Guangzhou with family at Chinese New Year Day 1

23/1/2012

Joined a tour by Miramar Travel to Guangzhou with my family during Chinese New Year. The price went up to almost HKD3,500/ person in this period. Really crazy!
So we got there early in the morning by coach from Prince Edward. After several hours of travelling, we arrived at the first tourist attraction 松山湖. It is just like an Eco Park with nothing else to do...

little train

Trip to Tokyo - budget summary

Trip to Tokyo day 7

27/12/2011

Itinerary of today:
一之湯 Hotspring Hotel
湯本手信街
Shinjuku (新宿)
NEX to the airport

Had breakfast in the hotel again. It was really thoughtful coz they provided different meal from the first day of stay here so that we wouldn't get bored.

thoughtful breakfast with unlimited rice

Trip to Tokyo day 6

26/12/2011

Itinerary of today:
一之湯 Hotspring Hotel
Hakone-jinja 箱根神社
Cruise 海賊船
元箱根港
桃源台港
Hakone Ropeway 箱根空中纜車
大涌谷
Hakone-tozan 箱根登山纜車
Gora Park 強羅公園
Premium outlet 御殿場

Woke up at 8am and enjoyed an excellent breakfast in the hotel.

big feast early in the morning

Trip to Tokyo day 5

25/12/2011

Itinerary of today:
Tsukiji 築地
Senso- ji 淺草觀音寺

Asakusa-nakamise 仲見世通

Hotel Horidome Villa
the Romancecar 
Hakone
一之湯 Hotspring Hotel

Woke up early in the morning coz we gotta go to Tsukiji (築地) for sushi. It was just 15 minutes away from our hotel by train to Tsukiji Station (築地駅). Quite convenient.

Tsukiji 築地

Trip to Tokyo day 4

24/12/2011

Itinerary of today:
Hotel Horidome Villa
Yokohama 橫浜
Cup Noodles Museum
Red Brick Warehouse 紅磚倉庫
Ginza 銀座
Odaiba 台場海濱公園
Tokyo Tower
百果園

Visited 橫浜 with Chie. It took about an hour from Kanda Station (神田駅) to Yokohama Station (橫浜駅). Went to Cup Noodles Museum first (500 Yen).

Noodles all over the world

Trip to Tokyo day 3

23/12/2011

Itinerary of today:
Hotel Horidome Villa
Sanrio Puroland
Shinjuku 新宿

All the food in fast food shops were in high standard, so we always picked different shops for breakfast. Tried beef rice. Ordered a large set to share. Cheap but tasty.

550 Yen Large beef rice set

Trip to Tokyo day 2

22/12/2011

Itinerary of today:
Hotel Horidome Villa
Tokyo Disneyland 

Had a blast in Tokyo Disneyland today. Even I have been to Disneyland in HK for more than 10 times, I was still very excited coz Tokyo Disneyland is like 10 times larger than that in HK!  Had breakfast in a fast food shop early in the morning. The price was quite close to those in Hong Kong. Actually I think one of the greatest things for Japanese food is that, they are all served in good quality, even though it's only a fast food shop that you passed by! Then walked to Tokyo Station (東京駅) and took a train to Maihama Station (舞浜駅).

Trip to Tokyo day 1

21/12/2011

Got a cheap air ticket from Priceline. China Eastern Airline for HKD2600 with taxes included. Gotta transfer in Shanghai. Quite a fair price for peak season. Of coz not much expectation for the meal on flight.

Trip to Tokyo - preparation

Flight schedule: 
0725 - 0950 MU726 Hong Kong to Shanghai
1200 - 1525 MU521 Shanghai to Tokyo

1655 - 1905 MU522 Tokyo to Shanghai
2110 - 2335 MU725 Shanghai to Hong Kong