongkok Station and walk up the famous Ladies’ Market (known for the fakes and grade A replicas) to Yaumatei, felt really cheated because its something like Bugis Street or Chinatown, then from there we took the MTR back to our hotel.

Ladies' Market at Mongkok side

Ladies’ Market at Yaumatei side