2nd day in hongkong

dimsum breakfast - excited by the prospect of touring the streets of hongkong, we woke up at 7 am and left the hostel by 7.30 am, and we witness the morning office crowd emerging from the mtr station to the streets. we were supposed to meet ching man today, and she'll be our tour guide for the next 2 days, however ching man was still in her bed, and so we decided to meet her at tsim sha tsui mtr station at 10.15 am. in the mean time, baby and i proceeded to find our breakfast. baby wanted something representative of hongkong, so we went to a local restaurant recommended by the landlady...

















meeting ching man and taking the peak tram - after breakfast, we met ching man at the tsim sha tsui terminal. ching man permed her hair and for a moment, we couldnt confirm if it was her that we saw... haha... so now we have our "tour guide" for the next 2 days, yeah!! no more unintelligible communication with the locals for the moment. as the girls chatted like they haven seen each other in many years i took pictures from behind them... hehe...
soon enough, we reached the peak tram station at the bottom of the mountain. the progress up the mountain was steep enough and literally so...

















at madame tussauds - madame tussauds is situated at the top of the victoria peak. shots from the wax museum.... some funny shots included.

















playing free EA games - there's also a station at the peak that allows u to play free EA games in whatever consoles all day long...

















up at the top of the peak - chilly winds, but nice view...

















from wanchai to causeway bay - it was nearing lunch time as we took a bus down from the peak. we stopped at one of the stops around wanchai because i wanted to take a look at the golden bauhinia structure... after that, the famished trio proceeded to 东海酒家 to have a lunch. the items on the menu were expensive and we ordered only 3 dishes. however, i will like to say that the quality of the food was the best among all the food i ate over the 5 days in hongkong. its really 一分钱，一分货. after lunch, we walked our way to causeway bay, stopped by a few 小吃店 and eventually reached times square, where we tasted the delicious durian and mango pancake, one of the nices desserts i tasted in hongkong...
















shopping at mongkok - we took the mtr to mongkok to visit the famed 3 streets of hongkong, of which the main one is the ladies street 女人街. baby had a fabulous time there, while i had a contrastingly boring time there... haha... baby also manage to scout a lot of stuff at the Argyle Centre, which she returned on our final day in hongkong to buy them. after dinner at the cafe d'coral, we walked around the area till late, before proceeding to 许留山to have more desserts. as the night wore on, ching man's sister came to accompany her home, but not before chatting for a moment. as the quartet dispersed, i and baby walked all the way from mongkok back to tsim sha tsui down Nathan Road...