Hong Kong Day 1 - Avenue of Stars, Chi Lin Nunnery and Nan Lian Garden, Victoria Peak
I know this post is probably due a hundred years ago but the internet connection here is on and off aka sucks so yeah.. anyways let's get started!
Actually, i was there for 6 days but the first and last day were only arrival and departure so there's not much to say. So, let's start with Avenue of Stars! It's only around 5 minutes walking distance from Chungking Mansion and to be honest there's not much to see there? hahaha i mean i bet you'll only know few of the 'stars' there but it's still a worthy place to visit. However, i found it relaxing to just walk or sit around just enjoying the nice breeze, especially at night. Oh, when i was there, they were having like a banana run or something so i had to step aside and wait for them to run back and forth
After a few strolls and waiting for my friends to take tons of pictures we finally headed to Chi Lin Nunnery and Nan Lian Garden. It's such a beautiful treasure located in the heart of the busy city! I was really astonished by how well the garden is maintained from the moment i walked through that giant entrance gate. When i was exploring around i got separated with my friends because i just couldn't stop at one spot for too long and i almost cried because I couldn't find them anywhere, it's a very huge space, and my cell was off. Just when i was about to get desperate, i found them! They were like where have you been, like they didn't care at all, so did my lecturer hahaha. To get there, stop at MTR Diamond Hill and take exit C2, follow the signs, and walk for around 5 minutes. Just before crossing the road, you can find a public toilet. Is this useful or not hahaha
I can't believe i didn't take the picture of the waterfall! It's so beautiful try google it or check my instagram feed hahaha. After that we went to Victoria Peak. Have i tell you not to go there? I'm not sure if it's because i went there on weekend but the Tram queue was crazy, both going up and down. I think it took us around an hour to wait each way? Not only that, it was really hot i couldn't breath and people starting to push each other. What's worse is that the tram only departs every 10-15 mins and there's nothing special about it but go ahead and try if you really want to. All i can say is, don't bother going there unless you plan to visit Madame Tussauds. Or perhaps go there on weekdays so it's less crowded. They actually sell some stuffs up there but you can also find them anywhere else in Hong Kong.
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| The Peak Galleria |
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| The famous Bank of China |
Just around the corner you can find Victoria Park that is famous to be the tempat-nongkrong-for-TKI hahaha but when i was about to ask for directions i couldn't differentiate which one is indonesian, malaysian or phillipinos because they all look the same to me lol. Later that night, i just walk around Nathan Rd and did some makeup/skincare shopping. I was pretty upset that i couldn't find any street foods like meat balls and stuffs because i think that's truly essential when visiting a new place. Is that even the right terms. Find out more on my next post! XOXO
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