Honeymoon Adventure in Hong Kong
by Esther K. Choy
Shopping is another great sport you can enjoy in Hong Kong. A city for all budgets, Hong Kong boasts a countless number of name brand stores with no sales tax. Most shops are clustered in major shopping areas: Central, Causeway Bay, Tsim Sha Tsui, Mong Kok, and Tsing Yi. International designer stores, sleek and compact Japanese department stores, and local shopping malls are spread throughout every single city district. A popular favorite is the Stanley Street in Repulse Bay, where you will find Chinese arts and crafts ֖ a one-stop location for all your souvenir needs.
If you come to Hong Kong from late-July until the end of August, you will be able to shop to your heart’s content in the annual Hong Kong Shopping Festival. Stores, crafts, restaurants and services are available until the wee hours of the morning. You’ll be able to stock up on name brand items without breaking the bank.
Once you work up an appetite from all this non-stop fun, treat yourself to the many mouth-watering dishes of China. Chinese cuisine has evolved over thousands of years with the country and its people. Each province has its own distinct taste and culinary traditions. Hong Kong happens to the hub of this gastronomic diversity.
Be sure to try a local favorite brunch item: Dim Sum. This includes little snack portions of small delights like shrimp dumplings, beef balls, and egg tarts served in little bamboo baskets in steaming mobile carts pushed around by the restaurant staff. You don’t even have to get up for seconds.
When you’re ready to slow things down a bit, you can lounge around on the beach of Deep Water Bay. Later in the day you check out the historic Governor’s Mansion, which was originally built for British governors and now stands in the heart of the financial district. Haven’t seen a giant panda lately? Well, pop on over to Ocean Park to visit the two giant pandas, An An and Jia Jia.
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