Our flight was scheduled at 10:10AM and we were already at the airport (NAIA Terminal 2) around 7:30AM. We had lots of time so we ate breakfast at one of the stores in the waiting area. It was nice that they have free wi-fi here and charging stations.
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| HK International Airport |
The flight took about 2 hours and almost an hour for immigration (it was a long line), baggage pick-up and walking to the transportation terminal. We took the Cityflyer airport bus A21 to MongKok MTR station (6th stop, about 35 minutes ride) for HK$33.
From the drop-off point, it's about 5-10 minutes walk to Sincere House where our
hostel is located. After taking some rest, we then proceeded to some sight-seeing. We bought the Octopus Card (for more information go to this site) at the MTR station. It is a transportation card which can be used in MTRs and city buses, plus some establishments. They have an Octopus card for the elderly (I believe that's for 65 years old and up) which gives discounted fares.
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| Octopus Cards |
We took the MTR to Central Station and took exit J2. We then walked towards Garden Road to the Lower Peak Tram terminus. It was the first time I've seen a line this long for the peak tram. From where we started, there's a sign that says waiting time is approximately 1 hour. Boo! That's a long wait... but we still waited since there's nothing much we're planning to do. We used our Octopus cards to pay for the tram ride. And so we were inside the tram after a little more than an hour. It's a good thing we were one of the firsts aboard the tram and were able to find seats for ourselves.
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| Lower Peak Tram Terminus |
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| Peak Tram |
The supposedly scenic ride did not turn out as expected since it's too foggy to see anything. When we got out of the building, it's hard to see anything in the area (even with the lights on) because of the fog. There would be no chance for us to get a view of the city with this fog. So we just had dinner, stroll a bit at the Peak Galleria and made our way back to the Peak Tram.
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| Line at the peak tram terminus |
Oh wow! The line to the lower peak tram terminus was the same going down. I didn't feel like waiting another hour for the
peak tram so we decided to just take the bus. It's just a 10-minute
wait and we were already on our way down. We got off at Central Station and walked to Statue Square.
Statue Square
HK Winterfest is ongoing and I believe the main activity area is in Statue Square so we decided to drop by. I was a bit disappointed as I found it lacking in spirit. I saw this area during the Winterfest years ago and it was lively. The big Christmas trees (which I think is smaller than the one we saw the last time) were still there and some rides that kids could enjoy.
For more information on Hong Kong's Winterfest, go to this link or this.
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| HK Winterfest at Statue Square |
We walked towards the bay area hoping to be able to watch Symphony of Lights from this side but to no avail. It has already started when we were still walking so we just decided to walk back to the MTR Station and just strolled a bit more in the night markets of Mongkok before retiring for the day.
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| Buildings near Statue Square |
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| Buildings we passed by on the way to the pier |
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