Showing posts with label Hong Kong. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Hong Kong. Show all posts

Monday, August 18, 2014

Ngong Ping Village and Tian Tan Buddha

Ngong Ping village is actually an artificial village at a highland in the western part of Lantau Island, Hong Kong. This amazing cultural themed village was architecturally designed and landscaped to reflect the cultural and spiritual integrity of the Ngong Ping area. Set over a 1.5 hectare site, the village is basically a retail park dressed up as a tourist attraction including Walking with the Buddha, the Monkey's Tale Theatre and Ngong Ping Tea House. A youth hostel is located near the monastery.

The Tian Tan Buddha Ngong Ping Village Hongkong


Sunday, August 17, 2014

The Ladies Market at Tung Choi Street - Mongkok - Hongkong

The Ladies Street at Mongkok in Kowloon is an extremely vibrant place to shop that is crowded and bustling. It's definitely a must visit place while in Hongkong!  It occupies southern section  of Tung Choi Street that is a street situated between Boundary Street and Dundas Street in Mong Kok, Kowloon, Hong Kong.

Tung Choi street area - Mongkok

Sunday, May 18, 2014

Hong Kong Avenue of the Stars

The Avenue of Stars (Chinese: 星光大道), modelled on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, is located along the Victoria Harbour waterfront in Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong. It honours celebrities of the Hong Kong film industry. It is one of the hottest tourist spots in Hong Kong and located in an easily accessible section along the Tsim Sha Tsui waterfront Promenade next to the southern end of Salisbury Garden.

the Avenue of stars of Hongkong
Starting from the Tsim Sha Tsui Star Ferry Pier, you can enjoy a relaxing walk on the waterfront, passing by the Avenue of stars. Don't think that this is an Avenue only for tourists, the nice sea wind, the romantic street lamps, long and clean walking gallery with excellent Victoria Harbour view makes this avenue an ideal place to walk with.

Saturday, December 14, 2013

The Summit - Ocean Park Hongkong

Ocean Park is meant for the children, thus recommend parents to go to Ocean Park with your Kids. Its truly value for money!

Ocean Park Hong Kong consists of marine mammal park, oceanarium, animal theme park and amusement park, situated in Wong Chuk Hang and Nam Long Shan in the Southern District of Hong Kong. Opened in 1977 by the then Governor of Hong Kong Sir Murray MacLehose, Ocean Park has grown to about 80 attractions and 19 rides.

the summit of Ocean Park Hongkong
Each theme park has its own unique rides and attractions, mixed for both kids and adults. There are lots of choices of rides and fun things to do here.  There are also bird show, dolphins seal shows, Merry-go-round, aquariums, roller coaster, cable cars, many things. And not the mention the beautiful view surrounding the locations.

Ocean Park Hong Kong

Ocean Park is unique in that it offers so much choice for all groups of age especially families with young children in a wonderful surroundings. It has a real mix of activities: exciting rides, aquarium, zoo, funfair and a theme park in one place. Maybe the idea was to compete with Disney Land Hong Kong.

Sunny day at Ocean Park Hong Kong
The theme park size is huge and it is separated by a mountain into a lowland and a summit area.  These two areas are connected by a Cable Car and an underground train.  It can certainly keep you entertained for all day. It is advisable you come up with an itinerary so you can identify the attractions you'd like to check out.

Friday, December 13, 2013

The Waterfront of Ocean Park Hong Kong

Ocean Park Hong Kong is situated in Wong Chuk Hang and Nam Long Shan in the Southern District of Hong Kong. It is a good theme park with selection of rides for everyone. Very clean and well kept with lovely flowers everywhere. Its really important to choose your day for going and if it's possible avoid weekends and all public holidays as its just too crowded to enjoy. Also there is a show at the end of the day that is worth staying for.

The Waterfront Gift Shop Ocean Park
Covering an area of 870,000 square metres (210 acres) of land, the park is separated by a large mountain into two areas, The Summit (Headland) and The Waterfront (Lowland) respectively.  The headland can be reached by a 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) cable car system, a shuttle bus, or the Ocean Express funicular railway. As the Headland comprises several hills, visitors can also opt to take the world's second longest outdoor escalator.

Friday, November 29, 2013

Hongkong city tour by "Ding Ding" Tram

The "DingDing" are Hong Kong Tramways. Hong Kong people call them after the double bell ring trams use to warn pedestrians of  their approach. Belief it or not, only Hong Kong has the fully double-Decker tram fleet in the world. Most of the trams in operation were re-bodied in the late 1980s or early 1990s. They are equipped with sliding windows. Since the early 2000s, these trams have been upgraded to provide better operating performance and safety. The tram system is powered by electricity and has a maximum speed of 50 km/hours. The maximum capacity of each tramcar is 115 people.

Ding ding,  double-decker bus and Taxi 
The fare is HK$2.30 for adults, HK$1.20 for children under 12, and HK$1.00 for senior citizens 65 and above. Unlike most other forms of public transport in Hong Kong, there is a uniform tariff regardless of the distance travelled. Passengers pay by either depositing the exact fare in coins or using the Octopus card. Payment is made at the end of one's journey. You pay at front door, while get it in trough rear door.