6 Days in Hong Kong 🇭🇰 Travel Vlog

Hi friends, welcome back to my channel! If you're new here, my name is Angela and welcome to beautiful Hong Kong here. I just got in last night. If you watched my previous vlog, you know that I was just in Taipei for about 5 days. If you haven't seen that one yet, you can check it out right over here. I just flew in yesterday from Taipei to Hong Kong to come meet up with my parents and my grandma. I'm going to be staying here for another 5 days, which I'm so excited for because I haven't been back to Hong Kong in about 10 years. I'm sure a lot has changed in those last 10 years, so I'm excited to do some exploring with my family and hopefully eat some really delicious food. I'm currently staying at the Royal Plaza Hotel here in Mong Kok. It is a very, very nice hotel. We got upgraded to this suite, so we have this insane corner view, which is amazing. We're actually about to check out of this hotel very soon. We're going to be heading over to another hotel for the next few days because my mom and grandma are going to be heading over to Guangzhou for a little bit. We are going to be heading out for our day very soon, so come along with me for the next 5 days as I explore Hong Kong. Can't wait! Our first stop of the day was, of course, grabbing some dim sum. We checked out Super Star Seafood Restaurant, which was in the mall connected to our hotel, and ordered all of our favourites like ha gow, siu mai, and bo lao tai siu bao. And then after dim sum, we actually checked out of the Royal Plaza Hotel and took a taxi to Hotel Ease in Mong Kok, which my dad and I would be staying at since my mom and grandma were headed to Guangzhou. Then as a family, my dad took us to check out West Kowloon, where the Hong Kong Palace Museum is, and the beautiful art park along the stunning waterfront, which had a perfect view of the Hong Kong skyline. After enjoying the incredible views from the waterfront, we head over to West Kowloon Station, where my mom and grandma were catching their high speed rail, and we grabbed a quick lunch from Yut Lok, which is a Michelin star Chinese BBQ spot specializing in roast goose, which was delicious, but they were running out of a lot of their items, so I feel like we didn't get the best experience. But then afterwards, my dad took me over to K-11 Musea, which is this gorgeous luxury mall in Tsim Sha Tsui, which is just next to the beautiful Avenue of Stars, which is the avenue located along the Victoria Harbour waterfront, and honours many Hong Kong celebrities from the film and music industry, such as Michelle Yeoh, Jackie Chan, and many more. Then I head over to the Solo building in TST to get my nails done, before I met my dad back in our tiny little hotel room, which is pretty typical in Hong Kong due to the insanely expensive cost of real estate. After a quick rest, we head back out to explore our neighbourhood of Mong Kok in the evening, first stopping by one of my favourite Hong Kong fast food chains, Cafe du Coral, or Tai Ka Lok, which always has a massive menu of budget-friendly options. Speaking of budget-friendly, if you're on the look for some cheap souvenirs or fake purses, look no further than Ladies Market, which is a huge street market in Mong Kok, perfect for those who love to bargain. Nearby, you'll also find Temple Street Night Market, lined with beautiful lanterns, and while it doesn't compare to the ones I was at in Taiwan just before this, it's definitely still worth a visit. Good morning! It is day two of my time here in Hong Kong. Today, we are going to be heading out for our day very soon. We are going to grab some breakfast, and then we're going to try to go up to the peak, which is the top of the mountain on the Hong Kong island side, which has like a stunning view of the surrounding areas. It's like the postcard picture of Hong Kong, so I'm really excited to go up there again and check out some other sights, so I will take you along with us for day number two here in Hong Kong. But first, before we get into the sightseeing, it's time for breakfast. As someone who usually skips breakfast, that is almost never the case for me in Hong Kong, where it's probably my favourite meal of the day. This day, we checked out Red Tea and ordered the classic warm pineapple bun with a big slab of ice-cold butter, an iced lemon tea for me, and a yin yang, which is a combination of Hong Kong milk tea and coffee for my dad, and we both got the macaroni soup, which is a classic Hong Kong breakfast dish we both love. Then from Mong Kok, we took the subway to the Hong Kong island side to catch the famous tram up to Victoria Peak. Like all other forms of transportation in Hong Kong, we simply used our loaded octopus cards to take the tram and enjoyed the incredible views from the funicular railway. After enjoying the beautiful views from the peak, we took the tram back down and explored the neighbourhood of Central, which is known for their nightlife, the shopping, and the Central mid-level escalators, which is the longest outdoor covered escalator system in the world. We first took the escalators to Tai Koon, which was once the central police station of Hong Kong that has now been developed into a cultural and shopping destination. Then we continued up the escalators to Bake House to try their super famous sourdough egg tarts, which are a modern take on the famous Hong Kong dessert, but to me it tastes more like a flan in a flaky tart pastry, which is good, but I think I prefer the traditional egg tart a little bit more. Next door was another famous bakery called Vision, which had a lot of incredible, beautiful pastries. I ended up choosing to try their milk tea danish, which had such a strong Hong Kong milk tea flavour on this crispy, flaky pastry and with this crunchy peanut brittle, I think, on top, which was so delicious. It is day three of my time here in Hong Kong. Right now we are getting ready for our day here. It is a rainy day, unfortunately, according to the weather reports, so we're probably going to try to stay indoors for the majority of it. We are off to grab some breakfast first at hopefully the Australia Dairy Company, which I'm really excited to try because I have been hoping to go there for a long time now. So hopefully we can get a table and then afterwards we're probably just going to wander around a little bit, maybe go up to Satin, which is an area that I'm very, very familiar with because my grandparents used to live there. So I spent a lot of time in that mall, which I'm excited to go back to and revisit. I was posting about the fact that I was in Hong Kong and some of my childhood friends from way back when who have moved to Hong Kong now reached out saying that they're grabbing dinner tonight, so I might join them for that. And I also have like another friend who has a layover in Hong Kong today too, so I might end up seeing her too. So I will take you with me for my day and see what I get up to on day three here in Hong Kong. There is almost always a long line at Australia Dairy Company, but it moves surprisingly fast and you quickly find out why. This iconic Hong Kong cafe or 茶餐厅 is famous for its extreme operational efficiency and its abrupt and sometimes rude service. You should also be prepared to share a table with strangers in Hong Kong as it is totally normal here, though it might feel slightly uncomfortable if you're not used to it. We ordered the macaroni soup with ham, the scrambled eggs with toast, iced lemon tea, and their steamed milk pudding, which were all delicious. So I understood the hype around this spot. After breakfast, we took the subway to Sha Tin, a neighborhood where I spent a huge part of my childhood because my grandparents used to live there. Since it's been 10 years since I was last here, my dad and I walked around Sha Tin reminiscing about old memories and searching for places we used to frequent, many of which were no longer there. One new spot that opened up was Tim Ho Wan, a Michelin-recommended dim sum chain in Hong Kong that I've actually tried in both New York and Taipei, but never Hong Kong. So we decided to grab some lunch there. The flavors are good, but I feel like it's pretty overpriced for what it is. After lunch, we head over to Choi Hung Estate, which is home to the famous pastel-colored buildings that are now a very popular photo location. So I took a few photos and we saw people filming a TV show there, which was pretty cool. And then we took the subway back over to Sam Soi Po, which is the neighborhood that my dad grew up in. So he took me to see some of the nostalgic places from his childhood, which was really nice to revisit with him. After the nostalgia tour, we head back to Mong Kok and checked out Langham Place, which is a huge 15-story mall to do a bit of shopping before I went over to Master Beef Taiwanese Hot Pot to meet up with my childhood friends for dinner. This massive hot pot restaurant had a huge line and even though we had a reservation, we still had to wait a bit for our table. And it kind of made sense because there was so much variety of food and drinks to choose from and everything was so delicious. After dinner and catching up with my friends, we even grabbed some dessert at Joyful Dessert Lab with my other friend who was there on a quick layover in Hong Kong, which was a very random but fun coincidence. Hello, good morning and welcome to day number four here in Hong Kong. Yesterday was a lot of fun. I went back to Sa Tien, which is where my grandparents used to live, so I have a lot of fond memories of Hong Kong from there. Did some shopping, walked around Sam Soi Po again and met up with my friends for dinner, which was really, really nice. We got Master Beef Taiwanese Hot Pot, which was delicious. Got some dessert as well and met up with one of my other friends who was in town for like a 10 hour layover. So really nice seeing everybody again and a bunch of people from my childhood that I hadn't seen in many, many years. So that was super nice. And today we are going to go across the water to the other side where Central Wan Tsai and Causeway Bay are. So that is the plan. See what is over there, do a little bit of shopping and eating and all the good things, and then we'll see what else we get up to. I don't want to take too long with us. After doing a bit of sightseeing around the city, my dad and I took the iconic double decker tram to Times Square because I had seen on Instagram that this specific Uniqlo store had a very cool service where you can choose any item and get it customized with a small Hong Kong specific design, which I thought was a really cute souvenir. So I ended up ordering a few different items to get customized and then my dad picked it up for me the day after. Afterwards, we head over to Cam's Roast Goose where we had actually joined the waitlist an hour earlier because we wanted to try the famous Michelin Star Roast Goose from this establishment. Luckily for us, we returned at the perfect time so we were able to snag a coveted table and ordered two different dishes to try. The first was of course their famous Roast Goose with Lai Fun, which is a form of rice noodle, and we also ordered the Siu Yeok, or crispy roast pork with egg noodles. Honestly, even though this place is known for their Roast Goose, I found the piece that they gave us a bit too fatty and not crispy at all, but surprisingly I really loved the roast pork. After our meal, we hopped back onto another tram over to Causeway Bay, which is the bustling retail heart of Hong Kong with many big malls and department stores to explore. Afterwards, we head over to check out Lan Kwai Fong, which is the main nightlife district in Central with a ton of bars and clubs, but because I was there with my dad, instead of partying, we had to check out a famous wonton noodle restaurant nearby and we enjoyed a delicious soupy dinner before we called it a night. The next morning, we went to check out yet another famous cha chaan teng in Hong Kong. This one was called Kam Wah. As usual, we shared a table with some random strangers and ordered a bunch of food to share. We got the egg tart, pineapple bun, french toast and macaroni soup, which were all pretty tasty and I would recommend checking this spot out. After breakfast, we checked out Festival Walk in Kowloon Tong and then we head over to try a restaurant famous for their bo dai fan or clay pot rice. They had an enormous menu of every type possible, but my dad and I ordered a very classic one with Chinese sausage and spare ribs, which was super delicious and even had this crunchy layer at the bottom. And then it was time for me to catch the high speed rail to my next destination, which was Guangzhou. Hello, hello. It is a few weeks later than when you last saw me, which was near the beginning of my trip in Asia, but today it is actually my last day of my entire trip. I am heading to the airport tomorrow morning to catch my flight back to Toronto. So I am back in Hong Kong for the last day since I'm flying out from here and I'm on my own because my parents are flying out separately. So they're still in Guangzhou right now, but I've had a really fun time exploring China and now it is the end of my trip and I have one last day in Hong Kong. I just arrived. I was in Shenzhen last night, so I just crossed the border and then I just took the subway in from Lok Ma Tau all the way here to Tsering Wan, which is where I'm going to be staying for one night. I just checked into my hotel. I'm staying at the Homey Central for one night. It is a small room for just me, so it's totally fine because it was cheap and I'm literally only staying here for a night and I have to leave very early in the morning tomorrow, so I'm not going to be spending a ton of time in this room. I'm currently staying on the Hong Kong island side, so I'm going to do a little bit of exploring here. There's also a very popular gai dan zai shop that is popping off right now on TikTok and Instagram and all the social media because they do like a bolo bao gai dan zai, which is a pineapple bun crust on the egg waffle. So combining two classic Hong Kong treats. So I'm really wanting to try that place out. Apparently the line is like an hour every single time you try to go. So I have time to kill today and my dad didn't want to line up with me last time, so I can do it without him now. So I'm probably going to head out and try to grab a quick bite and explore this area. And then one of the other things that I didn't get to do last time when I was here with my dad was see the Symphony of Lights, I think it's called, where you just watch all of the beautiful skyline from the Tsim Sha Tsui side of the water and you can see all of the little light show that they do every night at 8pm. So hoping to catch that. It's currently 1pm. That is my plan for this last day of my trip, so I'm going to take you along with me as I explore a little bit more of Hong Kong. Alrighty, I'm about to head out, but on my way in when I was walking from the subway station right next door to my hotel is a new Hong Kong cafe, a new Tat San Teng apparently, because there's like a bunch of like welcome flowers and stuff in the front and there's a super long line. But when I was walking past they were like calling out for one person, so I'm going to see if I can grab a spot just because I love a place with a line. I just, I can't resist a good line, you know? I'm like, I want to try what everybody else wants to try. So let's see if I can get a table for one. If not, I'm just going to go head over to my kai dan dai shop and see what else there is to eat in this neighborhood. Hello, I just had lunch at the Tat San Teng next to my hotel. It was fine. I got their Hainanese chicken, which was actually really yummy, but they gave me the wrong rice to go with it. So the first rice was really bad. It was like super hard, but it's supposed to come with like an oil rice, which they did not give me. So I asked for it. I asked like three different people and they're like, yeah, yeah, I'll get it for you. Nobody got it for me. So after like 20 minutes, somebody finally brought me my bowl of rice. So I was literally just waiting there. And then the lady who was sitting across from me, we were like making conversation because she was also dining alone. Her food like did not come for like 30 minutes and it was super slow. So I think they're struggling because they're newly open and also the line outside is like insane. And then I walked over to chicken egg boy and I just placed my order and they said that wait for takeout is about 45 minutes. So I just placed my order for one. I gave them my phone number so they will text me when my food is ready. But for now, I'm just gonna go and walk around this neighborhood for a little bit. I finally got the chicken egg boy bowl of egg waffle. Really delicious. Very expensive compared to regular egg waffles. Worth the 45 minute wait. I think that's fine because if they just call you, you're not like actively waiting. I would recommend. I will say though that some of them are very empty. So if you prefer a more cakey egg waffle, maybe this isn't for you. But if you like a crispy egg waffle like me, it tastes really good. After a long day of exploring Hong Kong and I'm exhausted. It is now almost 930. I need to shower, get ready for bed because I need to wake up super early tomorrow. But I had a lot of fun on my last day exploring Hong Kong and just enjoying it and appreciating everything that it has to offer. There's just like a lot of cultural significance for me because that's where my family's from. So it was nice to be back. But I'm gonna go to bed now and I will see you in the morning to take you to the airport with me and hopefully check out the Hong Kong airports lounge.