Transit in hongkong - I

Since I was back in singapore 
For visa application
My sister thought it will be a good time
To join her family and mum
For a trip in hongkong
And I was happy for the opportunity
To spend time with family
And visit joanne and baby in macau

I think living in france
And the 2 trips to venice and barcelona
Trained me to be really independent traveler
Than before
No anxiety about being lost
And at ease taking public transport in foreign countries

In my memory
I travelled to hongkong quite often
But I realized the last trip 
was probably many years ago
Nevertheless, 
im sure the amount of hongkong drama i watched
have improved my cantonese
Haha

Unlike korea
This trip has more free&easy
Time away from the kids
So it was easier and less tiring
And I was really looking forward 
To the cooler weather in hongkong

Day 1

 









We took the 2am flight
And as usual I cant sleep in flight
Although I have been in sg for 2weeks
I was still sleeping in paris timing
I wanted to check out the movies available
But was seriously disappointed
At the choices available
for a good airline (cathay)

Finally we arrived at 530am
The kids were tired
lucky the immigration and collection of luggages were fast
after we settled the kids and mum in a corner
we went to search for the best way to go to our airport
the metro needs too many changes
the coach didnt go to our hotel
so we decided to take the public bus
which seems quite comfortable
that we can take a nap

Lucky the bus had clear signs on the stops
and we found our stop easily
the moment i hoped off the bus
i asked a passerby how to go to the metro station
which is beside our hotel
and saw our hotel at the directed way
finally we arrived at our hotel at 830am

thereafter we had breakfast at a nearby cafe
where i quickly satisfied my craving for hongkong congee
i dont understand why the congee tastes so good in hongkong
congee and curry fishball are the food that i must try in hongkong
whenever i travelled there
okay curry fishball is yucky
but i still will eat it every single time
haha

after breakfast
my sister and family went disneyland
while mum and i explored the area
waiting for the hotel room to be ready
i am glad that i didnt went disneyland on the first day
since we will be going again the next day
and i liked the slow exploration of the area
and ability to nap a little before everyone gathers for dinner

i must not be the nicest daughter in the world
there were many times where i flare up at my mum
or be really impatient with her
partly because she is really not streetwise and i was worried
when she wandered away from me
or she is really whiny asking 101 questions i cant answer
eg why people are queuing up here
nevertheless,
i think she enjoyed adults  tour
where we find food and places
that are not kids friendly

being a map reader
we end up lost
and managed to visit some tourist
and local places eg market
buying overpriced / underpriced fruits and food
end up we were so lost
that we took a metro back to the hotel

after meeting up with the rest of the family
we had dinner and tried some shopping
since we were staying near the women markert
but the kids were tired
so we ended the day early

Ps the area was so confusing
that PT was lost too
so is not only me as a bad map reader
Haha

Lucky there was wfi in hotel
So I ge to text husband 
During the trip