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Saturday, April 03, 2010

It has been one week since I came back from the 6D5N trip to Hong Kong/Macau.
Kinda miss the place, mainly due to the weather lolz
It was kinda chilly while we were there.
HK would have been similar to S'pore,
if not for the interesting attractions
like the Madame Tussauds, the Peak, Lantau/Lamma Island, Victoria Harbour.

I truly fall in love with some of Macau's architecture (the more developed ones) and hotel themes.

Here are some of my top voted fun places / activities!

The Peak Tram
(which brings you up and down the Peak)

At some points, the tram was 45 degree slanting!
(Below is me trying to take a picture of the scene behind me while I was standing at 45 degree =D)

The 25-min cable ride to and from Ngong Ping Village in Lantau Island
(the longest cable car ride I have ever ridden; it gives riders a panoramic view of the area, e.g. HK Int'l Airport, the hilly areas of HK)

This interesting machine activity at HK Heritage Village

(Guess who is this? Hehe)

(It's me!)

As mentioned, the specially designed architecture of some of the Macau Casinos

(the Grand Lisboa which shines as dusk approaches)

(The interior of Venetian Macau

where Boys Over FLowers Filmed at)

(the place where it is always daylight!
- it's a food court actually)

Now for the top 2 most romantic places in my view: =)

The Victoria Harbour at Tsim Sha Tsui
(you can really have a great view of the city landscape from here; it's a long stretch, comprising of the Avenue of Stars as well; saw quite a number of couples sitting by the harbour, enjoying the view and catching up with each other)

Again, it's got to be the Venetian Macau
specifically the boat ride along the man-made Grand Canal.

Be the lucky ones (like us!) to have Enrico, the man with powerful voice, who will sing for you as he rows your boat along the canal.

The most professionally taken photo of the trip
it's actually taken by our Macau tour guide =)

So much of the HK trip,

it is an enjoyable getaway for a first timer.

On the other side,

I wasn't drawn to the Ocean Park which was too family-oriented for me (and perhaps us? haha).

The rides weren't many.

Shopping-wise was another disappointment.

Certain things were rather expensive.

I came back only with some clothes, no bags and only 2 pairs of boots (which couldn't be worn too often in S'pore mah..).

Taiwan is still better! Lolz..

Nonetheless, it's a great break,

filled with laughter (mainly because of YC's humour),

and some bonding time. =)

Looking forward to the next holiday!

~~mngtalk~~ ^___~ _{5:52 PM}