The temperature suddenly dropped. It was cold and occasionally drizzling. We took some noodles near our hostel and it was rather cheap – 10 HKD for my wanton noodle and 13 HKD for Jess’s beef noodle.
Our highlight for today is Ngong Ping 360 and Wax Museum. Ngong Ping 360 is one of the attractions in Lantau Island (it is known as “Tai Yu San” in Cantonese). Lantau Island is very different from HK Island and Kowloon. It has lots of greenies in its surroundings. The MTR from Mong Kong to Tung Chung station took around 30 minutes. Unlike the stations in Mongkok, this station is very spacious and less crowd.
Connecting to the Tung Chung station is the Citygate Outlets, a shopping complex with lots of factory outlets for brands such as Nike, Adidas and Coach. Comparatively, the price is cheaper than Malaysia but more expensive than in Taiwan.
It was a bit cloudy as we reached the bus station/ cable car terminal for Ngong Ping 360. We bought the cable car + unlimited bus ride around Lantau Island ticket at 104 HKD. The cable car ride was nice. However, it was not so nice when it was left hanging in the middle of nowhere and you can’t even see anything outside due to the mist (zero visibility).
Feeling hungry due to the cold weather, we had lunch in a Japanese restaurant in Ngong Ping Village. I ordered an Udon noodle and it was nice. But, the soup tasted like the fish head noodle soup in Malaysia. Perhaps it is due to the local influence? After lunch, we moved to the shop next door, Honeymoon/Moon Kee for dessert. The desserts were nice! My favorite would be the Zhi Ma Wu with Tau Fu Fa.
Not many buses were operating. So, we took a bus down to Tai O and then from Tai O to Tung Chung. The waiting was very long and we had no idea when the bus will be coming. After a long wait, finally the bus arrived. There were 5 small seats per row and there were lots of passengers. We could barely move our bodies. The journey to Tai O was not too long. However, the journey from Tai O to Tung Chung was a very long one. The three of us fell asleep along the way and a lot of passengers came onboard along the way. These people were juggle trekking and they were all senior citizens. We also saw some village houses, something very different from HK Island and Kowloon.
Citygate Outlets was very crowded as we arrived. Compared to Taiwan, things here were not cheap. However, it is still cheaper than in Malaysia. We visited several shops before departing to Taste, a supermarket in the shopping complex.
There were many imported goods in Taste. I was very excited with the selections of seafood from Japan. The vegetarian abalone (free sample) was nice, though PJ finds it a bit salty. The fruits, e.g. the blue berry were cheap too (if I remember correctly, around RM5 for a small box). We bought some food from Taste as our dinner. Jess’s Durian dessert (take away from Honeymoon/Moon Kee) was delicious~ The taste of durian was just nice.
After dinner, we took the MTR to Hong Kong station and then took a bus to the Peak Road. Some of you may not know, Madame Tussauds Wax Museum is located in the same building as the Peak Tower. The night view as we were heading up to the Peak Road was very nice. Unfortunately, we were not able to take any photos as the bus was moving.
As we reached there, it was around 7pm. It was drizzling and the wind was strong. We had to walk in the open air for a short distance before reaching the Peak Tower. It reminded me of my typhoon experience in Busan many years ago.
In the Peak Tower, there are many shops selling cheap souvenirs. There is Disneyland ticketing counter in the building as well with a few statues of the cartoon characters. Madame Tussauds Wax Museum was one of the few places in the building which were packed with people. The entrance fee was 160 HKD per pax for adult.
We got very excited as we entered the museum. We saw many wax figures of familiar celebrities like Nicole Kidman, Andy Lau and Brad Pitt. As the entrance fee is so expensive, we decided to make full use of it by snapping each and every wax figures. However, we soon realized that it was a tiring process. The wax museum took up several floors in the tower. There were much more wax figures in the museum than we thought! There were many unfamiliar figures as well, which we just randomly snapped a few to make our money more worth while. We spent around 2 hours in the museum and we were exhausted. I would strongly recommend the visit to be done in the morning, when you are high, energetic and fresh.
p/s: The entrance fee for The Peak is 25 HKD.
For our journey back to Kowloon, we decided to take a ferry for a change. The ferry from Hong Kong Island to Tsim Tsa Tsui cost 2.40 HKD for one way. It was a worthy ride as you will be able to get a very nice night view of Hong Kong and the journey is only 5 minutes. Instead of purchasing the ticket at the counter, you will need to purchase the ferry ticket at the ticketing machine or scan with your Octopus card. For purchase via the ticketing machine, you will receive a small chip coin which will be used later to go through the barrier (sorry, you can’t keep it as a souvenir).
On our way back, we took the wrong bus and ended up in Wong Tai Sin, a huge housing area with many blocks of apartments. Prior to this, I have been wondering, where are all those apartments that I normally seen in HK drama series. Finally, we got a chance to see it, though not intentionally.
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