His Trip - Macau & Hong Kong (Part 2)

After our short Macau trip, we took the hour-long fast craft (catamarans) trip to Hong Kong. We boarded the wrong vessels that brought us to the Hong Kong island side and not the Kowloon side where our hotel was situated. Had to take the MTR train again to cross to the other side. Hotels on the Kowloon side are much cheaper than on the Hong Kong side. And there are also much more things to see and do in Kowloon.

After checking in at Casa Hotel, we started the trip by going around Tsim Sha Tsui area looking for jewelries for our engagement ceremony. We spent the rest of the afternoon until the early evening strolling around the busy and crowded streets in TST.

Our second day in HK is scheduled for our photoshoot with Ming Wong. We met him in our hotel in Yau Ma Tei since its near the MTR station for our shots there. We took more shots around Yau Ma Tei area such as the temple, an old HK restaurant and some old buildings.

The most prominent landmark in HK is its stunning skyline which we didn't miss to include in our photoshoot. We took some shots from Victoria Harbour in Tsim Sha Tsui and other attractions nearby like the HK Clocktower and Cultural Center. Then we took the Star Ferry to Hong Kong Island for more photos onboard the historic HK Star Ferry.

The last stop for our photoshoot was at the Victoria Peak which offers an impressive views of Hong Kong and Kowloon. Our photoshoot was a tour in itself since we get to visit most of the major attractions in the island. What makes it different is we have a professional photographer to take the photos for us instead of doing it ourselves (like in our trips before). I was really impress with how professional our photographer and the photos he taken for us (see related blog entry). He has a complete range of photography equipments and lenses which he brought along for our photoshoot. And he was easy to work along with also.

We end the day by going around the Hong Kong Island part taking the old Tram and the longest outdoor covered escalator/walkalator. Then we drop by the famous night hang-out spot in HK, the Lan Kwai Fong.

After the 3 hectic days we had in Macau and HK, we took our last day of vacation leisurely. We took a late breakfast in one of the fastfoods along Nathan Street. Then we stroll around Mong Kok shopping area and went back to Tsim Sha Tsui again to see the Avenue of Stars. Then we had a late night flight back to Cebu.