Things to do in HONG KONG

First thing that comes to mind when you hear "Hong Kong" is Disney Land, right?! There are so many places and things to do in Hong Kong aside from that, especially if you don't have any kids with you during your trip. Here are some suggestions that can help you decide where to go and what to do.

1. Lantau Island's Big Buddha

The Tian Tan Buddha more popularly known as Big Buddha is located in Ngong Ping Village, Lantau Island, Hong Kong. The construction of the Tian Tan Buddha started from year 1990 to December 1993. This statue was formed out of 202 separate pieces of bronze.

The rain was continuously pouring when we went to Ngong Ping Village, too bad we weren't able to see the Big Buddha upclose because it was too foggy at the time. 

Entrance of Tian Tan Buddha

Clockwise: Photo1: View of Tian Tan Buddha from

Ngong Ping Village. Photo2: Ngong Ping Village entrance.

Photo3: View of stairway going to the Big Buddha.

How to get there:

Take the MTR to Tung Chung station. Walk towards the post office building, from there you will see the Ngong Ping Cable Car terminal right above the taxi terminal.

Photo1: Ngong Ping Crystal Cabin label on my wrist.

Photo2: Ngong Ping Cable Car Terminal

You can chose between crystal cabin or regular cabin, which ever you prefer you will still enjoy the view going up Ngong Ping Village.

We opted to take the round trip Crystal Cabin which 

cost HKD235.

Ngong Ping 360 Cable Car Station.

The rain didn't stop until the end of our trip so I went back to our hotel, all wet. Nobody knows me, anyway. :)

2.Mongkok Night Market

The night is still young and all you have in mind is SHOPPING. Where to?? Mongkok Night Market, where you can find anything and everything under the sun.... ooppps, I mean moon, actually! It's a huge outdoor shopping area in Hong Kong. The streets start to close by 4pm and stall owners begin to put up their shop and start selling until the break of dawn.

Just walk around the area and you will find what you're NOT looking for and end up buying it. Haha! Bring along a lot of energy and bargaining skills because you will definitely have to use it here. Once you make "tawad" you have to purchase the item by hook or by crook, or else the seller/shop owner will yell at you or worse, they will push you away (they are kinda rude). Tip: if the item price is HKD100 you can haggle up to 40%-50% of the price, HKD50-HKD60.

What I bought? A Doraemon LED lamp, Doraemon 16gb USB flash drive, wallets, magnets, shirts (for pasalubong), bags and all sort of things I don't really need. Haha!

How to get there:

From TST (Tsim Sha Tsui) station take the Tsuen Wan line and get off at Mongkok station (two stations away from TST). Exit D3 to Ladies' Market (Tung Choi St.) and Exit E to Sneaker Street (Fa Yuen St.)