Macau & Hong Kong Trip (07 Sep - 14 Sep 2012 - Tour Details)

Places Visited:

Day 1 (07-Sep-2012, Fri) - Kuala Lumpur -> Hong Kong -> Macau:

- Departed from Kuala Lumpur LCCT airport (Air Asia Flight) at 7:10 am

- Total flight hours: 3 hours and 45 minutes

Afternoon - 

• Reached Hong Kong International Airport at 11:05 am
• Took 喷射飞航 Turbojet ferry to Macau via Airport Route at (E2 Transfer Area) at 12:45 pm - Not required to go through Hong Kong custom and claim baggage
• Reached 澳门外港客运码头 Macau Maritime Ferry Terminal at 1:45 pm - About 1 hour journey
• Took Ponte 16 Hotel free shuttle and walked 10 minutes to our hotel - Ole London Hotel
• Checked in to Ole London Hotel

Evening -

• Lunch at 联记面家 Lun Kel Noodle Restaurant - Ate 虾仔捞面 prawn stir noodle 
• Dessert at 杏香园 Hang Heong Dessert House - Ate 芒果椰汁西米 mango sago with coconut milk
• Took bus to 新豪天地 City of Dreams Hotel
• Walked opposite from City of Dreams Hotel to 澳门威尼斯人娱乐场 The Venetian Macao Resort
• Ate 葡挞 Portuguese Egg Tart at 安德鲁饼店 Lord Stow's Bakery & Cafe

Night -

• Dinner at The Venetian Macao food court - Ate 猪扒包 Portuguese Pork Bun
• Took bus to 永利赌场 Wynn Macao Hotel - Watched 吉祥树表演 Tree of Prosperity show
• Took photos outside 新葡京娱乐场 Grand Lisboa Hotel
• Took bus back to hotel

Refer to My Post: World Heritage Walk - Macau Trip (Day 1, 07 Sep - 08 Sep 2012) 

Day 2 (08-Sep-2012, Sat) - Macau -> Hong Kong:

Morning -

• Walked to 民政总署大楼 Leal Senado Building from our hotel
• Walked opposite from Leal Senado Building to 邮政总局 Macao Post Office - Sent postcard back to myself :P
• Breakfast at 义顺牛奶 - Ate 双皮炖奶, very very smooth milk curd
• Visited 议事亭前地 Leal Senado Square
• Took picture of 仁慈堂大楼 Holy House of Mercy from the outside
• Bought McDonald's Hello Kitty Happy Meal (猪柳包 Pork Burger set)
• Visited 玫瑰圣母堂 St. Dominic's Church
• Visited 卢家大屋 Lou Ka Mansion
• Visited 圣母圣诞堂 Cathedral

Afternoon -

• Visited 大三巴牌坊 Ruins of St. Paul's
• Visited 哪咤庙及旧城墙 Na Zha Temple
• Passed by Macao Museum and visited 大炮台 Mount Fortress
• Bought Macao biscuits at 手信街 souvenir street
• Back to hotel and rest

Evening -

• Took bus to 澳门渔人码头 Macau Fisherman's Wharf
• Took bus back to hotel and took cab to Macau Maritime Ferry Terminal
• Took Turbojet ferry to 香港港澳码头 （上环）Hong Kong at 5:15 pm - About 1 hour journey

Night -

• Took MTR at 上环 Sheung Wan station to 旺角 Wong Kok station to our hostel
• Check in to 龙群宾馆 Dragon Hostel
• Dinner at 富记粥店 Fu Kei Porridge Restaurant - Ate 及第粥 pork porridge、椒盐三鲜 fried seafood snacks

Refer to My Posts: 
(a) World Heritage Walk - Macau Trip (Day 2, 07 Sep - 08 Sep 2012)
(b) Discover City Life in Hong Kong Trip (Day 1, 08 Sep - 14 Sep 2012)

Day 3 (09-Sep-2012, Sun) - Hong Kong:

Morning -

• Breakfast at 稻香超级渔港 Dou Heong Dim Sum Restaurant
• Bought entrance tickets from 丁丁旅游社 Ding Ding Travel Agency - Can get discounted entrance tickets

Afternoon -

• Window shopping at 朗豪坊 Langham Place shopping mall - Tried the 通天梯 Hong Kong longest indoor escalator, shopped H&M but no time to buy anything although it was having sales :(
• Lunch at 银龙粉面茶餐厅 Silver Dragon Noodle Restaurant - Ate 云吞面 Wantan Mee、炸鱼皮 Fried Fish Skin (very very crispy and non oily)

Evening -

• Visited 西洋菜南街 Sai Yeung Choi Street South - Many electronic products can be found here
• Shopping at 女人街 Ladies Market
• Visited 波鞋街 Sneakers Street
• Visited Esprit Outlet at Wong Kok

Night - 

• Dinner at 海景粥店 Hoi King Porridge Restaurant - Ate 皮蛋艇仔粥 minced pork porridge with perserved egg、炸两 rice rolls with fritters
• Took MTR to 油麻地 Yau Ma Tei station to visit 庙街 Temple Street night market
• Took MTR to 尖沙咀 Tsim Sha Tsui station to visit 星光大道 Avenue of Stars
• Watched 幻彩詠香港 Symphony of Lights at 8 pm

Refer My Posts:

(a) Discover City Life in Hong Kong Trip - Langham Place, Wong Kok Ladies Market and Sneakers Street (Day 2, 08 Sep - 14 Sep 2012)
(b) Discover City Life in Hong Kong Trip - Temple Street, Avenue of Stars and Symphony of Lights (Day 2, 08 Sep - 14 Sep 2012)

Day 4 (10-Sep-2012, Mon) - Hong Kong:

Morning -

• Took MTR to 迪斯尼 Disneyland Resort station to Disneyland Hong Kong
• 美国小镇大街 Main Street, U.S.A - Ride on Disneyland Train, queued up more than 30 mins to take photo with Mickey & Minnie

Afternoon -

• 探险世界 Adventureland - Took 森林河流之旅 Jungle River Cruise
• 灰熊山谷 Grizzly Gulch - Took pictures
• 探险世界 Adventureland - Watched 狮子王庆典 Festival of the Lion King show at 2 pm (30 mins)
• Lunch - Bought hotdog bun at the street hawker stall
• 幻想世界 Fantasyland - Watched 米奇幻想曲 Mickey's PhilharMagic 3D show, watched 飞天巡游 Flights of Fantasy Parade show at 3:30 pm, watched 米奇金奖音乐剧 The Golden Mickeys at Disney's Storybook Theatre at 4 pm (30 mins)

Evening -

• 幻想世界 Fantasyland - Took picture with Cinderella :P, took a ride of 小熊维尼历险之旅 The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, window shopping at souvenirs shop, took a ride on 灰姑娘旋转木马 Cinderella Carousel
• 明日世界 Tomorrowland - Took a ride on Autopia, watched 幸会史迪仔 Stitch Encounter show (No time to visit Toy Storyland :()

Night - 

• 幻想世界 Fantasyland - Watched 星梦奇缘 Disney In The Stars fireworks (10 mins)
• 美国小镇大街 Main Street, U.S.A -Took pictures
• Took MTR back to Wong Kok station
• Dinner at 顺景粉面专家 Shun King Noodle Restaurant - Ate 猪扒米线 pork chop noodle

Refer to My Posts:

(a) Discover City Life in Hong Kong Trip - Disneyland Part 1 (Day 3, 08 Sep - 14 Sep 2012)
(b) Discover City Life in Hong Kong Trip - Disneyland Part 2 (Day 3, 08 Sep - 14 Sep 2012)

Day 5 (11-Sep-2012, Tue) - Hong Kong:

Morning -

• Took MTR to 金钟 Admiralty station and No. 629 double decker bus to 海洋公园 Ocean Park
• Took Ocean Express train to 动感天地 Thrill Mountain theme park (Cable car was under maintainence :()
• 动感天地 Thrill Mountain - Played 超速旋风 Whirly Bird
• 冰极天地 Polar Adventure - Visited 南极奇观 South Pole Spectacular to watch cute penguins
• Visited souvenirs shop and bought a cute penguin hat :P

Afternoon -

• 热带雨林天地 Rainforest - Visited a while for 热带雨林探险径 Expedition Trail
• 海洋天地 Marine World - Watched 海洋伴我心 The Summit Ocean Theatre Sea Dream! dolphins and sea lions show at 11:30 am (30 mins),  visited 水母万花筒 Sea Jelly Spectacular
• Lunch at 小食亭 Food Kiosk near Marine World - Ate McDonald's chicken burger

Evening -

• Took Ocean Express train to 威威天地 Whiskers Harbour
• 威威天地 Whiskers Harbour - Watched 海狮开心站 Sea Lion Fun Time Show at 2 pm (30 mins)
• 亚洲动物天地 Amazing Asian Animals - Watched cute pandas at 大熊猫之旅 Giant Panda Adventure, watched gold fishes at 金鱼宝殿 Goldfish Treasures, watched crocodile at 鳄鱼潭 Gator Marsh
• 威威天地 Whiskers Harbour - Watched 威威笑声剧 Whiskers & Friends Show at 3 pm for a while (Should have watched 七彩升空嘉年华 SkyFair Celebrations at 梦幻水都 Waterfront Plaza instead!)
• 亚洲动物天地 Amazing Asian Animals - Watched 天上王者 Emperors of The Sky birds show at 雀鸟剧场 Amazing Bird Theatre at 3:30 pm (20 mins)
• 海滨乐园广场 Waterfront Plaza - Took pictures at 香港老大街 Old Hong Kong, watched pandas at 香港赛马会四川奇珍馆 The Hong Kong Jockey Club Sichuan Treasures，
• 梦幻水都 Aqua City - Visited 海洋奇观 The Grand Aquarium
• Left Ocean Park at 5 pm and took MTR to 中环 Central station to 山顶缆车 The Peak Tram (Skipped to watch 双龙奇缘 Symbio! show at Waterfront Aqua City Lagoon at 7 pm)

Night - 

• The Peak Tram - Queued up for some time to ride on the tram car, it can climb up to the hill at 45 degrees (20 mins)
• 山顶凌霄阁 The Peak Tower - Bought a post card at a souvenir shop
• 杜莎夫人蜡像馆 Madame Tussauds Wax Museum - Visited for around 1 hour, forgot to feel the heartbeat of 刘德华 Andy Lau's wax figure and can't hear any laughing sound of 杨千桦 Miriam Yeung's wax figure
• 山顶凌霄阁摩天台428 Sky Terrace 428 - Coincidently watched Symphony of Light again at 8:00 pm on the top of the hill :)
• The Peak Tower Post Office - Wrote postcard and sent back to myself by purchasing stamps from the stamp vending machine 
• Queued up for the The Peak Tram to go down the hill, and took MTR back to Wong Kok
• Dinner at 云吞成面食 - Ate 炸酱面 (not sure how to translate in english :P)
• 百老汇Broadway electronic products shop - Bought a 16 GB SanDisk SD card (took photos until out of memory) and Mickey Mouse Fujifilm Instax Film
• Dessert at 许留山 Hui Lau Shan dessert shop - Ate 什果亮晶晶 Crystal Jelly with Mixed Fresh Fruits

Refer to My Posts:

(a) Discover City Life in Hong Kong Trip - Ocean Park (Day 4, 08 Sep - 14 Sep 2012)
(b) Discover City Life in Hong Kong Trip - The Peak Tower, Madame Tussauds Wax Museum and Sky Terrace 428 (Day 4, 08 Sep - 14 Sep 2012)

Day 6 (12-Sep-2012, Wed) - Hong Kong:

Morning -

• Breakfast at 添好运点心专门店 - (Michelin awarded restaurant) Queued up for some time and the waitress took wrong order for me :( A Korean couple were queuing behind us and asked us what to order :P)

Afternoon -

• Took MTR to 黄大仙 Wong Tai Sin station
• 黄大仙祠 Wong Tai Sin Temple - Prayed and took photos
• Took MTR to 沙田 Sha Tin station to 新城市广场 New Town Plaza
• 史奴比开心世界 Snoopy's World at New Town Plaza - Took pictures of my favourite Snoopy and friends ^^

Evening -

• Took MTR to 中环 Central station
• 中环至半山自动扶梯 Central-Mid Levels Escalator - Experienced the long escalator up to the mid-hill
• Tea time at 翠华餐厅 Tsui Wah Restaurant - Rested a while and had some beverages, this restaurant seems to be visited by many Hong Kong local celebrities before
• Walked to 中环天星码头 Central Star Ferry Terminal
• Took 天星维港游 Star Ferry Harbour Tour (1 hour journey) - Included with snacks and soft drinks
• Disembarked at 尖沙咀天星码头 Tsim Tsha Tsui Star Ferry Terminal
• 尖沙咀大钟楼 Clock Tower - Took pictures

Night - 

• 香港太空馆 Hong Kong Space Museum - Free entrance on every Wednesday :)
• 1881 Heritage - Took photos in front of Astronomy Museum
• Dessert at 浩记甜品馆 - Ate 合桃糊 walnut soup
• Takeaway dessert at 大良八记 - Bought back 芝麻糊 black sesame soup、燕窝大良炖鲜奶 stewed milk with bird's nest to hostel

Refer to My Posts:

(a) Discover City Life in Hong Kong Trip - Wong Tai Sin Temple and Snoopy's World (Day 5, 08 Sep - 14 Sep 2012)
(b) Discover City Life in Hong Kong Trip - Central-Mid Levels Escalator, Star Ferry Harbour Tour and Hong Kong Space Museum (Day 5, 08 Sep - 14 Sep 2012)

Day 7 (13-Sep-2012, Thu) - Hong Kong:

Morning -

• Breakfast at 金华冰厅 Kam Wah Restaurant - Ate 蛋挞 egg tart、菠萝油 Boh Loh bun、菠萝餐包、檀岛咖啡 coffee
• Took MTR to 东涌 Tung Chung station to 昂坪360 Ngong Ping 360
• Ngong Ping 360 - Queued up quite some time to get the cable car tickets and entrance tickets
• Took 昂坪360水晶车厢 Ngong Ping 360 Crystal Cabin Cable car - About 30 minutes journey to reach the top of the hill, the bottom of the crystal cabin car is made by glass, can view the scenery below clearly (While queuing, saw TVB station video shooting crew went to the hill too for some event)

Afternoon -

• 昂坪360 Ngong Ping 360 - Visited 宝莲禅寺 Po Lin Monastery and climbed up 268 staircases to view and prayed 天坛大佛 Big Buddha (Skipped to visit 心经简林 due to raining after come down from Big Buddha)
• Ate 山水豆腐花 at the 昂坪市集 Ngong Ping Village - The smoothest soy bean curd I had in my life
• Queued up again for 昂坪360水晶车厢 Ngong Ping 360 Crystal Cabin Cable car to go down from the hill, due to raining we nearly have to travel by bus :S, luckily cable car resume for operation

Evening -

• 东荟城名店仓 Citygate Outlet - Spent about 1 and a half hour there for shopping and also bought dinner from Taste supermarket
• Took MTR to 铜锣湾 Causeway Bay station to 时代广场 Time Square shopping mall
• Time Square - Not much shopping only photo shooting

Night - 

• Took 丁丁车（电车）Ding Ding Tram Car from 50W 坚拿道西 Canal Road West station to 70W 毕打街 Pedder Street station at 中环 Central
• 兰桂坊 Lan Kwai Fong - Go there only for photo shooting :P
• Took MTR back to Wong Kok hostel

Refer to My Posts:

(a) Discover City Life in Hong Kong Trip - Ngong Ping 360 and Citygate Outlet (Day 6, 08 Sep - 14 Sep 2012)

(b) Discover City Life in Hong Kong Trip - Time Square, Hong Kong Tramways and Lan Kwai Fong (Day 6, 08 Sep - 14 Sep 2012)

Day 8 (14-Sep-2012, Fri) - Hong Kong -> Kuala Lumpur:

Morning -

• Checked out hostel and stored our luggages at reception area
• 金鱼街 Goldfish Street - Reached there too early, only a few shops were opened
• 花墟 Flower Market - Can see a lot flowers and other plants

Afternoon -

• Took MTR to 尖沙咀 Tsim Tsha Tsui station (Came out at wrong station, suppose to go 佐敦Jordan station :P) for lunch
• Passed by 圣安德烈堂 St Andrew's Church
• 利强记北角鸡蛋仔 shop - Ate delicious and crispy 鸡蛋仔 egg waffle
• Lunch at 澳洲牛奶公司 Australia Dairy Co. Restaurant - Ate 火腿意通 spaghetti with ham、蛋白炖鲜奶 egg white stew fresh milk
• Took MTR to 尖沙咀 Tsim Tsha Tsui station to 海港城 Harbour City mall
• Visited 「你睇!!多啦 A 夢嚟啦!誕生前 100 年祭」 '100 years before the birth of Doraemon Exhibition' at 海港城 Harbour City mall - Took a lot photos of Doraemon, there are 100 of Doraemons at the outdoor of the mall

Evening -

• Took MTR back to Wong Kok and refunded balance of 八达通卡 Octopus card
• Took cab to Hong Kong International Airport at 3 pm - Passed through 青马大桥 Tsing Ma Bridge, but I was too exhausted to take photos and nearly fall asleep =.=
• Shopped a while at HKIA at 奇花饼家 Kei Wah Biscuits shop
• Took flight back to KL at 6:15 pm, bye bye Hong Kong ~~

Refer to My Posts:

(a) Discover City Life in Hong Kong Trip - Goldfish Street and Flower Market (Day 7, 08 Sep - 14 Sep 2012)
(b) Discover City Life in Hong Kong Trip - 100 Years Before the Birth of Doraemon Exhibition (Day 7, 08 Sep - 14 Sep 2012)

Tour Expenses:

• Air Tickets (by AirAsia) - RM 571  /pax
• Food - HKD 712.80
• Accommodations:
• (Macau - 2D1N) Ole London - HKD 281.70 /pax
• (Hong Kong - 7D6N) Dragon Hostel - HKD 810 /pax
• Transportations:
• Turbojet Ferry ticket to Macao - HKD 233
• Macao Bus tickets - HKD 17
• Taxi fare to Macau Maritime Ferry Terminal - HKD 15
• Turbojet Ferry ticket to Hong Kong - HKD 152
• MTR fare - HKD 157
• Star Ferry Cruise Tour ticket - HKD 60
• Taxi fare to Hong Kong International Airport - HKD 76.70
• Octopus card refund processing fees - HKD 9
• Entrance Fees (Bought from Ding Ding Travel Agency):
• Disneyland - HKD 350
• Ocean Park - HKD 245
• The Peak Tram Car + Madame Tussauds Wax Museum + Sky Terrace 428 - HKD 180
• Ngong Ping 360 + Crystal Cabin Cable Car (return trip) - HKD 139
• Souvenirs and others - HKD 2531.70
• TOTAL = HKD  5969.90 (rate: 0.405427) + RM 571
• = RM 2991.36