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Thursday, April 2, 2015

Hong Kong Day 02

When I first came to HK, i didn't quite got accustomed to what the locals like to eat for breakfast - instant noodles with luncheon meat or macaroni with luncheon meat...didn't look appetizing nor nutritious to me. After visiting HK year after year, now I can eat their instant noodles and egg ham toast every day! And it all goes down with a good cup of hot milk tea. TEH-C to us Singaporeans.

Today's task on the must to do list is to visit Tai-O which i have putting it off for many years!! And I'm glad that I finally made my way down here today.
HOW TO GET THERE

Take MRT to Tung Chun station. And there's a bus terminal outside the Tung Chun station. Take bus 11 all the way to the last stop which is Tai-O. The bus ride took about 45 mins and the journey was pretty hilly and windy. lots of ups and downs.

Alternatively, you can take a ferry from Central Ferry Pier Number 6 to Mui Wo. From Mui Wo, take bus number 1 to Tai-O.

I took the MTR-bus route which is supposedly faster. The Ferry route is the more scenic route but takes a longer time to get to Tai-O.

super big fishballs.

Tons of stalls selling dried seafood along the street. I was half hesitant to buy a packet or two back home for my mother and in-laws. But seriously, I have no idea what are all these dried stuff!

cute auntie is a straw hat.

I dialed my button to a scenic retro mode and all of a sudden, a few series of my photos were in retro mode before I managed to fiddle back to the normal mode.

I think because it was a weekday, the market was closed and there was not much activity.

Any singles who want a HK husband for 25 dollars?

a beeline queue was in the making for uncle's charcoal made waffle eggs.

We found a quaint cafe selling cakes and tea by the river. We rested our feet for awhile and enjoyed the sights - the river cruise visited by tourists and locals travelling on the waters.

Journey back was also by bus back to Tung Chun Bus Terminal. On the way back ,we saw 3 ox.

Lunch was at Kau Kee Beef Brisket Noodles

21 Gough Street

Mon-Sat 1230pm to 1030pm.

Close on Sun and Public holidays

Must trys: Beef Brisket Kway Teow Soup and Curry Beef Tendon Noodles

My Delicious Curry Beef Noodles - real spicy and so thick the broth!

Hoo!!! like a curry beef stew!

I really enjoyed it but at the end of it, my lips were all red from the spicy curry.

Clear Broth Beef Brisket Kway Teow Soup

After our bowl of noodles, we went for Tai Cheong Egg tarts! - super moist and crust so thin and flaky that you can eat 2 at one go!

Next stop was Hui Lau Shan's mango drinks. It's so good that we had to have one every other day.

Our buys for today. Mostly for the children. Dropped our shopping bags at the hotel, rest a while and wash up before we head out for the night street market for more walking and snacking.

Snack time! Spicy fishballs.

hubs went for the cuttlefish

Dinner time - claypot rice at a local Cha Can Teng. We ordered claypot sambal kang kong and ice lemon tea. The ice lemon teas here are just as good as their ice milk tea. And it's so refreshing after a good bite of the spicy kang kong. I think it's a match in heaven - ice lemon tea with spicy kang kong!!!

slurps. so good. so good!!! (i must say 2 times...like most singaporeans say "can can" or "sure sure")

This packet chips is so cute that I have to "promote" and show the illustrations on the back of the chips. It's like dry instant noodles or McDonald's shaker fries!!! There's a packet of spices in the bag for you to shake the chips with. So you can say it's a shake shake chips!

Wednesday, April 1, 2015

Hong Kong Day 01

We took an early flight into HK and reached there about 12noon. Took a cab down to the hotel and check in.

Next, we took the MTR using our Octopus cards and we are off to Central for some lip smacking plump juicy wantons at Mak's Noodles!

Mak's Noodles
77 Wellington St, Central Hong Kong
Opening Hours: Mon to Sun 11am - 10pm

My bowl of hot wantons. Plump and filled with fresh shrimps. Even the stock broth was good albeit peppery for my taste.

hubs had his usual beef brisket noodles.

As the portions at Mak's noodles are relatively small, we made our way down to Lan Fong Yuen for more local delights - toast, milk tea and Pork Chop Bun!
As today is a weekday, there is practically NO QUEUE!!! we just walked into the cafe and order what we want. No hassle and the waitress could wait for us to make up our minds too. Besides their famous toast, milk tea and pork chop bun, the Must Try item on the list is the chicken chop instant noodles which we didn't try because I'm actually saving my stomach space for more noodles!!!

Traditional French Toast with kaya infill and a dash of butter on top.

hubs really love this one

Pork Chop Bun

After our quick bite at Lan Fong Yuen, we continued our food hunt journey to a nearby Da Pai Dang Stall - super famous too! To eat their every-kind-every-flavour tomato noodles.

wet market stalls along the road

ah ha! can you spot the queue?

And opposite is the famous Kau Kee Beef noodles - this one will just have to wait. I'm coming back for you!!!

Open Air Da Pai Dang stall - everyone is just eating and people watching. We waited about 20 mins before we got our seats. Thank goodness the weather was ok. The last time I came here, it was scorching hot and we didn't wait out in the sun.

here comes my bowl of spicy diced pork with tomato noodles! OMG it's soooo good!!!

You must all go and try, not just for the ambience but for the super tasty noodles!

Buys for the day

I bought myself a really good pair of Karl Lagerfield Melissa shoes from the IT outlet! So happy!

Yee Shun Milk Pudding. I really really love their ginger milk pudding. This is the place to go if you love milk puddings. That's for me. Some prefer Australia Diary company...but I still think here's the best!
So that settles my sweet tooth craving...and it's time to settle hubs' craving - SEAFOOD!

although we were really full from the seafood dinner, but we had cable tv in the hotel and it's just us without the kids, so we are really taking this opportunity to WATCH TELLY and SNACK!!!

chomp chomp chomp

and i found this packet of salmon sushi flavoured chips from 7-eleven.

Tuesday, March 31, 2015

WE WENT TO HK!

In case you are wondering where did we wandered off to during the easter holidays...we went HK!

here's a quick glance at our HK Itinerary. Sharing is caring! Basically, I usually cram my utmost list in the first 2 days (all the MUST EAT and MUST DO and MUST SHOP) and chillax for the rest of the trip....ho ho ho.

DAY 01
Flight to HK. check in.
MTR to Central
1st stop: Mak's Noodle at Wellington Street to eat their delicious wontons and beef brisket noodles
2nd stop: Lan Fong Yuen to eat their heart warming kaya french toast and milk tea
3rd stop: Da Pai Dang stall (very traditional) Sing Heung Yuen to eat their tomato noodles!
Shopping!
- HOMELESS
- Prada outlet store
- Horizon Plaza (only had half hour, need to come back as there are 28 floors)
- Fa Yuen Street (recce and come back to buy for the next 2 days)
- Temple Street (recce and come back to buy for the next 2 days)

4th stop: Yee Shun Milk Pudding @ watercress street
5th stop: Dinner at Temple street to eat roadside seafood
6th stop: 7-11 for supper snacks

DAY 02
Breakfast at local Cha Can Teng
Scenic Tour: Tai-O Fishing Village
Shopping at Citygate outlets
Lunch: Kau Kee Beef Noodles at Central
Lyndhurst: Tai Cheong Bakery for their super moist and thin crust egg tarts
SHOPPING!
- Night Market shopping
-Allied Plaza
Dinner: Cha Can Teng for their claypot rice
street side local delights
7-11 for supper snacks

DAY 03
Breakfast at Macau Tsui Yuen Cafe for their famous Portuguese Curry Bun and ice coffee
SHOPPING!
2nd round at Horizon Plaza
Lunch: Yat Lok Roast Goose at Central
SHOPPING!
- Ladies Market
Dinner at Tan Ge Guo Qiao Mian Xian (so-so, can skip, not sure why the locals like it)
7-11 for supper snacks

DAY 04
Breakfast at Australia Diary Company for their yellowiest and yummiest scramble eggs!!!
SHOPPING!
- Granville circuit
- K11
- Almond biscuits from Kee Wah
- Langham place
EAT!
Dinner at Chan Kee Roasted Goose (not recommended, only good for quick fix)
Fei Jie Snacks

DAY 05
Breakfast at Cafe Coral, need somewhere to rest and spend the morning without having to rush or share a table
Flight back to SG