Stopovers are a good way to break your travel time and to add more places to your itinerary. This is particularly useful in small cities. We wouldn't travel to Hong Kong as a final destination, because its a long flight for such a small place and it doesn't have much to see or do for us.
During the plane approach to the runaway we could see the massive construction. Even in hills there are skyscrapers. It's impressive. We live in the US, we are used to big cities, but we never ever saw anything like this before.
HK is an interesting mix of Asian and western cultures. But it seems that it is loosing a bit of its Asian charm and getting more and more westernized. There are luxury brand stores and fancy restaurants almost everywhere.
The aspects that I most appreciated about HK were the dodgy alleys among modern skyscrapers, the hole in the wall type of restaurants and the promenade along the Shing Mun River.
I didn't appreciate so much the rudeness. Locals are very rude and they look proud of it. I couldn't handle this authenticity. Who said that New Yorkers are rude?!
We had 2 great foodie experiences and one mediocre.
The bad experience almost ruined our perception about food in HK. We went to a popular restaurant in the financial area, Yung Kee Restaurant. We found out that it is overrated and overpriced. Avoid it at all costs.
Because Rui never gives up and I always support his decisions (well, not always...), we went to the cheapest 1 star Michelin restaurant to have breakfast. How cool is that?!
We had a feast. I enjoyed everything but if I had to recommend something I would tell you to get the sweet bread filled with pork meat, the mix of sweet and salty is insane. And the pork short ribs.
We went there in the early morning and it was easy to get a table.
To finish our stopover in HK in style we had lunch in the Tak Fat Beefball. It's a food stall located in a crowded market with food stalls and locals everywhere and with no names or signs. Check my tips to find it here.
The beef ball soup was pretty tasty but we had some issues to order. We were willing to add slices of brisket too but the lady wasn't particularly nice or helpful and she didn't speak English.
The promenade is a must see. You'll have beautiful views over to Hong Kong island.
We were planning to take the tram to Victoria Peak but it was so cloudy and humid that there was no point in going there. We wouldn't see anything. I do recommend taking the star ferry, great views on both sides of Kowloon and HK island!
I didn't appreciate so much the rudeness. Locals are very rude and they look proud of it. I couldn't handle this authenticity. Who said that New Yorkers are rude?!
We had 2 great foodie experiences and one mediocre.
The bad experience almost ruined our perception about food in HK. We went to a popular restaurant in the financial area, Yung Kee Restaurant. We found out that it is overrated and overpriced. Avoid it at all costs.
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| Sweet bread with pork |
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| Short pork ribs |
We had a feast. I enjoyed everything but if I had to recommend something I would tell you to get the sweet bread filled with pork meat, the mix of sweet and salty is insane. And the pork short ribs.
We went there in the early morning and it was easy to get a table.
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| Beef ball soup |
To finish our stopover in HK in style we had lunch in the Tak Fat Beefball. It's a food stall located in a crowded market with food stalls and locals everywhere and with no names or signs. Check my tips to find it here.
The beef ball soup was pretty tasty but we had some issues to order. We were willing to add slices of brisket too but the lady wasn't particularly nice or helpful and she didn't speak English.
The promenade is a must see. You'll have beautiful views over to Hong Kong island.
We were planning to take the tram to Victoria Peak but it was so cloudy and humid that there was no point in going there. We wouldn't see anything. I do recommend taking the star ferry, great views on both sides of Kowloon and HK island!
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