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splat
19 yrs ago
OK, so the obvious, touristy things to do in Hong Kong can be fun (Star Ferry, Peak Tram, Stanley Market, view from Felix).
But what about the (non-shady!) stuff which rarely makes it into tourist guides but which you think really make this a great place to be? What are those little gems of places to go / things to see which you like so much, you're a little reluctant even to share them on a forum like this. Go on....spill the beans!
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Robins nest at Sheung Shui - right on the border overlooking Shenzhen, can only get there by car and even then you won't know where to go without knowing where to go.
Another one is Fei Ngo Shan up behind Choi Hung - again easier by car but it can be walked and on a clear day - better than any view from the peak.
Brides Pool out past Tai Po on a hot day.
These are our three favourite places to go.
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cd
19 yrs ago
A day out at Millionaires Beach on the Jaspa's junk with all your friends.
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how bout taking a nice stroll in the old part of wanchai (queen's rd. east), visiting the "blue house" on stone nullah's lane. This is an old chinese building built in the 1920's...the gov. is planning to preserve the area and make it a theme destination in six years. So pay it a visit before its overwelmed with tourists!
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1. the painted wall inside shangri la Admiralty from 39 to 51 floor (inside elevator)
2.the elevator outside Hopewell centre
3.the view from central plaza middle range floor
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Go to the viewing floors of IFC2 or Back of China.
Very cool.
Temple Street around 10PM is my favourite!
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Oh wow, there are so many really special things to do in HK! Here are some on the top of my list:
1) Foot massages in Soho whilst eating ice cream from XTC;
2) Discovering hidden rock pools behind the hills in Stanley;
3) Holing up at Cine Art House watching an arty film;
4) Strolling along the promenade from Repulse Bay to Deep Water Bay and grabbing lunch at one of the cafes at the end;
5)The Happy Valley Races on a Wednesday night;
6) The crazy architecture and hustle and bustle of Langham Place in Mongkok;
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rift2
19 yrs ago
If you are into shopping, Tung Choi Street (Women Street) and Fa Yuen Street in Mongkok are my fav.
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oj
19 yrs ago
Taking a picnic, kites and sin cream for a leisurely day up at Ta Mo Shan.
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What's the best way up Ta Mo Shan? how's the view?
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http://www.ebigchina.com/ebcps/4/pd/1401830.html
"Lam Sai-wing says he has dreamed since his youth in China about having enough wealth to build toilets of gold, which Lenin in 1921 said would serve as a useful reminder of the waste of capitalist warfare."
I can't even begin to dissect the irony of this statement, but HK is indeed one of the finest examples of capitalism, so a visit to the Golden Toilet will at the very least be interesting.
I don't know where it is exactly, but it should be in one of its Kowloon stores. Call and ask.
Personally, cool things to show tourist friends are:
1) Ditto the poster above who mentioned the Happy Valley races.
2) Taking one of the trails off the Peak to see the views of HK.
3) Jewelry/watch window-shopping.
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Does anyone know a little more about IFC viewing floors??......is there one? any information will be appreciated!TIA
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splat
18 yrs ago
With all the 10yr anniversary reflections going on (to say nothing about the banner ads from CX asking for similar ideas), I wondered if this might be a good time to see if anyone has any other 'best things to do in HK' ideas they want to contribute to this thread?
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splat
16 yrs ago
Anyone got anything new to add that might revive this thread?
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splat
16 yrs ago
What an awesome list dipper! Many thanks for that. Anyone else?
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- Hiking in Tai Tam Country Park. The views are amazing and it's unbelievable that you are 20 minutes drive from Central.
- Seaview promenade from Deep Water Bay to Repulse Bay. Gorgeous.
- Walking from Pacific Place to Shun Tak Center without touching a sidewalk by using walkways, building lobbies, shopping centers and parks.
- Having drinks on the Sevva terrace (top of Prince's Building) in the evening. Great views.
- HSBC main building. The banking hall is worth a visit.
- Trying tea in one of the tea shops.
- Sunday lunch buffet at Isola. Not the cheapest but definitely a bargain for what you get.
- Evening drinks at one of the bars on IFC terrace level.
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- I've always thought running/walking along Bowen Road in the early evening is pretty amazing. Skyline looks just as impressive from that side!
- The airport beats the socks off everything else
- the fact that 20mins out from the amazing hustle of the city you can be in several places where you won't see another soul
- the energy of just about everyone here: it's infectious
- the bus ride from Central to Shek O...beautiful
- the Black Sheep restaurant once you get to Shek O (especially the crazy UV lighting)
- the (now few and far between) walk-up buildings where people have made tiny spaces intpo real homes with character
- the fact that you rarely have to wait more than 60seconds for a taxi
- the cheap taxi fares once you get in one!
- the disgraceful McDonald's 24hr home delivery...embarrassingly good
- the view of the city immediately after a storm (when the air is super-clear)
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No way you are going to do any of this random NT stuff.. Just go back up the Peak, down to Stanley and on the Star Ferry, people do these things over and over with visitors because they are easy & cool!
Can you seriously see yourself: Riding a rented bike from Sha Tin to Tai Mei Tuk along the Tolo Highway??
Give me a Shandy in Smugglers any day!
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"Lunch at the Peninsula Resto in Repulse Bay, "
The Verandah is closed for renovation until at least September. The whole place is a big building site now. But the new Jason's Marketplace is done, and very swank.
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Not a secret, but it's worth repeating that HK has amazing hiking trails. There's some for everybody, easy, hard, long and short and everything in between.
I walked the McLehose stage 3 the other day and for the first time since I'm in HK I haven't seen anybody for miles around me in 4 hours. The views are amazing.
Great website:
http://www.hkwalkers.net/longtrail/eng/index.html
Btw, has anybody tried the buffet at the revolving restaurant on top of the Hopewell centre? Thinking of going there myself, but I've been told the food is not that great. Surely the view would compensate, and it's not that expensive for lunch.
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"Btw, has anybody tried the buffet at the revolving restaurant on top of the Hopewell centre? Thinking of going there myself, but I've been told the food is not that great. Surely the view would compensate, and it's not that expensive for lunch."
The only good thing about that restaurant is the view. The food is blah. Even the drinks at the bar and the service are way subpar. No way I would have another meal there. Go to the bar during off hours. Have one drink and milk it for 60 minutes (the time of one revolution) so you get the view. Then leave.
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Ed
16 yrs ago
Shek O... nice clean beach but the best spot is out on the point on the left of the beach (past the houses) - great place to chill and read a book and listen to the waves crash against the rocks http://www.hkoutdoors.com/images/stories/hk-great-outdoors/shek-o-surf-pounding.jpg
Lamma Island - take the ferry out, have breakfast at the organic restaurant then take the short walk to the beach http://www.ibiblio.org/hkpa/Scenic/ftp/unknown22.jpg
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cd
16 yrs ago
Totally agree Mr H.
by the way I went to Trio a couple of weeks ago and paid $10 return!
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Go for Dim Sum at the HK University of Science and Technology - great views on a nice day and the Dim Sum is a bargain.
Rent a canoe in Sai Kung
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cd
16 yrs ago
Yes, Long Kee is beautiful, been there a couple of times this year. And a bit further round you have Sai Wan beach, a 45 min walk from the pagoda, but it has a couple of restaurants and places to buy drinks, and a toilet, so you can carry less stuff, but can still camp on the beach, and further round again is Dai Long Wan, supposedly the bext beach in HK, although I still haven't been to the one.
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Hi there,
I notice that no one has contributed any ideas relating to Hong Kong's archaoelogy...
How about:
- Hong Kong's only Han Dynasty Tomb, underneath the Lei Cheng Uk Housing Estate in Cheung Sha Wan.
It was miraculously discovered in 1955 when the housing estate was being built. Workers knocked off the top of the tomb, opening up a small hole in the ground and when they looked inside - they saw the tomb! It could have been bulldozed and lost forever!!
- Hong Kong has lots of forts. Some are very well kepted. Others, like Tung Lung Fort, are less well-kepted and only accessible by ferry twice a day!
- Tung Chung Fort
CD - you want to know where the gold toilet is? I believe it's in Hung Hom. I found this article on the internet about the toilet and it's maker...
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/news_detail.asp?we_cat=14&art_id=24949&sid=9309263&con_type=1&d_str=20060814
"The golden toilet and bathroom currently reside in the Expo Global Tourist Exhibition Hall in Hung Hom..."
I believe I've seen the place, because hordes of mainland tourists get dumped there by the bus loads everyday.
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Gokart in Tuen Mun (Diamond Coast Go Kart)
Boat Trip (plus speedboat for water ski / wakeboard / banana boat)
Buffets (countless lunch/dinner/supper/dessert)
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Great lists guys..I am glad I still live in the wonderful city of HK. If I have moved back to the US and reading this, I know I will be very depressed knowing my options are watering the lawn or visiting the local mall.
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Tai O on Lantau Island has a Shaolin temple. The monks there perform demonstrations that you won't see in Hollywood movies. You can even receive training. This is the only real deal outside of mainland China. My Dusseldorf friends say the recent addition in Germany (the only foreign monastery) pales in comparison.
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TTD
16 yrs ago
IFC2 - 55th floor lookout
On the 55th floor of the IFC2, there is a money museum and library which you can gain access to and see great views of the city and midlevels, not so much of the harbour, but it ithe views are still great! (hopefully this is still the caes as I haven't been there for a long time!!) From memory, you need your ID card or passport, go to the main reception area and they will issue you a pass to go to the 55th floor!
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i would go on a food trip:
1. delicious restaurant in cwb - great pork chops
2. guangdong restaurant in tst - between nathan and canton - tasty roasting
if you're adventurous whe it comes to food, you will never run out of options in hong kong.
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RGP
16 yrs ago
Join the HK Mountain Bike Association http://www.hkmba.org -get some lessons, buy/borrow a bike and head off on the country park trails with a friend.
With 99.9% of the population hitting the shopping malls in their spare time it's the ultimate great escape!
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vak
16 yrs ago
if you are into something unusual or visiting the countryside these are top notch options in clearwaterbay area. It all depends on the age group and who you are entertaining. Most people do not know that 80% of HK is not concrete.
a) visit the main road past the CWB Beach No 2 and see the people flying model planes . The effort and resources they put into it is amazing . SOme come over with vans full of spares.
b) Go the CWB country park to get the most amazing views of the easternmost part of Hk along with kite flying.
c) have a barbie on the rocks with waves splashing once you go past maupo in the same area. Its a dead end road but v v scenic and quiet.
d) If you love seafood but do not wish to go to touristy Lamma , visit Po Toi O besides the CWB golf club. its a v small village with a temple and just 2 family run seafood restaurants. great settings and food with excellent value for money.
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DHC
16 yrs ago
I agree that tourists on a limited time need to do the must see places, but no one has mentioned Ngong ping360 cable car to the Budha, then down to Tai O for a boat ride out to see the pink dolphins(only $20). Catch the bus back to Mui Wo, and try the deep fried salt and pepper calamari-its the best! The local eatry is behind the public toilets (to the left of where all the bikes are parked.I eat at the first resturant that you come to),then catch the ferry home. All up a long and full days outing. And if you want you can do a quick bit of shopping at Tung chung before going up the cable car.
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cd
16 yrs ago
The cable car is great, apart from the new village at the top, it looks 'plastic' and is over priced. And the few visitors we've had have always said Tai O is their favourite place.
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splat
14 yrs ago
Keen to hear any updates to this post! I would add that hiring a photographer to take some professional snaps of visiting family and friends is a great thing to do - not sure about 'fun' but at least you have some great pics of the visit!
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- Walking from Pacific Place to Shun Tak Center without touching a sidewalk by using walkways, building lobbies, shopping centers and parks.
interested to learn this way. pp to aia bldg is possible, but then would have to take a sidewalk to go to prince's bldg (or what have you), then to shun tak. unless there's a way that i don't know abt.
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