A GUIDE TO HONG KONG
Hong Kong is like my second home. I spent a lot of time there are a child, and going back multiple times a year, I became very familiar with it. Come the last years of high school, those trips came to a halt so I could focus all my energy on school. A few years flew by, and I'm kicking myself for ever complaining about getting to visit such an awesome place several times a year.
What I love about Hong Kong is that it's small, but packs quite a punch. Since it used to be a British colony, there are still colonial influences to be found, which I think is quaint. The city changes so frequently that you’ll never get bored. Below are just some places I’ve visited and enjoyed, but this list definitely does not do Hong Kong justice. There’s always plenty more to explore!
Restaurants:
Akrame
Azure Restaurant
Brunch Club
Caprice
Chi Lin Nunnery
China Tang
Ciak
Crystal Lotus
Dim Sum Icon
Fook Lam Moon
Golden Bull
Ham and Sherry
Kung Tak Lam
Lei Garden
Lily & Bloom
Lotus Vegetarian Restaurants
Lung King Heen
Man Wah
Ming Court
Minh & Kok
Ozone
Peking Restaurant
Pokka Café
Queen's Café
Sea Front
Summer Palace
Tai Ping Koon
T'ang Court
The Ocean
Tiffany Restaurant
Tin Lung Heen
Tosca
Van Gough Senses
Yan Toh Heen
Yum Cha
22 Ships
Cafés, bakeries, afternoon tea, and all things sweet:
Arome Bakery
Café 103
Chung Kee Dessert
Cookies Quartet
Cova Ristorante & Café
Emack & Bolio's
Hang Heung
Hui Lau Shan
Kam Wah
Kee Wah Bakery
Koi Kei
L'attitude TST
L’Espalier
Le Salon De Thé de Joël Robuchon
Ming Wah Bakery
Oddies Foodies
Queen’s Cafe
Saint Honore Cake Shop
Tai Cheong Bakery
The Mandarin Cake Shop
The Palm Court at The Langham
The Lobby at The Peninsula
Via Tokyo
Activities:
Central (Soho, Lan Kwai Fong, Central Mid-Levels escalator)
Disneyland
Flower Market
Goldfish Market
Lamma Island
Lantau Island
Ngong Ping (Ngong Ping 360)
Ocean Park
Repulse Bay
Saigon
Stanley
Temple Street Night Market
Ten Thousand Buddhas Monastery
Tian Tan Buddha
Tsim Sha Tsui (Clock Tower, Cultural Center, Avenue of Stars, 1881)
Victoria Peak
Wong Tai Sin Temple
I hope this gives you some vague idea of how much Hong Kong has to offer. These are only a few of the places that are coming to mind.
Like any other place, if your trip overlaps with a major cultural holiday, you're in for a treat. I particularly loved the Dragon Boat Festival (in June) when I was a little girl. The Mid-Autumn Festival in September is quite remarkable, too. But regardless of when you go to Hong Kong, you're bound to have a good time!
I highly recommend checking out Discover Hong Kong's page here if you're planning a trip to Asia's World City.