Saturday, January 19, 2008

Wan Chai & Tsim Sha Tsui

We got up early in the morning to meet Y&A for breakfast at their hotel. It was really lovely to spend some time catching up and enjoying the great view of the harbour. After that, we strolled around the Wan Chai area a little bit, taking photos and enjoying the sea breeze. Tourists were arriving by the bus loads, and we had to wait a while to take this....

Golden Bauhinia Square

Catching the Star Ferry over to the Tsim Sha Tsui side, we took a leisurely stroll along the Avenue of Stars. Looks like I really don't know the HK celebrities well- at every other star I was going 'Who?' Hahahahah :p

The Hong Kong Cultural Centre and Tsim Sha Tsui Clock Tower

We met up with CM for a quick lunch (more yummy desserts- yeay!) and then spent the rest of the afternoon at the Hong Kong Space Museum. We had quite a lot of fun in the museum- there were these interactive stuff like moonwalking and hang-gliding, which hubby tried out. The only disappointment was the Omnimax Show; Dinosaurs- Giants of Patagonia. Now I'm a huge fan of dinosaurs, but the show was soooo boring, I was struggling to stay awake! Cheh :p

We wanted to get some night shots of the harbour, so we had to hang around the area until it was dark enough. We were so cold and tired; I have to say, night photography can sometimes be a real pain! Thankfully the photos we've had so far- whether it was Prague, Budapest or Hong Kong Disneyland, has been worth the while (or at least we console ourselves so, heh).

We stayed until 8 p.m. to catch the 'Symphony of Lights' - named the 'World’s Largest Permanent Light and Sound Show' by Guinness World Records, featuring 44 buildings on both sides of Victoria Harbour. The show was nice, but I didn't think it was THAT spectacular. The most interesting building by far was the Bank of China Tower- at least their lights came on in various cute and funny patterns :)

Later, we met up with a whole bunch of my ex-colleagues and we had a great meal together- Shanghainese food, I think it was. The food was nice, but the company was even better. What a wonderful way to end the day!

Deep Fried Souffle Ball with Mashed Red Bean

2 comments:

Cn said...

Dear leymondcha,

I would like to ask for your permission to use your photo in terms of the Hong Kong ones in the following link:
http://leymondcha.blogspot.com/2008/01/wan-chai-tsim-sha-tsui.html

The photo would not be used for any commercial use and would only be used for my Eportfolio in the AiDA Exam Course. It would be much appreciated if this is possible. If not, sorry for the inconvenience caused.

leymondcha said...

Hi Cn,

I'm so sorry I don't know how to get back to you on this- except to post a reply here; but yes you may go ahead and use the photo as requested. All the best!