Traveling to Lose the Misery

Beaches
Actually, the world metropolis Hong Kong, is not the typical destination for beach lovers, but there are a few beaches there, where you can relax at times very hot days a little. In here remembers nothing of the busy and hectic city and it feels like a different world. Who palm-fringed beaches, but here as in other Asian countries (eg Thailand and Malaysia) is expected, which is bitterly disappointed. The most beautiful beaches (eg, Long Ke Wan Sai Kung Peninsula), however, lie in the New Territories or on the small islands and are reached only very time consuming. Therefore, in the tourist beaches in the south of Hong Kong Iceland much more popular, but you get out there very quickly and easily. However, for the water quality around Hong Kong is concerned, it must decide each containing for himself whether he wants to take a dip in the sea or not
In the south of Hong Kong Iceland is found in the Deep Water Bay, Repulse Bay and Stanley Bay and is 3 sections of the beach is relatively clean and well kept close to one another. You can get there easily and cheaply by bus 6, 6A, 6X and 260 (eg, the bus terminal at the Central MTR station) approach, all three bays for the rich. In all the local beaches, it is common for the swimmers protected by shark nets from unwanted visitors from the sea and the beaches in high season are usually monitored by several lifeguards. (more…)

Monkey colony
Getting there: Take bus 81 (eg from the Nathan Road) to stop “Shek Lei Pui Reservoir.
It is indeed hard to believe, but the world metropolis of Hong Kong actually has a serious ProblemRhesusmakake in wild ape populations on the outskirts of the city. While the birth rate of the population of Hong Kong is very low or even decreasing, increases the growth rate of the macaques at very threatening – it is estimated that several thousand animals. The rapid population growth – three times higher than normal – is enhanced especially by walkers, joggers and weekend visitors who can take it often fails to feed the animals in the park and forest areas in the New Territories. Also, the fact that people with families moving from the smaller villages of the area to the spread of the Apes. The animals in the wooded areas penetrate further into the city before and are partly already in parks and gardens to be found, where they look for food or begging and stealing like to have a picnic. Even on the ferries between Kowloon and Hong Kong Iceland are already some macaques “mitgefahren. (more…)

Fishing village of Lei Yue Mun
Metro station: follow Yau Tong (exit A2), the road straight over the hill.
Actually, “Lei Yue Mun” means (translated “Gate of carp”) sea strait between the mainland and Hong Kong Iceland referring to the eastern entrance to the port of Hong Kong dar. On the mainland side of this narrow channel, there is also the same fishing village of Lei Yue Mun, which is away from the bustle of the absolute tip of the seafood world metropolis and absolutely nothing to do with the tourist overflowing Aberdeen has. In the small fishing village, which probably has the most authentic fish market in the city, look at Lei Yue Mun are a lot of Chinese traditions alive and this is why hang about the area and mainly only the local fish-eaters. But who was once here as fish and seafood lovers to appreciate the originality certainly knows this.
When you come on foot over the hill, one sees from a distance the idyll of the small dock with the simple wooden boats (sampans), which are in contrast to the skyscrapers in the background. Lei Yue Mun is partly built on piles and consists of a narrow, covered alleyways, connecting the various Fischhanbieter and restaurants together. Immerse in the immediate vicinity of the city from a completely different world, because the fishing village has survived as one of the few permanent expansion of Hong Kong and still retains its traditional way. If you follow the alley out of the place, you get about 500 meters on some large boulders to the Tin Hau Temple. As in Wong Tai Sin Temple, the faithful can prophecies for the future suggest lassen.Riesige fish selection (more…)

Hong Kong Disneyland
Metro Station: Sunny Bay, drive to the Disneyland Resort Line.
To get straight to the point: This is actually not really a highlight, but rather a huge disappointment!
On 12 September 2005 on Lantau Island with parades, concerts, celebrities and a traditional lion dance ceremony opened Hong Kong Disneyland (350 HKD, daily 10-19 clock), which is so beside Tokyo Disneyland Park for the second in Asia ist.Cinderella lock The fifth night mitlwerweile from Disney theme park, with its 126 hectares while the smallest of the family, but it should still attract with its 21 main attractions, each year about 6 million visitors. By comparison, the Tokyo Disneyland park, with nearly 18 million visitors annually to the most visited theme park in the world.
In the Hong Kong Disneyland total € 2.5 billion – more than half as a government subsidy – invested. The amusement park will help the Disney Corporation, to grasp with its other products in Chinese market, while Hong Kong from this project a further boost for the tourism industry erhofft.Auf of Main Street USA Even though the construction of the theme park with a very sandy bay had to be filled up, the site Lantau Iceland for the people at Disneyland was particularly attractive, as are recorded within a radius of about 500 km more than 140 million people who are enjoying a growing prosperity and also want a Western approach. In order not to make the same mistake as in the construction of Euro Disney Resort in Paris, the Group has set this time to plan a little more flair to the day. (more…)

Ocean Park
Metro Station: Admiralty (Exit B), continue by bus 629th
In the south of Hong Kong, Iceland, near Aberdeen, is the older of the two major theme parks. The Ocean Park opened in 1977 (185 HKD, daily 10 – 18 clock on the weekend to 0 clock) one of the largest marine park contains the world alone and the beautiful location on the hills on the coast already makes him unique in the world. The 87-acre site with its 40 attractions, is divided into two completely different parts, the Lowland and the Headland is a 1.5 km long cableway connected, part of the headland from which one 10-minute ride during a great can enjoy views of the coast of the Deep Water Bay. The Ocean Park attracts tourists due to a huge artificial reef, a dolphin show two panda bears, penguins, seals, many roller coasters, bird houses and other attractions. For a visit you should plan a whole day and it would prefer a weekday, as the park is quite crowded on weekends.
The visit to the Ocean Park starting at best in the Lowland, which is particularly interesting for small children. In addition to the typical children’s carousel can be found but also a go-cart track, the Goldfish Pagoda, and the Whiskers’ Wild Ride. If you follow the Aumale Path we arrive unerringly to the maximum audience favorites of the Ocean Park for the panda habitat can be the Treibn of life, two giant pandas An An and Jia Jia zuschauen.Pandabär The two animals in 1999, a gift from the Chinese government and if If the two in front of you does, you know what animal has just served as a template for the teddy bear After the Panda Habitat will find a small dinosaur world, which is especially for the children immensely popular. The large butterfly house but you should definitely not skip (you can in this tropical house move freely between the flying butterflies). The Amazon replica offers a suspension bridge and a few birds, unfortunately, just a lot of plastic animals. Rounding out the offer in the Lowland, however, do two animal shows (sea lion and bird shows) and the many small restaurants. (more…)

Western District
Metro Station: Sheung Wan (Exit B).
Probably the most part the Chinese metropolis is found in the Western District on Hong Kong Iceland. Here have always been the original Chinese workers, artisans and traders established. The former organization in guilds is today still easy to recognize, for in the individual transactions on the streets offering all the same. Therefore, there is a lot in the small streets to explore.
The Western District is best dried Chinese specialties embarking on a leisurely walk from the subway station in Sheung Wan. Follow the main road right up to the old brick buildings of the Western Market. The building dating from 1906 now houses numerous souvenir shops and fabric. About the Morrison Street leads on to the Wing Lok Street, where one gets for the first time an impression of Chinese specialties. In the many shops offer the dealer, especially for ginseng, abalone, shark’s fin and swallow consumption. At the end of Wing Lok Street, turn left on Des Voeux Road West and finds himself surrounded by a mass of dried foods. Drying is the simplest and most practical for many foods also kind of conservation. In this road many housewives buy the daily food ein.Flohmarkt in Cat Street Among many marine animals (eg, seahorses, rays, squid, etc.) are offered mushrooms and fruit. From the main road, turn left into Ko Shing Street, where many providers of traditional Chinese herbal medicine have their business. If you follow the road you meet again at the end head for the Des Voeux Road West from where you turn right into the beach Bonham West. (more…)

Jade Market
Metro Station: Yua Ma Tei (output C).
Since thousands of years jade revered in China as the most valuable material and is therefore a very popular Schmuckstein.Schmuckstein from Jade is a symbol of prosperity and after the Chinese legend it is believed that Jade has magical powers and with each of the gem, before physical damage protection. To stay healthy and protect themselves from evil spirits, even today, many Chinese people wear their life jewelry made of jade (men mostly as a finger ring, necklace women).
The largest range is found on the Jade Market (daily 10-17 clock) in the Kansu Street Jade Market where offers on the offer about 450 registered traders elaborate amulets, rings, bracelets, animal figurines and much more. In the market hall meets by the curious tourists, many connoisseurs and collectors. Everywhere on the market you can watch the people at the bargaining, because no matter what you want to buy here, (more…)