Macau/Hong Kong - Day 5

Day 5. We prepared to go Hong Kong in the late morning. Woke up about 9 am and had the buffet breakie. Left for the ferry terminal about 11+. We took the faster ferry and went to Hong Kong Island.

We reached the Central ferry terminal about 1 pm. Bought the 1 day MTR pass again and head for 湾仔 MTR for lunch at a 茶餐厅.

We found one at one of the exit. It was called 永发茶餐厅 and was a good choice.

It was a Tuesday and full of lunch crowd.

A typical 茶餐厅 ambience and after browsing the menu. I got the 菠萝油 and 蛋挞. It was very good.


The 菠萝油 has a piece of butter in between and bun was soft and crust just really crisped all over when you bite it. The蛋挞 were the best, not oily and crust was layered, with the middle part just perfect. It was traditional kind, not like those葡挞. SaMe and Tnoid ordered the curry beef rice and it was very good as well. The beef was really tender and sauce so tasty, somehow.





Had our full. We head towards the Forever Blooming Bauhinia, it was about 15 mins walk from 湾仔 MTR. It was a flower like statue along the harbour. Purpose to signify the 回归. Just an object to me, probably more meanings to the locals.



Then we head to Causeway Bay to buy our 恒香老婆饼. We didn’t know actually where to buy so SaMe had to ask the MTR staff which told us SOGO had a outlet. It was at the basement where all the food stuff was. We got some 铁观音 and龙井 tea leaves which comes in an attractive small tin. About $35 HKD a tin.

The 老婆饼 came in a box of 6 and was about $24 HKD. But somehow as usual, SaMe misread the labels and thought it was a box of 16. He even asked the sales if it was a box of 16. Kaoz … any common sense will tell the box cannot fit 16 and even it can fit 16, it will not cost only $24 HKD ! Tnoid who doesn’t know canto though the sales was being friendly when she sort of smiled or giggled but apparently not, was laughing at SaMe’s SaMe question.



Anyway, we got our stuff and there was still some time before dinner. We thought of heading to find the Central mid-level escalators. As it was near our dinner at Yung Kee restaurant, so we decided to give it a try. In the end, we did found it, but didn’t go all the way up. It was non-continuous and not sure where will it ends. And at certain times, it will go up and certain times it will go down.




Dinner time, early one before we head to TST symphony of lights. The recommended roast goose at Yung Kee. We got the goose, ribs and a twin mixed vege. The goose was good, crisp skin and meat lean and tender though certain parts were abit tough. Not sure if goose were suppose to be lean or they are so good in making roast goose. It was like there was minimal fats between the skin and the meat which I liked it. The baked pork ribs in orange sauce was abit too fruity but still quite nice. The twin vege with crab meat was mild but still savoury, drenched in thick sauce with real crab meat. Overall, a good meal, costs about $490 HKD.





Full again. We head to TST to wait for the lights show. Rested our legs at Pacific coffee along the harbour but luckily we overheard 2 aunties behind us saying the best spot to see the show was at the clock tower area which was quite far from where we were sitting down. So bo bian, need to make our way further up …

As we approached, really, crowds are gathering there already. We took up standing spot and waited. This show starts daily at 8 pm. After all the wait, it started. There are some narration in the beginning then will be just music and lights from the buildings that supposed to synchronize with music, etc.

I was trying to hold the cam to take the video of the show. Shag, a full 13 mins of it. It got abit boring after 5 to 6 mins. Probably something for first timer, I will rate it as passable for second timers.



Now we really need to get a drink and rest. We head back to the TST ferry terminal and found another pacific coffee so we drank and rested there. Then at about 9 pm, we made our way to the ferry terminal, and somehow counters were liked closed. Sian, we found this one was not 24 hours. Only the central ferry terminal was 24 hours.

Haiz, so have to MTR back to Central. The 1 day MTR pass really worth it now. We reached Macau at about 11+ then head back to hotel and rest.