Soooo guys, today’s Thursday & I thought of having another Throwback Thursday Treat! My friends & I are flying to Hong Kong tomorrow for a short weekend break. Yes, we’ll be there just for the weekend. Before flying out, it should be nice to look back how my previous Hong Kong trip went.
Last October 2013, my friends & I went to Hong Kong & Macau for 5 days. To be honest with you, it’s one of the trips which I did not plan. I was still a noob to international travel. As a Hong Kong first timer, I asked my friends to do our trip itinerary. I also asked them to look for the best possible accommodation.
I forgot the name of the place we stayed, I forgot some of the restaurants we had our breakfast, lunch & dinner. I forgot how to go to this place & how much this ticket exactly cost. All I have with me are the good (and bad? haha) memories I had with my friends.
2013 Hong Kong – Macau crew 😊
There were times where we got lost as a group in Mongkok, lost each other in Central Station, lost a group in Ocean Park (eventually found out they went home early), ate raw & bad food in a random restaurant, enjoyed the thrilling rides of Ocean Park, went back to our childhood during our Disneyland visit, hopped on different buses between Macau hotels & walked literally from 5:00 am to 10:00 pm. These stories will never get old.
PS. I have to say this. Hong Kong is not a cheap destination to visit. Everything is expensive – from food, to water & transportation. Also, majority of the locals we had a chat with were not helpful / welcoming at all. Glad we met co-Filipinos who helped us with some of our questions.
Somewhere in Hong Kong – I think I took this on the bus to the city
I won’t be talking too much in this blog; I’ll just show you photos of the places we visited both in Hong Kong & Macau.
Places Visited In Hong Kong
The Peak Tram & Sky Terrace 428
Central Hong Kong
Hong Kong Disneyland
Ocean Park Hong Kong
My favorite ride in Ocean Park (together with Hair Raiser!!)
Mongkok
Places Visited In Macau
Senado Square
Pork & beef jerky shops right before reaching the Ruins of St Paul’s
Ruins of St Paul’s
‘Forgot-the-name’ Portuguese Egg Tart Shop
Grand Lisboa Hotel
Wynn Macau
Galaxy Macau
The Venetian Macao
We went hotel-hopping in Macau. These hotels provide free shuttle bus rides from one hotel to the other up to the ferry terminal. Very convenient going around Macau. Too bad we only had a few hours in Macau – I’d love to go back to explore more.
These photos pretty much sum up our 2013 Hong Kong Macau trip. Add up some clothes & pasalubong shopping on the side. I apologize for now remembering a lot of details about this trip – I was still a newbie (I think this was my 3rd) to international travels. Don’t worry, I’ll make it up to everyone in my upcoming weekend trip.
I look forward to flying back to Hong Kong this weekend. I want to see how much the city has changed from how it was 5 years ago. I’ll be going with another set of friends; that means new memories (hopefully all good memories lol)!
Is there a place, a shop or a restaurant I should check out in Hong Kong this weekend? Feel free to mention them in the comments below. You can also send an email to contact@thewkndtravel.com. Drop me a message on Facebook, drop a comment on Instagram or send me a tweet on Twitter.
Thank you for reading. Watch out for the next Throwback Thursday Treat! 😜