Macauuuu

Hola!

Wow, only 8 days has passed but it feels like weeks since we have done and seen soooo many things!

On Wednesday we went to a Cat Cafe called "Ah Meow" in Causeway Bay for lunch. The cafe is filled with cats picked up from the streets and given a good home in the restaurant. Some are so fat haha. It was a very cute restaurant and a good chilling place for youngsters.

After the cafe we walked a lot around town and went to chill with Ken in the evening (Korean BBQ, yumyum!).
On day 5 we went to Sham Shui Po to the Games Mall where we bought some cheap Vita games. Consoles are soooo cheap there, very tempting to buy a new PS3. After that we went to the gigantic mall in Shatin and spend the rest of the day there.

Day 6 and 7: Macau!
On Friday we packed our bags and went to the China Ferry Terminal in Tsim Sha Tsui to get on the boat to Macau! The boat ride was so awful, the sea was very rough that day. A lot of people had to puke, I felt so sick too... :S
When we finally arrived in Macau, the first thing I noticed was that it is so much quieter than Hong Kong! And it is funny that everything is in Chinese and Portuguese. We took the shuttle bus to our hotel (Sheraton Hotel), Cotai Strip (the place with all the gigantic hotels and casino's) looks cool.
There are super luxurious shops inside the hotels and large casino's. Especially the Venetian Hotel was very awesome to see.

In the evening we went to see the "House of the Dancing Water". The show was so amazing... the stage was a gigantic pool in the middle of the theater, a very deep one too. But the entertainers didn't only perform on water, the whole theater was used, even way up high in the ceiling. There were even motorbike stunts. Since we were seated up front we got really wet. The entertainers splashed us with water while jumping down from up the ceiling and they also splashed us with water just for fun haha. I was soaked! Luckily they gave each of us a towel, or otherwise I couldn't have taken any pictures. This show is a must-see for everyone who wants to visit Macau.
After the show we had dinner in Hard Rock Cafe Macau.

On my birthday we went sightseeing in the old part of Macau. We had some traditional Macau street food and I bought some famous Macau Almond Cookies for my parents. In the afternoon we went back to Hong Kong where we had a nice birthday dinner in a fancy Italian restaurant in Wan Chai.

Today we walked around town again (Mong Kok and Kowloon Tong) and in the evening we waited 2 hours in line for the best Tonkatsu Ramen restaurant in town: Ichiran. And I tell you, I have never tasted such an amazing Tonkatsu ramen. The restaurant is also very neat. You are seated in a single table with a small window in front of you. You are given an order sheet where you can chose how you want your Tonkatsu ramen to taste like (strong or soft noodles, strong or mild taste of soup, spicy or not, extra toppings or not etc.). After you have filled in your choice, the window slides open and a waiter will take the order form and then close the window again. After a few minutes of waiting the window slides open again and the waiter passes you the food through the window and close it again. The ramen is sooooo goooood!! You can also request a refill of noodles which I did haha. Definitely worth the 2 hours wait. Will try Ichiran in Japan too!

We have walked (and waited in line) for 10 hours again today so I am very tired, I will finish this post now.

Tomorrow will be some family time! :) 

Hong Kong, chou san!

Hellooooo! :)

The time sure flies when you are on vacation, 4 days has already passed!
I have made tons of pictures, but forgot to bring a SD Card reader, so I will upload the pictures later on. Small recap of my days so far!

Day 1:
After a rather bumpy flight we arrived in Hong Kong at 6:55AM. Since I am a permanent Hong Kong Resident, I could walk right through the customs hehe. :P The first day was a tough day, as we arrived very early but we couldn't get into our Apartment until 1PM, so we had to drag our suitcases all over town in search of a locker where we can store them. It was hot and hectic, so you can imagine that it wasn't fun at all. After we finally found a locker we went to grab a bite at a food court in some mall in Tsim Sha Tsui, where I had some delicious Ajisen Ramen. After that we chilled a bit at an arcade (which wasn't so good, they only got the newest Initial D) and went to our Apartment. It is a very decent Apartment in the center of Tsim Sha Tsui, would definitely recommend to people.

Day 2 and 3:
We mainly walked around town (Causeway Bay, Wan Chai, Mong Kok, Tsim Sha Tsui, Yau Ma Tei) and went to eat at two "Cha Chaan Teng" (Hong Kong Style lunchroom), Mido Cafe and Capital Cafe. Mido Cafe was loooooove, their warm Milk Tea's and coconut buns are sooooo delicious. Capital Cafe was alright too.

I went crazy at the Toy Mall in Mong Kok, soooo many One Piece merchandise! I had to hold myself in because I want to buy everything in Tokyo haha. Also authentic Converse shoes for €20,- in Mong Kok, I will definitely buy a few pairs.
On day 3, I went to a hairdresser in Causeway Bay (Mikami Hairsalon) to get rid of my ugly blond hair. It wasn't as cheap as I thought, but they did a nice job. In the evening, we went to a Japanese restaurant with Ken and it was sooooo delicious. They had frozen Kirin beer and it was amazing! After that we went to a cocktail bar at the 28th floor of a building with an amazing view over Hong Kong.

Day 4:
DISNEYLAND HONG KONG!!!!
It is sooooo small, the Sleeping Beauty Castle is so tiny haha. But still it was awesome, I loved the Mystic Manor and the Grizzly Gulch Minecarts (HK version of the Big Thunder Mountain). The Lion King show was awwwweeesome too! But what  I really couldn't stand were the Mainland Chinese visitors. They really have no decency, cutting in line and pushing and shoveling people away. They take their scared children into rollercoaster rides which leads the child to vomit and cry. Ugh.
But that aside, I had an amazing day! But it was super hot and humid, I almost had an heat stroke while waiting in line during Mystic Manor.

As we have walked A LOT the past days with not much sleep, we are starting slower today. We'll go to a Neko (cat) Cafe (with big fat cats) this afternoon in Causeway Bay and tonight we'll be chilling with Ken again!

Yoooooooosh!

Goooooooood morning!

It is currently 6:24AM and I only slept for 3 hours, but we are finally going to Hong Kong today! :D
Hopefully there are no flight changes, on the Cathay Pacific website it says that some flights could still be affected due to the aftermath of Typhoon/ Tropical Storm Utor.

The awesome news is that we will also be going to Tokyo, even though it is only for 5(,5) days! We have already laid out our plan so we can see and do the most of our time there. Daishi Dance will be performing at club Womb when we are in Tokyo, so we will definitely check that out! We will also go to the "newly" built Tokyo Skytree, the second tallest structure in the world. Super excited!

But first, chilling in Hong Kong and Macau!

The next post will be made when I have arrived, so speak to you soon! :D

10 more days until: Hong Kong! :D

Hello everyone!

It has been 2 years since I have last updated this travel blog...
In 10 days I will be going to Hong Kong for 22 days!

The last time I went back to my place of birth was 8(!!) years ago, so I am very excited to see how much it has changed. Hong Kong is the mecca of shopping and delicious food, so expect a lot of food pics! :D

This will be the first time I will visit Disneyland Hong Kong, I am very curious how the smallest Disneyland of the world will be...

Well, that is it for now, I will speak to you guys again in 10 days, when I am off to the place where "East meets West"! ^_^