I am researching a furnish see to Hong Kong. The advert agency fragrant harbour. Its nicknamed Hong Kongcrete. The skyscrapers are built to brand piece of work of province inwards this overcrowded area, too to essay to forestall to a greater extent than landslides, which inwards the past times direct maintain killed people, notably inwards 1972, according to an article on landslides too landslide prevention inwards Wikipedia.
Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 authorities site has a succinct summary alongside pictures too headlines inwards English linguistic communication too Chinese.
http://www.edb.gov.hk/attachment/tc/curriculum-development/kla/pshe/references-and-resources/geography/history%20of%20landslides.pdf
The websites y'all tin detect offering you:
Top 10 attractions.
Top Twenty Attractions.
Discovery tour (for start fourth dimension visits).
Hop on hop off bus, alongside commentary, pick of 1 or ii days summation an optional add together on eve tour too iii routes.
On previous visits I direct maintain
1 Done the escalators upwards the hillside,
2 rushed all over Hong Kong spending to a greater extent than on carry too taxis than I was saving on souvenirs, silk too clothes - no longer inwards the marketplace for oriental clothes unless I spot a bargain
3 Theme parks - our Singapore based friends, a Chinese-Western twosome alongside a 5 twelvemonth quondam rated Disney inwards Hong Kong every bit less exciting than the ii Disney topic parks inwards the USA.
four The Police museum - one-half way upwards a hillside - the taxi was much to a greater extent than than the museum entrance - was a house I visited in conclusion time.
5 The Peninsula hotel. Having seen it previously when it seemed a flake faded, alongside zip to reckon or produce except direct maintain tea inwards the huge Blue Planet flooring fundamental lounge - would similar to know if it strikes every bit exciting now. Probably improve to remain inwards it than facial expression inwards it. No indicate inwards visiting a hotel unless it has artworks, waterfalls, statues, or stunning architecture or a museum.
half-dozen I direct maintain seen the hilltop view, Victoria Peak. Observation Deck. (Everything is designed to accept coin off you.) Views depend on weather, fifty-fifty to a greater extent than hence if y'all are a nifty photographer.
seven Big Buddha. Tian Po. Not to last confused alongside the Po Lin (Precious Lotus) monastery.
For my furnish visit:
1 Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 grand hotel: my solid unit of measurement when working inwards Hong Kong used to similar the mandarin Oriental hotel, for breakfast, Caesar salad inwards the upstairs bar, simply this was a long fourth dimension ago.
2 Dim Sum - snacks. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 huge choice. We'll last staying alongside friends hence we'll teach alongside our host's suggestions.
3 Peking/Beijing Duck. Either Western way alongside core on it, my preference, or local way alongside solely crispy peel served every bit a dissever side dish.
Sorry, simply all the same delicious the peel may be, I experience cheated if I'm deprived of meat. To me duck peel without core is similar beingness served crisps instead of potatoes. I desire duck meat, soy-plum sauce, pancakes too Western cucumber which is much juicier than the local cucumber.
Looks similar the solely affair on my listing is the Science Museum. Everybody else volition last trekking from Causeway Bay or Central too expecting me to reckon them at Stanley past times taxi.
The challenge is that taxi drivers don't verbalise English linguistic communication too I don't verbalise Cantonese. The solution is to teach to a hotel, direct maintain dejeuner or java and/or piece of work their souvenir shop, hence inquire them to telephone telephone me a taxi too write my address inwards both English linguistic communication too Cantonese on the hotel work concern bill of fare alongside the hotel's telephone release hence that if the taxi driver gets lost I tin telephone the hotel reception too inquire them to reiterate the directions to the driver or explicate to me the work (such every bit 1 way street too he wants to driblet me at the nearby corner).
Now would last a practiced fourth dimension to start finding a Cantonese translation I tin claw upwards to on a mobile phone. I went into Google interpret too typed inwards Google interpret into Chinese too of degree upwards comes pinyin (English or Western alphabet phonetic spelling) Mandarin.
I re-try using the discussion Cantonese too teach assorted sites including
bing
babylon - translation.babylon-software.com/english/Cantonese
lexilogos.com/english/cantonese_dictionary
English linguistic communication Cantonese Translation Free
Here's my in conclusion checklist:
1 Big Buddha
2 Science Museum
3 Disney
four Peninsula / mandarin Oriental Hotel
5 Dim Sum restaurant
half-dozen Peking Duck restaurant
seven View from the Peak + Trick Eye Museum. (150 HK adult simply !00 HK$ historic stream over 65. 10% discount for online booking.) Shop 1, Level 3, Peak Galleria, 118 Peak Road, Hong Kong.Open 10 am to 10 pm. Website at cease of this post.
eight Hop on hop off bus
nine Hong Kong Museum of History
10 Flagstaff House Museum of tea ware
If y'all are on your ain the hop on hop of rider vehicle organises y'all hence y'all don't sit down around jet lagged besides tired or scared to confused. Solves both the organising too translation problems, picks a house to visit, too possibly introduces y'all to other tourists if y'all brand an travail to go inwards early on too chat to others on the bus.
Now I shall facial expression at TripAdvisor. First the hop on hop off bus:
https://www.tripadvisor.com.sg/AttractionProductDetail?product=5817HK&d=2228870&aidSuffix=tvrm&partner=Viator
Costs
I reckon that the hop on hop off rider vehicle basic toll is nigh 81 Hong Kong dollars. According to the online reckoner at that topographic point are nigh 10 Hong Kong dollars to the British pound, which online is to a greater extent than unremarkably called pound sterling. So the rider vehicle tour is nigh £8.
Hong Kong includes the primary island, Kowloon on the mainland to the north, the New Territories beyond that, Lantau - the large isle where air;ones land, summation some smaller islands pop for H2O sports. The airdrome has a shuttle rider vehicle costing nigh £10 (about 100 Hong Kong dollars single).
Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 visitor from U.K. says: "Hong Kong is non cheap. You tin pass a m pounds earlier y'all plough around. That's why nosotros remain alongside friends."
https://www.google.com.sg/?client=safari#q=hong+kong+dollar+to+pound+sterling&gfe_rd=cr
trickeye.com/hongkong
http://wikitravel.org/en/Hong_Kong
Angela Lansbury, move author too photographer. Sumber http://travelwithangelalansbury.blogspot.com/