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Hong Kong: Ngong Ping 360 cable car, Tian Tan Buddha and Po Lin Monastery

By Mithun Divakaran
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Feb 10, 2013
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Hong Kong, Travel

Date: 4th July 2012

My last full day in Hong Kong, and I chose to spend it all on Lantau island. I took the MTR from Mong Kok -> Lai King -> Tung Chung to get to Ngong Ping.

Sunny skies cloud Hong Kong — It looked sunny outside — I just hoped it would stay that way

Disneyland MTR station Hong Kong — Lantau is also where Hong Kong Disneyland is located

Citygate Outlets Lantau Hong Kong — This was the stop to get to the cable car station

Cable car MTR station fountain Lantau island — That’s the MTR station in the back, and a fountain

High rise apartments Lantau island Hong Kong — There’s no escaping high-rise apartment buildings anywhere in Hong Kong; it’s a necessity

Hong Kong high rise apartment buildings bus stop Lantau — This is also where the major bus stop for Lantau island is located

Lantau island Hong Kong — I made my way to the cable car station

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Binoculars telescope optics shop Apliu Street Hong Kong

Hong Kong: Bird Market, Apliu Street Flea Market, Golden Computer Arcade

By Mithun Divakaran
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Jan 04, 2013
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Hong Kong, Travel

Date: 3rd July 2012

After yesterday’s very late arrival from Macau, I woke up and decided not to do anything hectic today. I still hadn’t seen the so-called ‘Bird Market’ of Hong Kong, even though the travel guides said it was right next to the flower market.

I walked up to the flower market and had my lunch from a restaurant there.

Japanese curry rice fish fillet meal — I ordered rice with Japanese curry and fried fish fillet. Simple but delicious – and quite filling.

Yuen Po street Hong Kong — After lunch, I asked around for the bird market. Everybody pointed that way.

Way to Yuen Po street Hong Kong — And so I went. I walked up to this garden.

Bird street Hong Kong China — There was no big sign saying this was a ‘bird street’ or anything

Yuen Po market Hong Kong — And lo and behold, a bird market it was!

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Ruins of St. Paul's Cathedral Macau China

One day in Macau: The Venetian, Senado Square and Ruins of St. Paul’s Cathedral

By Mithun Divakaran
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Dec 22, 2012
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Macau, Travel

Date: 2nd July 2012

I woke up early in order to catch a ferry to get to Macau by around 10am.

Hong Kong MTR subway trains — What the trains look like at 8am 🙂

To get to the ferry terminal for boats going to Macau, I got off at Sheung Wan station and just walked up, through a mall, to get to Turbo Jet’s ticketing counter (Cotai Jet is here as well). The ticket to Macau cost HK$163 (Rs. 1150/$21/€15) and I was hoping to get a seat for the ferry leaving at 8:45am, but as my bad luck would have it, the one guy in front of me at the counter wanted god-knows-how-many tickets and was arguing about change with the man behind the counter! Grrh, don’t you just hate it when this happens to you while waiting in line?! I stood there frustrated as not only did the 8:45am ferry fill up, so did the 9am one as well! I got one for 9:15am and then I waited at the departures ‘lounge’.