Day 2 of Amazing Race with bro: Hongkong shopping and fun 2007

Day 2 had a little more in store for us as I had incorporated 2 major sightseeing events in our shopping itinerary. First one was to experience Ngong Ping 360 and the other one is to walk around the avenue of stars and catch the Symphony of lights at 8 pm. Fathom trying to fit those two things in one day and then make time to do some more shopping and eating as well! haha. :)

We both woke up at around 9:30 am and left the hotel at around 10:30 am. We then went to the MTR station to head for tung chung but not before passing by simply bread to get a quick bite. I got an egg tart and juice and drew got a croissant and a milk drink. Yep, our breakfast was grab and go coz we were racing with time remember?

Here I am looking f-a-t and sleepy whilst clutching a hongkong guide at the central interchange station, hehe!

Anyhow, we then reached Tung Chung at around 11:00 am and then lined up for the NP 360 cable car.

Drew took this pic whilst we were walking towards the ticket center. I had no idea my hair needs a haircut so badly! haha.

Actual lining up only took 5 minutes! Lucky! *wink*

The Ngong Ping 360 ride --



isn't really my cup of tea. I was quite at the edge of my seat for 25 minutes! (that's how long a single ride was!). But when I started catching a glimpse of the Big Buddha, I started to get more excited and less apprehensive. I've always wanted to visit that place!

Can you see the buddha in the background?

We then landed at the Ngong Ping Village which is the main attraction. It resembled a quaint chinese village with little stores and restos. :) We looked around the place for around an hour and a half--



OT: I was wearing my proenza schouler trapeze coat!

I did this pose too and made elderly people giggle around us, haha!

And then settled down to have lunch at Euro Go Go for lunch.


This is me inside the resto, all bushed from walking around the village and beyond it near the foot of the big buddha!

Drew had bolognese baked spaghetti with honey milk tea whilst I got seafood with herb cream sauce and chocolate milk tea!

We then rode the cable car back again (which was another 25 minutes) --

View from the gondola whilst in the return ride.

and headed on to Citygate which is the outlet mall in tungchung! Lots of nice deals in this place dahlings. Drew hoarded 4 pairs of jeans (tough and twisted mind) and a backpack from bauhaus! I, on the other hand, only got a pair for myself (plus another one for bf). hehe

Here's mr. jeans hoarder in bauhaus. The cute salesgirls adored him! hehehe.

Other stores we bought at were quiksilver, nike, giordano, vivienne tam, esprit etc. We stayed there for roughly 2 hours (until around 3 pm) and then headed back to tsim sha tsui to put our stash in the hotel,freshen up and change clothes, and go out again. :) We ended up going back to granville stores and the miramar shopping center until it was already 7 pm and then we started walking along the stretch of nathan road leading up to salisbury road. We then went to the underground walkway and reached the Avenue of Stars at around 7:20 pm. We walked around and took pics of the skyline.



The wind was so cold! :) We both got hot chocolate at Pacific Coffee which was right in front of the bruce lee golden statue. I already posted my fave pic whilst drinking my hot choco along the avenue of stars so here's my shot of andrew.

Can you spot bruce lee in the pic?

As 8 pm approached, we then started walking to the front where the HK cultural center was to get the best view. :) The show was breath-takingly amazing as always! drew and I love it!

Here's my fave pic of drew taken during the symphony of lights. It was so difficult to take because it was so dark and the lights kept dancing all over the place. :)



And my most pa-cute pic during the entire trip, hahaha:



After the show at around 8:30 pm, we then went to SOGO right beside where we watched the show from and I bought a bottle of shu uemura UV underbase. :) We then started heading back to kimberley road but decided to eat at Tai Ping Koon in granville at 9:30 pm. :) Tai Ping Koon was recommended by mrs. t and is a quaint chinese resto with very good food and a nice low-lit ambiance.

Drew got roasted leg of pork (a specialty of the house) with rice:



Whereas I got TPK-style roasted pigeon (also a specialty and takes 20 minutes to prepare)--



We then finished eating at around 10:30 pm and after some last minute shopping on the way to our hotel, both retired for the night. Day 2 was gone in a flash! Hahaha.