A Queen's Story: August 2013

Hello!

It's sorta unusual for me(or any student) to be going to Hong Kong at a time like August where exams and everyone's pretty much in a rush to finish their requirements for the preliminaries.

Awkward Face: On.

On our way to get a cab

I love their system. They make it easy to understand and convenient for the people.

For example, you're planning to take a cab to go somewhere. You just need to refer to the board for the taxis on whether which color of cab you should take ( Blue, Red, Green). The color-coded cars make it sooo much easier for everyone living there or even just first time visitors. If you're not sure, there's always an info person waiting there willing to help you.

We took the red cabs which goes to Causeway Bay.

A line so you won't have to fight for one. See so orderly.:))

My attempt to take pictures of infrastructures LOL I really don't care about the building.

Not so bad for an iPhone camera plus taken on a moving taxi! :D

Ever so present Sasa. I wish they would open Sasa stores in the Philippines.

Eeeeep! Our(siblings) weakness, Haagen Dazs Green Tea Sandwich. No matter what the weather would be like:HOT OR COLD. We'd still buy everytime we go to any convenience store. (Proven when we went to Korea earlier this year when it was around -12C) Why can't we have these selections here?

When you're in East asian countries, expect to have a lot of green tea (Matcha) flavored whatever. But don't buy this pocky green tea mousse, it's not good.

MY FAVORITE! I especially love the butter flavor.. No such luck finding one here:(

And so after leaving our things with the concierge, we head out to ifc mall :D

Ifc Mall

View on the inside. The previous photo with the ifc sign outside actually looks like this on the inside. ^-^

I was actually semi-running already at this point. LOL IT WAS SOOOO HOTTTT and I didn't put enough sunblock on my body and by enough I mean a whole bottle of it :))
No exaggeration. It was like Philippine summer weather, I don't even walk outside when I'm in Manila so really it was too hot for me. I was laughed at by my sister for hiding and running from one shade to another. -_-

We had a late lunch. I don't mind as long as it's in Tim Ho Hwan. MUST TRY.
Directions: When you get to ifc mall's ground floor go one floor down via escalator and turn right to a small walkway then you'll see subway and elevators, right across you'll see this:

One might wonder why it's still full of people when I clearly said "Late lunch" (around 3pm already) \. Well after you've tried eating their BBQ pork buns, you won't wonder why anymore.

Seriously, anytime ANYTIME. There will always be a long line.

Baked Asado Buns. *I died*

Ordered 3 orders for 2 people. hehe 18HKD$ for each order. Cheap or not?!

Sorry. I'm not a born food photographer. For one, I can never let the food wait for me to take its picture. --> I was already itching to eat haha (Snap photo! EAT!)

Oh the usual.

Their version of soy sauce.

Sorry again. LOL

Hi Krizia:D Every seat regardless of strangers or not will be occupied so this woman(with camera) alone had to sit with us. Awkwwaaaarrrrd.

C!ty Super! (happy face)

Take away ready made soups

(Salivate)

Variety, Variety, Variety. It's unfair.

Oh yeah. Found the wide selection of pasta amusing and cool:)

coool

The bitten Apple

Apple Store

I DO NOT GET THIS!!!! WHY ARE THERE SO MUCH PEOPLE HANGING OUT HERE?!

HIHI Came back for this :D

Street shopping right outside out hotel, Parklane Hotel.

Time square. So busy. It felt like Christmas (weird scrunched up face here) with the volume of people there.

Lane Crawford display

*Sigh*

Cafe de coral

Day 2: Prada outlet $_$

It's located in

So Just go to Hysan Place (Hennessy Road) and ride the 592 Bus. It costs around 5HKD$ per person.

Hysan Place. Where you wait for you bus.

Hennessy Road

Bus Stop. 592 Bus.

Picture of the Day:)

Cute and clean bus

Marina Square

If you see this place, you have to go back a few blocks. lol our mistake

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FINALLY

A long line but relatively short time to wait.:D

Now to return to where we came from.
Turn right when you get out of Prada store and you'll see the street signage:

Take the 590 Bus to Central

590 Bus

From Central you'll know where to go.

Harbour City

Must try:)

Another blurred food photo. You know why;))

Radish pastry.

Timho hwan's bbq pork bun is still better.

Eh. Not good. Taro cubes

OOH! along Haiphong street you'll see a street on the right with the big advertisement of nabe one. Near Body shop store.

So cheap. Surprisingly cheap I mean. You should try it! I'm a fan of sukiyaki so ^_^

Day 3: Windsor mall, Causeway bay

Since it was our last day, we decided to tour the stores near our hotel. This one is just right across The Parklane Hotel.