Hong Kong Day 2

Next day, we went hunting for Dim Sum...we didnt have a place in mind so we just popped into a decent looking restaurant along the way. It was 8 in the morning and the restaurant was already filled up...by mainly old aunties and uncles...we were like the few young guys seated among the ah sok and the si lais..


The dim sum were very nice..except for the xiao long bao which I think our Crystal Jade still holds the crown. I realised Hong Kong restaurants dont have chilli, I asked for lap jiu and the waitress gave me a blank face and say they dont have chilli... This is the famous "Shark Fin Guan Tang Jiao". I always see the people order this in th0se TVB dramas, so its a must try for me. But I was quite disappointed...lol. Its just a huge wanton...no shark fins but just some shredded mushroom and other vegetables..:(
After filling our stomachs, we went in search for some spiritual healing at the Da Fuo "Giant Buddha" at Lan Tau Island. I didnt know there was such a place until Gary said it was the place in Infernal Affairs...Ah...I vaguely remembered. Anyway, the bus ride took about 1 and a half hour to reach the top of the mountain but we still have to climb this flight of stairs to reach the Da Fuo..

Its quite a amazing statue up there...considering it was built on top of a mountain. When I took this photo, it seemed like the Buddha was going to tip over and crash on me...and if that happens I have no where to run...We were not allowed to go to the very top deck as only paying visitors can go up and "turn their fortunes"...oh well...we are on a tight budget so no need for that.

The view up there was truly breathtaking...okay...maybe becos the highest place I ever been to was Mount Faber. Oh...I been to Genting..but there is not much of a view up there.

The highlight of the trip up there is actually the journey down. We took the cable car down the mountain and my god it was scary. I am afraid of heights but okay can still survive this. The 15 mins ride cost 58HKD but it was worth every penny. You get fantastic view up there passing through the mountains.


The aerial view of the Hong Kong International Airport....

It was the day of mountain visiting. After getting down from one mountain, we headed to The Peak. We took the ferry ride from Tsim Sha Tsui to Central and got a nice view of the Victoria Harbor...

The buildings at Central are quite different from the building on the other side. Here there were more modern skyscrapers...and as usual they were so densely packed. Its the equivalent of our shenton way. On this sunday evening, the streets were filled with filipino maids...there was this shopping centre that reminded me of Lucky Plaza on a typical Sunday...lol

We were told that this restaurant near Lam Kwai Fung is famous for its roasted goose...and since we were there, we must pamper ourselves. The restaurant is ultra posh, 3 floors with an elevator and the place was nearly full. After checking out the menu, we could only afford half a goose and 2 more dishes to avoid washing the dishes.
This plate of roasted goose cost us 190 HKD...thats nearly 40 SGD and its only half of the goose. In Singapore I could buy a full roasted duck with that kind of money...haha. But it was really good...however, I still cant taste the difference between duck meat and goose meat...and I wonder why there is no roasted goose in Singapore...Is the sale of geese banned here? hmm

As the lights went down, the city came alive with all the beautiful lightings and billboards...

I had a hard time trying to take this photo. I was proning on the ground with the camera on the tripod...and my poor camera narrowly escaped death when Gary nearly crushed it under his foot. People must be thinking I was mad...whats this guy doing there...lying on the floor...lol.

We took the ultra cool Peak Tram to reach "The Peak". It was inclined at 45deg and it went up the mountain super fast...The view from the top was magnificent..undescribeable. I tried so hard to take a nice photo and thats the best I got...It was so freaking cold up there even my adidas jacket couldnt save me. So I decided to take shelter inside the building and take a photo with Kelly Chen instead...
Being the cheapos, we didnt get the tickets to enter the Madam Tussauds Museum...so I just have to settle for Kelly who was nicely placed at the entrance...lol

After a long day, we went for a drink at Lam Kwai Fung before we called it a day. There were so many ang mohs there...My fren was telling me it is very easy to spot a movie star at Lam Kwai Fung....sadly I didnt see any...so I decided to pretend to be one myself...lol.