China

[Red@8]

Going to China for a week. Splitting time between Beijing and HK. Flights and hotels booked for mid April.

Any ideas / thoughts / suggestions on where to go, what to see, what to do?

[jwslam]

Hands down best french toast I've ever had
https://www.openrice.com/en/hongkong...ng-style-r6625

Plus going to Stanley is a solid couple of hours of sightseeing anyways. Just don't do what I do and go on tuesday when they're closed


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[roopi]

Beijing - Great Wall (kind of obvious), everything else I saw wasn't that exciting to me but still neat checking out since I was there (Forbidden City, Tianamen, Temple of Heaven, some tombs I can't remember the name of)

HK - Eat, drink, go to Macau.

[403civic]

I don't have Beijing experience.
But I did go to Hong Kong this past September

Go to the Peak and get an iconic view on the city.
Make sure you take the old fashion Tram up and down the mountain
http://www.thepeak.com.hk/en/2_1.asp


Make sure you spend some time in Central Hong Kong
there is a hipster western vibe there. lots of British business people in that area with trendy bars and such.
and when the sun sets, walk over to the party district called Lan Kwai Fong - hit up a bar or a club (lots of westerners there)

Go see the Goldfish market if you like aquariums and pet stuff
http://www.discoverhongkong.com/ca/s...ish-market.jsp

If you have time, I suggest you go to one of Hong Kong's islands.
its a nice break to get away from the hustle and bustle and see a different side of hong kong
http://www.discoverhongkong.com/ca/s...ands/index.jsp
Lamma Island and Cheung Chau are on my list.

Go to Lantau Island and see the Giant Buddha
take the Ngong Ping 360 cable car to the Buddha

[ga16i]

Haven't been to Beijing neither.

Ride the ferry at least once and go see Hong Kong from Tsim Sha Tsui
Hong Kong Skyline at Night - Star Ferry by Wilson Hui, on Flickr

Give them the name of NDP for some villain hitting
Villain Hitting - Hit Small Man by Wilson Hui, on Flickr

Street food, eat LOTs of street food e.g., curry fishballs, rice crepes, egg waffles
Hong Kong Cart Noodles by Wilson Hui, on Flickr

Roast chestnuts if you can find them
Street Side Roasted Chestnuts - HK by Wilson Hui, on Flickr

[know1edge]

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[Sugarphreak]

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[TomcoPDR]

Originally posted by know1edge

-Yung Kee, famous for their goose, you can also get a whole goose space vacuumed up for $100 CAD to take home

Isn't that how you'd get featured in Border Security?

[Red@8]

Great stuff so far guys. Very helpful. Keep it coming.

I dont think we are going to do Macau. We had considered it but neither of us are big gamblers so we decided against spending a day there.

How are the fashion houses in HK? Cheaper than here in the US? Good selection? I noticed our HK hotel is super close to a lot of them so I wondered if its worth paying a visit.

[timdog]

this is probably super touristy and lame for HK regulars, but the Jumbo Kingdom Floating Restaurant was pretty cool... we went for dim sum.

i recommend walking a couple blocks away from a touristy area, then just find a whole in the wall and get some won ton soup or something, guaranteed to be cheap and amazing, but maybe I got lucky the 2 times i did this.

[BavarianBeast]

Silk Market in Beijing was a good time. It was fun to bargain with the store owners there. I bought a bunch of 'fake' dress shoes to wear in the muck that were really good quality and they were about $10/pair.