A Different Way to travel Hong Kong | 5D4N | Day 04 & 05

This may not be your usual HK journey

Having the first 3 days jam-packed with activities, we decided to slow things a bit. Our trip has been smooth-sailing thus far with temperatures swinging between 18 - 24 Celsius in November. Weather was great with sunshine and no rain. What better way to start off Day 04 than with HK style breakfast at >>>>> AUSTRALIA DAIRY CO.

Located within walking distance of Jordan MTR Station, ADC is open 7.30am - 11.00pm daily, except Thursdays. This is a popular joint with many good reviews online. We specially came to see what the hype is about, here goes:




We reached ADC around 9.00am and the queue was damnnnnn long.
The worst part?
- aircon water DRIPPING on us
- scorching sun COOKING our backs 😡
Fortunately, efficiency is essence in HK, and we were assigned to a seat after 15 mins in the queue.

Sharing tables is a norm in HK "cha-chan-teng" (Cantonese for restaurant), so the 2 of us were awkwardly squeezing on one side of the table, with 2 strangers opposite facing us. As business is good, note that there is a minimum order per customer. The whole place was noisy and food ordering is fast paced. It helps to speak a bit of Cantonese so that the staff taking your order knows exactly what you want. Unless you are OK with being rudely brushed off, I advise you to confirm your order before getting the waiter over - ask too many questions = prepare to get scolded and receive a smug on the waiter's face.




I ordered a breakfast set meal and my comments are:

• Macaroni w/ Ham - Cooked decently well but to me, it is just normal fare with no surprises
• Omelette - VERY tasty! They are soft and eggy, with a hint of cheese/butter infused inside
• Toasted Bread w/ Margarine - Slight crisp on the toasted surface, fluffy and warm on the inside. Great to complement with the omelette!

Note:

• There is warm tea or water served in translucent cups ⇨DO NOT DRINK, THEY ARE FOR RINSING UTENSILS!!
• Simple Cantonese to help you order
• Hot milk tea = Yit Nai Cha (note that it comes without sugar, add your own from the table)
• Cold milk tea = Dong Nai Cha (comes with sugar)
• Omelette = Chao dan
• Sunny side up = Jim dan

We also ordered milk puddings for dessert (YES, COLD DESSERT on an early morning, hands UP if you agree that life is good 🙌 ). The yellow one is with egg, while the white is without. Smooth, slurps down your throat easily, and lingers a milk taste in your mouth 😳 (tasty!). After breakfast, we headed to Causeway Bay (via the MTR), and the place we're going IS ... HYSAN PLACE. 









This shopping mall is pretty upscale with prices similar to that of boutique shops in Singapore. Nonetheless, it offers brands and variety which are limited to HK. I went to the DFS shop at basement level to buy stuffs for a colleague, and the rest was merely window shopping. In the vicinity, there are also many other shopping malls like:

• Times Square HK
• Lee Garden One
• SOGO 

If you are looking for cheap stuffs, then these are the places which you may want to skip. For us, it was out of curiosity that we breezed through these malls, but definitely not a second visit next time. After walking for 3 hrs in the malls and streets surrounding, it is time to FEED our hungry stomachs again! We settled lunch at a Roast Goose place. Did not record the place's name as I felt the food was passable but not fantastic.





I ordered Soup Noodles w/ Roasted Goose; the meat was fragrant but with too much fat between the skin and meat, so it felt more like eating fats than meat. The soup noodles was nothing more than average. Let's head back to our "hotel" and move on to the last day!





Day 05, 8.00am: Without washing up, we woke up and walked to the back of our "hotel" in Tsim Sha Tsui to find breakfast for our bottomless pit stomachs. I had to take a photo of our SG$100/night lodging to remind myself that I could have gotten better at the same price. Looks old and creepy from outside isn't it?





After 5mins of walking, I spotted this place called SEE FAH. The entrance is at ground level, but the dining area is at level 2. I ordered a breakfast set meal consisting of toasted bread, omelette, pork chops and thick vermicelli with soup. It is a good place to go for decent food if you have run out of places and would like somewhere convenient. 





Since it was our last day, we went back to the ground floor of our lodging at MIRADOR MANSION to purchase the much coveted Jenny Bakery cookies. This is a definite MUST BUY as the cookies are freshly made without preservatives (shelf life only 3 weeks) . The popular flavors are butter and coffee and OH MY they are SO FRAGRANT to the extent of having THE SMELL present IN URINE after consumption. Big tin sells for HKD 130, while small tin is at HKD 70.







Our return flight HKG-SIN is at 4.00pm and we had to be at airport before 2.00pm. Thus, we decided to have one last meal at Tsui Wah to conclude the trip like how it started at Tsui Wah. Mao ordered Spare Ribs Dry Noodles, while I ordered the Pork Chop Bun w/ Mustard Sauce. Needless to say, my drink was HK Iced Milk Tea (hmm... think I ordered this more than 10 times already?! because I just can't withstand the HK aroma from the tea).

According to Mao, the spare ribs were tender and the sauce is good when paired with the springy noodles. Mine was more lackluster, as the buns were tough and dry, and the meat was lacking in flavor. Perhaps that is why mustard sauce is provided, but overall it was disappointing.

CONCLUSION:

Hong Kong is a great destination for people of all ages because it has a developed infrastructure that allows easy commuting. There will definitely be food matching everyone's palate with the mass variety of cuisine in restaurants and delectable ones at street stalls. For the more adventurous, you can consider hiking at the mountains like we did, or even do the bungee jump at Macau Tower. If you only have 3 to 5 days to spare, Hong Kong is definitely your ideal destination for a short vacation.

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