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T&J Travels #13: Hong Kong 2019 (Part 2)

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+ Ferry and Golden Bauhinia Square +  We missed this the last time we were at HK due to time constraints and since we have a very loose IT we decided to get one to get back to Kowloon.  A ferry to and fro is really cheap although I forgot how much it was because we paid via Octopus card. It's a nice break from the bus and the subway. When we're there it's quite cloudy but still humid so we went in the aircon side of the ferry. It's convenient that the drop off is near Golden Bauhinia Square so we got to see it in person too.  We did had a hard time going back to our hotel because the bus stops are muddled due to rerouting. We got back our hotel already worn out. Even Reagan didn't woke up after "napping". + Day 2 + Today is Van Gogh Alive day! We got some snacks from the 7/11 next door and proceeded to take the bus near FT Life Building. We were too early though that even after eating we found ourselves at

T&J Travels #13: Hong Kong 2019 (Part 1)

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Basically this trip was born out of spontaneity. The moment I saw the Van Gogh Alive! ad on my feed and how it's barely weeks till it leaves HK I immediately asked the bf if it's OK for us to go and wouldn't you know it he agreed! I think I've already ticked the top destinations on my previous trips as far as I'm aware so we are not pressed into doing a stringent IT this time.   + DAY 1 + I incorrectly booked our Grab to take us to Terminal 3 Bay 1 when it was supposed to be Terminal 1. We were already in line at the tax payments when we learnt this, where we were only told we are on the wrong terminal. My anxious planning sort of paid of because we were there 3 hours earlier, enough time to get another Grab to Terminal 1,  queue getting IN the airport, queue for ages at the Hong Kong Airlines check in counter only to find out we still need to pay taxes (in all fairness the one at Terminal 3 already said we're good) and queue for the third time.