Originally planned the trip for 3 - 9 September 2011 till I realised it would be clashing with Hari Raya... so had departure delayed till the 6th and came back on 13 September... Kat travelled from Penang to HK via Cathay Pacific while I took Royal Brunei there... The hotel was Metropark Hotel Mongkok, located within walking distance of many nice eateries and shopping establishments...
Main objective of the trip is rest and relaxation... with a BIT of eating and shopping thrown in... of course! :p
There was an misadventure the minute we arrived in HK... coz Kat's flight arrived earlier than mine, the plan was for her to wait for me at the airport to go to the hotel together... the hitch was, we did not discuss as to where we should meet... long story short, Kat waited for me inside the arrival hall while I waited for her outside the arrival hall... n the mobile phones with me were not working!
I thought Kat got sick of waiting and caught a cab to the hotel and I was busy whatsApping my friend Francis who would be meeting us at the hotel to show us around Mongkok (good thing the HKIA has good wi-fi connection).. worried that Kat is stuck or lost somewhere in HK... turns out I got to the hotel on the airport shuttle before Kat... it was only when I have checked in that Kat called from the airport... she took a cab and got to the hotel in one piece... Francis was at the hotel waiting for me when I arrived... :)
Anyway, took lots of photos and ate lots too... photos on my FB are testament to that... ^_^ Was glad I managed to meet up with some old college and uni friends... in some cases, its been 20+ years since we last saw each other... did not manage to meet some friends but there's always another trip... =)
Francis was a wonderful friend who went out of his way to show us his hometown and to make sure we are alright to go exploring around on our own... a wonderful host and a fantastic tour guide... though we need to brush up on the power walking skills in order to keep up with him... XD
To summarise my week in HK... the photos tell the story so well... I borrowed some from Francis and Kat... hope they don't mind... =)
Hong Kong Night Skyline
© Francis Wong 2011
The start of our food adventure...
Reminder of someone at home...
Wong Tai Sin Temple
HSBC Headquarters
Dinner with my friend Kelvin Kam
Dim Sum Lunch with Godfrey Lee & family
Coffee with Maria D Luz
Dinner with Dennic Wan
With Kat Hor
© Katherine Hor 2011
Grouchy Smurf suffered much travelling with me...
Yup it was a great time with Sen, havent seen her in 10 years. It s was great food, friends and a different world in HK but never the less an experience I dont mind doing it all over again. Yes the glitch at the airport next time must remember to set a location to meet.
ReplyDelete1 week is just not enough, how much u bring there is also never enough, shopping, eating, seeing. Ah and not to forget my Kuih Lapis hee hee all to myself and the moon cakes is just wonder full hee hee.
Thks chay for the company n also looking forward to the next.
Lots of love Kat
You are welcome, it was a totally new experience for me too and I don't mind doing the food rounds again... time to save up for the next one... btw I am all shopped out for now... :p
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