First time visiting Hong Kong
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First time visiting Hong Kong
First time to hong kong and actually first time in Asia. Wondering what are the best things to see and do? I like gourmet food and also looking for local hidden gems
Any suggestions would be great. I will be staying in Kowloon and Hong Kong island and will be there for 6 nights total
Any suggestions would be great. I will be staying in Kowloon and Hong Kong island and will be there for 6 nights total
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First time to hong kong and actually first time in Asia. Wondering what are the best things to see and do? I like gourmet food and also looking for local hidden gems
Any suggestions would be great. I will be staying in Kowloon and Hong Kong island and will be there for 6 nights total
Any suggestions would be great. I will be staying in Kowloon and Hong Kong island and will be there for 6 nights total
We used HOHO buses on previous visits. Good value.
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The world's cheapest Michelin starred restaurant is in Kowloon (Tim Ho Wan). If your budget is higher (much higher), try Ming Court at Langham Place Hotel. As for local hidden gems, they are on every block but you have to do the looking. Fascinating place and very safe.
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The world's cheapest Michelin starred restaurant is in Kowloon (Tim Ho Wan). If your budget is higher (much higher), try Ming Court at Langham Place Hotel. As for local hidden gems, they are on every block but you have to do the looking. Fascinating place and very safe.
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My top five favorites in HKG are
1. Happy Valley race track at Wednesday Night
Even if you are not into gambling it is fascinating. Good to be combined with a nice dinner in central
2. End-to-end Ding Ding ride in central http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong_Tramways
3. Ferry ride from Central to Tsim Tsa Tsui (TST) and vice verse. Good to combine with a walk at the avenue of stars" in TST
4. Nathan road at TST
5. Peak
Typically for tourists to use the Peak tram. But often long waiting times. You can also use the bus or taxi to get to the peak station. There is a pathway up and down the peak as well. Where a nice viewing point (free of charge) is otherwise you can pay to get at the top of peak station.
1. Happy Valley race track at Wednesday Night
Even if you are not into gambling it is fascinating. Good to be combined with a nice dinner in central
2. End-to-end Ding Ding ride in central http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong_Tramways
3. Ferry ride from Central to Tsim Tsa Tsui (TST) and vice verse. Good to combine with a walk at the avenue of stars" in TST
4. Nathan road at TST
5. Peak
Typically for tourists to use the Peak tram. But often long waiting times. You can also use the bus or taxi to get to the peak station. There is a pathway up and down the peak as well. Where a nice viewing point (free of charge) is otherwise you can pay to get at the top of peak station.
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My fd runs a local food tour in hk.
http://www.hongkongfoodietours.com/about/
http://www.hongkongfoodietours.com/about/
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The world's cheapest Michelin starred restaurant is in Kowloon (Tim Ho Wan). If your budget is higher (much higher), try Ming Court at Langham Place Hotel. As for local hidden gems, they are on every block but you have to do the looking. Fascinating place and very safe.
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Last week I had a preplanned six hour layover in HKG to go out to shop trinkets and eat. Alas, the demonstrations precluded such a visit. So make sure the situation is in control and you have a plan B to get back just in case.....
We used HOHO buses on previous visits. Good value.
We used HOHO buses on previous visits. Good value.
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As Moondog says, HMPS provided duff information, from afar, and missed out
This thread is here to help visitors Flyertalk-style using local knowledge, with local resident feet on the ground
Indeed some people might relish the photo opportunity of a new piece of history in the making at the protest sites
Here you can see the current Michelin starred restaurants in Hong Kong:
http://www.discoverhongkong.com/us/d...elin-guide.jsp
Wine and Dine Festival
http://www.discoverhongkong.com/us/s...e-festival.jsp
Top 10
http://www.discoverhongkong.com/us/s...ions/index.jsp
Must see are the Big Buddha/cable car, Ocean Park
Arty
http://www.discoverhongkong.com/us/s...ance/index.jsp
http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/englishnews...56_1044660.htm
German president praises HK protesters
11-10-2014
Germany's president has praised Hong Kong's student protesters, comparing them to the protesters who stood up to the communist dictatorship in East Germany 25 years ago.
President Joachim Gauck spoke at an event commemorating one of the biggest demonstrations in the city of Leipzig on October 9, 1989, which called for freedom and democracy.
None of those taking part could have known for sure whether authorities would opt for a ``Chinese solution'' and violently crush dissent as happened on Beijing's Tiananmen Square months earlier, he said. ``But they came anyway: tens of thousands overcame their fear of their oppressors, because their longing for freedom was greater.''
Mr Gauck, a one-time Protestant pastor who himself was involved in the protest movement, said the experience of East Germany showed how important it was to defend democracy even today.
``The young protesters in Hong Kong have understood this very well,'' Germany's head of state said. Students in the semi-autonomous city have been protesting for weeks against China's restrictions on the first direct election for Hong Kong's leader, promised by Beijing for 2017.
Mr Gauck's comment came a day before a German-Chinese government summit in Berlin, in which China's Premier Li Keqiang will take part.
This thread is here to help visitors Flyertalk-style using local knowledge, with local resident feet on the ground
Indeed some people might relish the photo opportunity of a new piece of history in the making at the protest sites
Here you can see the current Michelin starred restaurants in Hong Kong:
http://www.discoverhongkong.com/us/d...elin-guide.jsp
Wine and Dine Festival
http://www.discoverhongkong.com/us/s...e-festival.jsp
Top 10
http://www.discoverhongkong.com/us/s...ions/index.jsp
Must see are the Big Buddha/cable car, Ocean Park
Arty
http://www.discoverhongkong.com/us/s...ance/index.jsp
http://rthk.hk/rthk/news/englishnews...56_1044660.htm
German president praises HK protesters
11-10-2014
Germany's president has praised Hong Kong's student protesters, comparing them to the protesters who stood up to the communist dictatorship in East Germany 25 years ago.
President Joachim Gauck spoke at an event commemorating one of the biggest demonstrations in the city of Leipzig on October 9, 1989, which called for freedom and democracy.
None of those taking part could have known for sure whether authorities would opt for a ``Chinese solution'' and violently crush dissent as happened on Beijing's Tiananmen Square months earlier, he said. ``But they came anyway: tens of thousands overcame their fear of their oppressors, because their longing for freedom was greater.''
Mr Gauck, a one-time Protestant pastor who himself was involved in the protest movement, said the experience of East Germany showed how important it was to defend democracy even today.
``The young protesters in Hong Kong have understood this very well,'' Germany's head of state said. Students in the semi-autonomous city have been protesting for weeks against China's restrictions on the first direct election for Hong Kong's leader, promised by Beijing for 2017.
Mr Gauck's comment came a day before a German-Chinese government summit in Berlin, in which China's Premier Li Keqiang will take part.
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