I made a short trip up to Hong Kong over the weekend to celebrate my cousin’s big 40th birthday, and indulge in the two things Hong Kong’s best known for – mai dong xi (shopping), chi dong xi (eating). In my opinion, the ‘mai dong xi, chi dong xi’ campaign that the Hong Kong Tourism Board launched many years back is one of their most iconic because till this day, whenever I think of what to do in Hong Kong, that familiar refrain of ‘mai dong xi, chi dong xi’ comes to mind.
(Note: lousy picture quality ahead, I was using my iPhone which only really produces decent quality photos in good lighting.)
I left Singapore early on Friday morning, and arrived to foggy weather. This is a snapshot from the plane window. I flew budget, so we landed on the tarmac away from the terminal (and a hangar) and had to be taken by bus to the terminal. It was freezing because I was still in sunny Singapore wear, with only a shawl to keep warm. Didn’t quite expect the tarmac dash – thought I’d be going straight from plane to terminal to car to hotel.
Stayed at Hotel LKF right smack in Lan Kwai Fong, which is in Central, so everything you need is within walking distance. Hotel LKF is a boutique hotel with great service, and comfy spacious rooms – big by Hong Kong standards. I had two beds for one of me, so my iPad got a bed all to itself. The room also came with yummy smelling Molten Brown toiletries and a fancy coffee machine that you could use free of charge, unlike some of the other hotels that charge you for using the machines they put in your room. Unfortunately, it was wasted on me because I don’t drink coffee.
The toilet (and this is just half of it).
After checking in to the hotel, I managed to get about half an hour’s sleep before we had to go get our hair done for my cousin’s birthday dinner. The theme was burlesque, and my cousin got me a really cute, fluffy corset dress. Looked like something out of Swan Lake. It shed really easily though, so I left a trail of feathers everywhere I went that night.
After we got dressed, it was decided that we had to take a cab to the restaurant even though it was only a five minute walk away, because it was five minutes down the steep sloping streets of LKF in killer heels, and nobody wanted to break a leg, or neck that night.
will travel for food and love 