Just arrived in HK
Going out to eat some char siew rice. Om nom nom as they say on the
Internets.
Will post a new giveaway when I get back this evening.
香港到着なう。
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Make sure you try some exotic HongKong food too ^_^
フリー漫画家/Comic Artist
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香港のビルってﾎﾝﾄアスパラガスに見えるときがある・・・ｗｗ
海外出張お疲れ様です＾＾
Husband of Azu-nyan
Nice view
Student
What channel is that? :3
Student
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Pay only. ^^
Retail / Author
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Hey Danny, this is pretty off topic but I'd love it if you had time to reply! :)
I'm visiting Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka in a few weeks on holidays. I've never been before and, if you have time, could you maybe list two or three things you'd consider must sees? I already have a big list, but I'd lover to hear what you think! If you have time, of course.
Also, should I be carrying much cash on me when I go shopping? Or will a credit card suffice most places?
Thanks!
collector of stuff
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Sounds like you are going where I went last October!
Working from memory so am more than willing to be corrected if I give a wrong piece of geographic detail!
Tokyo- Hirajuku (Takeshita St on a Sunday is a must!!!) Akihabara and Shibuya are tourist staples + Studio Ghibli (which suburb/ward??)(you must pre-book this in advance so maybe not a good suggestion if you are going in a couple of weeks (school hols Im guessing). You can book over there at a combini but it is better to do in Oz IMHO
Kyoto- Toei Movie Village/Park (POWER RANGERS and GODZILLA!!!!!) and the Temples-you must visit the temples...esp. the Golden Pavillion. Himeji Castle is also worth a stickybeak!
re money...I used cash all the time as cards were awkward (not all places took cards and using ATM's in Japan isnt an experience for the faint hearted IMHO!). I found signing for stuff strange as the checking of my signature caused some angst in the first place I used my credit card (travel card mentioned below) in (Studio Ghibli of all places!)
Post offices have ATM's and some combini's but unusual to find an 'outside 'ATM' ...also have to make sure your card works O/S (one type of card works best but cant remember...written on back of card (sirrius?) not the actual bank).
I would recommend an O/S travel (credit/ATM) card in US$$ as a backup to your cash (I took one from ANZ, you get two, they are protected etc...just need to organise sooner than later)
Japan is pretty safe re money so you should be able to leave part of it at your accommodation with out it being disturbed!
Just have to work out your budgets for the day as its easy to spend $$ in some places!
Hope this helps a little...http://tristanforsyth.wordpress.com is my microblog from my trip which may give you some insights into things to do!
Retail / Author
http://barkera0.proboards.com
Thanks for the advice! I had a good read over your blog too! Sounds like fun! How long were you there for? I've only got 2 weeks, unfortunately...
Student, part-time worker
Ehhh..? ATMs aren't for the faint of heart? I never had a problem with them. ^^; I stayed in Asakusa and they had few outside ATMs that were easy enough to use. Especially because they had an 'English' option.
I think it might be cards with "Cirrus" printed on the back that work well because that's what mine had and it worked fine. :D
Boukenger
Small world! I'm going back at the end of April and visiting the same places. Here's my Tokyo recommendations:
Oedo Onsen Monogatari in Odaiba for a great time at a natural hot spring.
Sensoji Temple in Asakusa.
Ueno park and museums there.
As for money, take some cash with you but the 7-11 stores atm works fine with Visa cards if you need more.
Student
Eat lots of good food. :3
Student
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Food will definately be the best part of the trip!
Prepress Operator, 触手 wrangler, H-Man
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Saber gets to come along ^^ Have fun in Hong Kong!
Student and Blogger
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make sure eat foods from street vendors, they will surely give you real organic food muaahahahahha
Tech Support Officer - Network/Security Engineer
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now go forth and buy some smelly tofu!!!
Linguist
What hotel is this? Wonderful view~
Student
Shangri-la i believe?
http://quentinlau.blogspot.com
Looks like Island Shangri-la to me too (well Conrad is another one that's nearby). The Hong Kong Park is clearly visible from that view.
Student
Landing... successful!
大学の学生 １st year
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Wow, That's beautiful O_O!
Student
Beautiful, but that "steam" is probably pollution. :/
Student
BBQ duck! careful of food poisoning
Website Designer, Programmer
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Say Danny, why don't you centralize the images on your posts?
CEO MIrai Inc
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centralize?
Student / Part-time 奴隷 ^^
http://extrovertedotaku.blogspot.com
I think he means the alignment of the pictures when you post it.
Part-Time Blogger of Moderately Useless Jibberish/Fiction Writer
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Doesn't looks as neat with the vertical images.
Website Designer, Programmer
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Yeah, what Extroverted Otaku said... I mean, 99.9% of your posts are based on photos and you always got a big piece of white space from the right of the page that seems to be wasted... Maybe if you align the photos in the center it would look more dedicated... But the beauty is in the viewer's eye, so you decide. :)
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Oooh.. the Shang.. Cozy. :D
Dance Trooper: DCX-001 O.D.E. (Order of the Dancing Empire)
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rila~
Dirty Gentleman
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Oooh... I can pretty much pinpoint where you are.
coffeellamaootarriVaderbuggwookie
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Central.
http://samuraisushi.deviantart.com
hehe saber must be happy to come along =D
Online Shop
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Hotel looks really nice :) I ought to stay in hotels in Japan but seems a bit pricey for me ^^;
alunmi student
gahhh looks so nice. Wish i'm on holidays right now, damm exammmmmssssssss.
have fun up there Danny.
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Have fun there and also Saber. ^^
Mecha Musume Idiot
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Nice~
Hope you'd share where to buy anime related stuff there.
Will be going there too next month ~~
Art/Media
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OOOH! Man, nice hotel! The bed looks comfy.
My relatives lives in 新田 <San Tin>, wiki has a small article o.O!
From here, I learnt something about our past decendants from my fathers routes. :3
Student, Photographer
Awesome hotel. Enjoy your trip Danny!
Dance Trooper: DCX-001 O.D.E. (Order of the Dancing Empire)
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You might wanna check in the drawer for HK Yellowpages, they have tons of good "escort" service advertised in it ^^
Student, Computer Enthusiast
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The place is so exclusive! It's like a private suite!
Student,Business IT (eCommerce)
Nice bed.. Nice TV, nice furniture! How much is the hotel??
Student,Business IT (eCommerce)
First time I thought a big lot of residential together would be so nice
Student
Hope you enjoy your stay here!
Mechanical Engineering student
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Have a great time there, Mr. Danny!
I always wanted to go to Hong Kong. I hear that anime stuff there is cheap!
part time illustrationist, doll clothing seamstress
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Woot! Enjoy the adventure ahead! And glad to see Saber chan getting some air time :D!
IT
During weekend, there are cosplayers doing photo shooting here, check it out in Hong Kong Park!
Underachiever
http://arayden.blogspot.coml
Wait just one darn minute,
is Saber in the hand carry luggage? (cringes at the thought of being crushed in check-in-luggage_
http://samuraisushi.deviantart.com
she might've had her on seat xD keke, stewardess probably were jealous of her outfit and wish that was their uniform =D haha
Student
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Portable Max!
Computer Engineering Student
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What hotel are you staying at? It looks pretty nice, but too expensive for me.
Graphic Arts
Next giveaway questions: What hotel and room number am I staying at? :-)
Waiting for pictures of Dollfie World and other interest places in MongKok.
Working in the IT field
You seem to have a good accommodation.
pokemaster
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ah danny. i was in hong kong 2 weeks ago. i see that you are staying in Central.
Student / Part-time 奴隷 ^^
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Mmmmm... hongkong...
A crowed-overpopulated-polluted-busy-fast paced-congested city
but I still love HK. Should go back for a trip too ^^
sicko otaku
http://laissez.deviantart.com
cool! wish i could go to HK one day..
Danny, you're in one of the hotels on top Pacific Place, aren't you?
Welcome to HK, Danny. Just make sure you don't breath too much of the dirty air and walk faster than you normally walk in Japan and you should be fine. XD
Oh and Google has just added the awesome Street View function for Google Maps HK, so if you're at a lost of what your destination will look like when planning where to go, you can check it out.
http://maps.google.com.hk/
That's the viewing platform for Victoria Peak. Great harbour views on a clear day. Take the cable car to get there if you haven't been there before.
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WoW, that's the hotel u're living~!
Student
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I wanna go to HK one day to see if the Hong Kong style sweet and sour pork here in London is anything like the sweet and sour pork over there ^^
Japanese Language Student
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Beautiful view and hotel room!
Student
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Cool, the hotel room looks alright.
Deadbeat
Porn
Deadbeat
Me
Young Grasshopper
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That view is insane.
Trying to become a blogger.
http://crippledotaku.wordpress.com/
I swear the hotel you're staying at was used in an Oreo cookie commercial here in the states. You should find out if it was that hotel since you are there.
???Confused???
The eldest daughter this time I see...been a while since Saber been on the festivities...
such a beautiful view! hope I can something like that one day
Student of Air Force
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Wohoh, buildings! Man kind can create beautiful scenes.
Student
i think u have to pay per show to watch LOL
Co-ordinator
The hotel Danny is staying in is very expensive. And people, the smoke you see in the air is called smog. It's a portmanteau of smoke and fog. The air quality in HK is very bad.
Student
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Oh, you bring you daughter as well.
Are you using the president suite?
http://twitter.com/phossil
http://www.animoe.net
thats a real view from the hotel.
What floor are you staying? It seems very high~~~
live lover
http://www.facebook.com/shinjii
o_O nice
student
man i really miss home
Student
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Make sure you try some exotic HongKong food too ^_^