Times Square- The Ultimate Shopping and Entertainment Venue

Amidst Hong Kong’s Causeway Bay is Times Square, a massive shopping mall and an office complex denoting sheer magnificence and elegance of Modern Hong Kong. Due to the modern and high- tech amenities located within these iconic twin towers, Times Square is known as one of the ten most popular tourist destinations in Hong Kong. These 46 and 39 story complexes flaunt a gigantic 900,000 square feet of retail space which includes the largest car park in Causeway Bay. The twin towers rising high above the city immediately grasps the attention of those who enter the city, thus it can be easily located.

The complex is considered as the first vertical mall in Hong Kong and distinguishes itself from the common shopping mall structures. A multi cinema complex with state of the art facilities occupies the mall and the building proudly declares to be the pioneers of fiber optic telecommunication systems as well as dual telephone exchanges and continues to be up to date with new technological influxes.

This 16 floor complex is categorized in to retail, dining, recreational and entertainment areas offering customers maximum convenience. The diverse dishes and delicacies at the numerous restaurants are another delight at Times Square that should be relished. The mammoth nature of the complex and its varied activities has made it hard to experience Times Square in just one day, thus an Array of hotels are located close to this enticing attraction. The Cosmopolitan which is a Hong Kong hotel with its charming comforts is just minutes away from this much sought after venue and excels as the prime destination providing its visitors an infinite range of amenities.

Temple Street Night Market

 

The Temple Street Night Market put you into a sensory overload! The brightly lit stalls selling a multitude of goods ranging from garments to antiques. The loud raucous roar of shoppers speaking a multitude of languages and dialects and the delightful smells of the roadside food stalls make this one of the most unforgettable shopping streets in Hong Kong.

Located in one of Hong Kong’s crowded and busy areas, Temple Street is known is well known for being home to the busiest flea market in the city. Temple Street itself is located in Kowloon bordered by Jordan and Yau Ma Tei notoriously popular shopping, residential and entertainment areas. The area is well known among tourists and locals and both kinds of shoppers throng here after dark to pick up bargains and to soak in the typical Hong Kong atmosphere.

The Temple Street area is sometimes known as Men’s Street and is often seen as the masculine answer to China’s Ladies Street. Being an area that specializes in Men’s fashion, it is possible to find nice fitting pants, well cut shirts, leather shoes and other men’s fashion accessories here for a very reasonable price.

Though the area is not a designated night only market; the commercial activities continue even during the day. Many stalls are only open after dark so as to target the working population in Hong Kong. Other items that can be bought here include electronics goods such as VCD players, Walkmans and MP3 players. However other items such as antiques, jade carvings, ancient coins and traditional Chinese Medical ingredients are extremely appealing for tourists. The street is also popular for its street side restaurants that offer traditional Chinese cuisine, be sure to sample the Beef Balls, Wonton Noodles and other local delicacies that are testament to Hong Kong’s vibrant gastronomical culture.

The best way to experience the excitement of Temple Street Night Market is by staying at a Hong Kong hotel such as Eaton Hotel Hong Kong which offers fine service and great comforts to its numerous guests from around the world.

Not Just another Amusement Park

Ocean Park is a busy amusement park in Hong Kong that has seen exponential growth in arrival numbers in recent times. Initially the park was built with donations from the Royal Hong Kong Jockey Club and at first the amusement park made huge losses. However in 2004 and 2005 the park saw increased arrivals of up to 4 million visitors per year. In 2006 Forbes listed Ocean Park Amusement Park in seventh position of the World’s Best Amusement Parks list.

The theme park currently has over 14 rides with a few more in the pipeline and also features other attractions such as aquariums. Besides housing two roller coasters, Ocean Park also features a Giant panda exhibit, a jelly fish and shark aquarium, as well as a four-story aquarium displaying more than 2000 fish. The official mascot of Ocean Park is “Whiskers”—the ever popular waving sea lion. The different parts of the park are connected by a cable car system as well as having the world’s second longest outdoor escalator.

Besides being an amusement park, Ocean Park Hong Kong also operates observatories and well developed laboratories. It also has an education department and a Whales and Dolphins Fund. In testament to not just being the typical theme park, Ocean Park Hong Kong was the first institution in the world to have success in artificial insemination of bottle nose dolphins, and has also developed numerous new breeds of goldfish.

With rapid redevelopment plans in place for Ocean Park, it is bound to see a plethora of visitors. A number of accommodation options are available for travelers with hotels ranging from budget to a five star hotel. For example in close proximity to the Ocean Park Amusement Park is the Cosmopolitan Hotel a luxury four star Hong Kong hotel.

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