Frank shows you scenery around Hong Kong Island

Frank's video shows good view around Hong Kong Island

Tour guide Frank shows the scenery around Hong Kong Island in his new video.

Please browse Frank's new post at Easy Hong Kong Private Tour blog to watch the video.

You can book Frank the tour guide's new easy around Hong Kong Island in 8 hours full day private tour to go sightseeing on the main island of Hong Kong easily!

Around Hong Kong Island in 8 hours video screenshot

Frank shares couples' Hong Kong favorite attraction is Stanley

Frank shows traveling couples' reasons to love Stanley

In his new post, Frank the tour guide shows why couples' favorite Hong Kong attraction is Stanley.

Frank's guess is based on his long experience of touring Stanley with traveling couples.

To get the details, please read Frank's post.

Frank also recommends his easy half day Hong Kong private tour and easy full day Hong Kong Kowloon private tour to traveling couples to visit Stanley, other highlights and hidden gems easily.

Stanley is couples' favorite Hong Kong attraction

Frank shows his "Beautiful Tuen Mun Pier" short video

Frank uploads his "Beautiful Tuen Mun Pier" video

Frank the tour guide chooses his new snapshots on Saturday 6 November to make a short video, "Beuatiful Tuen Mun Pier".

Tuen Mun Pier is a sightseeing point of Frank's easy Lantau Island West New Territories full day private tour under planning.

To watch the video, please go to Frank's blog.

Fully vaccinated Frank hopes he can help clients to explore Hong Kong's hidden gems in his easy Hong Kong private tour soon after the Covid-19 pandemic.

"Beautiful Tuen Mun Pier" video screenshot

Frank thinks Baked BBQ Pork Bun shows Hong Kong culture

See Hong Kong culture through the Baked BBQ Pork Bun

Frank the tour guide introduces the Western style Baked BBQ Pork Bun in his new post at Easy Hong Kong Private Tour blog.

Baked BBQ Pork Bun

Frank thinks that the bun, which has a Western appearance and Chinese fillings, can show people Hong Kong's special "East meets West" culture.

For how to order the bun, how to eat the bun, the bun's size, the bun's fillings and the bun's appearance, please read Frank's post.

Frank orders the bun to show clients the local culture

Frank the tour guide expresses that he often orders the Western style Baked BBQ Pork Bun for clients.

Frank is eager to show Hong Kong's special mix and match culture during the included dim sum lunch in his Hong Kong full day private tour. 

Frank introduces the perfect match in dim sum restaurant, steamed beef ball and Worcestershire sauce

Steamed beef ball and Worcestershire sauce make a perfect match in Hong Kong's dim sum restaurant

In his new post at Easy Hong Kong Private Tour blog, Frank the tour guide shows the perfect match in Hong Kong's local dim sum restaurant, steamed beef ball with bean curd sheet and Worcestershire sauce.

The Chinese-style steamed beef ball is the very popular dim sum.

Most people add the Western Worcestershire sauce to make the beef ball more tasty.

Chinese steamed beef ball and English Worcestershire sauce, what a perfect match

This perfect match also shows the east meets west cultural background of Hong Kong.

For the details of perfect match, please browse Frank's post.

Enjoy dim sum and go sightseeing in Frank's full day private tour

Travelers can enjoy local dim sum and go sightseeing easily during Frank the tour guide's full day private tour service.

Frank's full day private car tour programme includes local dim sum lunch.

 

How to dodge the BIG crowds at the Victoria Peak Tram & Ngong Ping 360 Cable Car?

Tips for dodging big crowds at Victoria Peak Tram and Ngong Ping 360 Cable Car

This post shares the simple ideas to dodge the big crowds of people at Hong Kong's Victoria Peak Tram & Ngong Ping 360 Cable Car with you.

As the major attractions of Hong Kong, Victoria Peak Tram and Ngong Ping 360 are always busy. 

About 4 million people took the Peak Tram to go to enjoy the skyline and Victoria Harbour view in 2015. It is extremely busy in the afternoon and during sunset.

Although the number of passenger taking the Ngong Ping 360 to say hello to Big Buddha in 2015 dropped from 1.8 million to 1.6 million, the big crowds still exist.

The queuing arrangement for the two attractions is the same:

-You need to line up to buy the ticket first 

-Then you need to line up again to wait for the tram compartment or cable car cabin

That means you need to wait for two times on a busy day! 

Quite often, you need to wait for a long time......

When you can take the tram or cable car eventually, you feel very tired.

The crowds may disappear on the days with bad weather. So if you want to take the Peak Tram and Ngong Ping 360 easily, efficiently and comfortably, you need to......  

GO EARLY

If you can go earlier than the locals, big package tour groups, individual travelers etc, you can get the ticket and take a seat in the compartment/cabin easily.

It is the simple idea, which everyone knows. 

BUT can everyone do it? Traveling independently needs good planning and discipline. 

SO what is the best timing?

For the Peak Tram, please go to Central's Garden Road Lower Peak Tram Terminus before 0930. (Please arrive even earlier on holidays)

For the Ngong Ping 360, please go to Tung Chung Terminus when it opens (1000 on weekdays, 0900 on holidays).

PAY EXTRA

If you arrive late, then you may still try the best to dodge the crowds by paying extra to buy something......

For the Peak Tram, you may purchase the Madame Tussauds Wax Museum ticket plus Peak Tram ticket package. 

Then you can skip the long line for buying the Peak Tram ticket.

For the Ngong Ping 360, you may buy the crystal cabin ticket to dodge the ticket line of normal cabin.

BUT, there are lots of people want to do the above-mentioned things. 

ALSO if there are a lot of people already, you still need to wait for the tram compartment / cable car cabin even you are holding the tickets. 

As a last resort, you may pay a lot more to buy the Ngong Ping 360 private cabin ticket (Sadly, there is no 'Private Peak Tram service'.)

SO please go early!!! OR......

BOOK YOUR PRIVATE TOUR

With your private tour guide, you can directly proceed to the platform for the Peak Tram compartment / cable car cabin and really skip the ticketing and waiting line (The precondition is: follow the tour program and go early).

The private guide is the private guide. The private guide is not the VIP.

The private guide won't lead you to jump the line!

So the private guide just uses good time management to get the easy and enjoyable private tour experience.

Apart from the Peak and Big Buddha, you can even go to other interesting sightseeing points by the private car during your private tour.

For private tour planning, please contact Frank the tour guide.

You may consider the following private car tour options, which includes Peak Tram ride and / or Ngong Ping 360 Cable Car ride...

Hong Kong highlights tour

Hong Kong Kowloon full day tour

Round Hong Kong Island tour

Lantau Island Big Buddha tour

Hong Kong Lantau full day tour

Lantau big Buddha and Tai O sunset tour  

Photos of the crowds at Ngong Ping 360 have been reproduced by courtesy of the BLOG: 

*~Cathy的生活日誌~* 

(http://mbsmaqmb.pixnet.net/blog)

Five hidden gems on the Lantau Island

Five Lantau Island hidden gems for travelers

Apart from saying hello to the Big Buddha and Mickey Mouse, you can still find 5 out of common tourist track sightseeing points on the largest Lantau Island in Hong Kong......

Inspiration Lake

The free Inspiration Lake, which has a water fountain capable of shooting up to 18 meters in height, is Hong Kong's biggest artificial lake.  

Disney uses the water to irrigate its plants.  

Travelers may pay a reasonable price to ride bicycle around and have paddle-boating on the lake.  

It is a good place for the lovers and families to make some happy memories.

Pak Mong Village

You can see indigenous people's history and life at Pak Mong near the North Lantau Link Highway.  

In the past, most Lantau islanders relied on Pak Mong to travel to other places for works and businesses by boats, just like today's Mui Wo or Tung Chung.  

You can see two heritages at the remote Pak Mong: a small incinerator to burn the wastes and a guard tower to protect the people.

Tung Chung Fort

Lantau was infamous for its pirates lairs and opium smuggling in the past.  

The Qing Dynasty thus built the Tung Chung Fort in about 1830 to strengthen the defense.  

The (190 x 740)m fortress is a rare well-preserved military heritage in Hong Kong.  

You can still see the old cannons there.

Lou Han (Arhat) Temple   

Lou Han (Arhat) Temple is a good place to understand more about the Buddhism.  

In its Arhat Cave, you can see Buddha's students, 18 Arhats.

They have achieved enlightenment, but Buddha ordered them to stay in the world to help the people.  

They have different capabilities and wisdom.  

They propagate Buddhism through helping people, just like the Saints in the Western religions.

Chek Lap Kok New Village Tin Hau Temple

When government developed the new airport on the Chek Lap Kok Island, the indigenous people with their small temple, which was completely built by the granite, were moved to Lantau.  

The rebuilt temple can show you the popular local Goddess of the Seas (Tin Hau) belief, Hong Kong's old industry, masonry, and the masons' great works. 

If you want to get more details and have the private tour planning for the Lantau Island, please contact Frank the tour guide.

You may also consider the three well-designed and highly rated Lantau private car tour program...

Full day Hong Kong Lantau Island tour with Ngong Ping Cable Car ride

Half day Lantau Island Big Buddha tour with Ngong Ping Cable Car ride

Big Buddha Tai O sunset Lantau Island tour with Ngong Ping Cable Car ride

Five WWII relics in the city of Hong Kong

See five WWII relics in the city center of Hong Kong

15 August 2015, is the 70th anniversary of Japan's surrender.  Hong Kong was invaded by Japan in 1941.  You can still see Hong Kong's WWII history through five relics in the city of Hong Kong.

(1) Peninsula Hotel

The Christmas decoration of Peninusla Hotel is nice.  But on the Christmas day of 1941, when Japan fully occupied Hong Kong, the grand hotel had no lighting at all because the power station was damaged.  

Hong Kong Governor, Mark Young, was forced to sign the armistice in the room 336 of the hotel under dim candle light.

You can still have afternoon tea set at the lobby floor of the hotel. 

You may even try to book and stay at the room 336 to recollect the history!

(2) Defense position at Stanley Market

There is still a concrete defense position at the Stanley Market next to a big banyan tree.  

Long before WWII, British leaders once guessed that Hong Kong's enemy would come from the sea.  

So lots of defense facilities were built on the southern part of the Hong Kong Island.  

In 1941, however, Japanese Army came from the north. 

Although there were heavy fighting and casualties, the defenders at Stanley could withstand the enemies effectively.

They were the last to surrender to the Japanese. 

(3) Osborn statue at the Hong Kong Park

During the fierce 18-day battle of Hong Kong, defenders fought bravely.  

On 19 December, Canadian defender, Company Sergeant Major Osborn and his company were besieged by the Japanese at Mount Butler.  

For covering his comrades, Osborn just picked up the enemy's grenades and threw them back to the enemy.  

At last, Osborn even threw himself on a grenade to save his comrades.  

The hero was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross and a statue was made to remember him.

(4) Private Maxwell's grave near the St John's Cathedral

Private Maxwell was killed in Wan Chai on 23 December 1941, just two days before the fall of Hong Kong. 

As that was impossible to ship the Catholic Maxwell's body to the cemetery, his comrades decided to bury him near the Protestant St John's Cathedral.  

Later, people led Maxwell rests in peace permanently in Central after the war.

(5) Queen Victoria Statue at Victoria Park

Queen Victoria Statue was once the icon of the Statue Square in Central. 

For securing more metals to make more weapons before its defeat, Japanese Army decided to 'invite' the queen to go to Japan, i.e. STOLE the bronze statue and tried to MELT it.

After Japanese surrender, the Allied Army found this VIP in a warehouse and sent her back to Hong Kong. 

In 1957, Hong Kong Government placed the statue at the entrance of a new Victoria Park in Causeway Bay. 

For private tour planning about the WWII relics, please contact Frank the tour guide.

YOU may also consider the Round Hong Kong Island private tour.

YOU can visit the out of the common tourist track Chung Hom Kok Battery in the southern part of Hong Kong during the tour.