I posted some snapshots here and it details already what happened to our entire 4-day stay.

My cousins Mary and Frannie picked me up at home at 5am as our flight was at 8am via Cebu Pacific.  First time to use the NAIA Terminal 3.  It was a breeze during check-in and the new airport was so clean and big.  Although we noticed that some parts are not open yet.  Hope the authorities can keep up the cleanliness of the new airport. 

We took the airport express to the city.  Since we were 3, got a 40% discount in the train fare.  Got our tickets for KH$65 only each instead of HK$100.  Also, we got our Octopus Card so we can have unlimited train. bus and tram rides.  Cost of which is HK$150, which can be refunded in case you can’t use up completely less their HK$7 handling fee.  

Went straight to City Econo Hotel where we would be staying for 2 nights.  It was what we expected.  It was really a budget hotel.  What can you expect for something worth HK$500/night only for triple sharing?  Anyway, we entirely did not mind as we really planned to be out the whole day.  We arrived in our hotel almost 1130am already since we had to transfer train from Central Station.  We were able to check-in early and lodged our suitcases.  We headed off outside immediately to quickly grabbed our lunch.  We ate in a nearby chinese restaurant along Austin Road.  Afterwhich, we walked our way to the China-HK Ferry Teminal in Kowloon side to go to Macau. Ferry fare was at HK$130+, it was an hour ferry ride to Macau.  First stop in Macau, Senado Square and St. Paul’s Ruins.  How to get there:  From the Terminal, ride Bus No.  3 or 10 or 10A.  Fare was only HK$2.50.  You can use your HK dollars in Macau. Of course, we didn’t miss trying Macau’s famous eggtarts.  

We stayed pretty long here with lots of picture taking…

Then at 6pm, we dropped by in Wynn then headed to Venetian Hotel.  You can ride the free shuttles from the terminal to get to these hotels.

We finished strolling around almost 9pm already.  We went back to the China-HK Ferry Terminal in time for boarding the turbo jet at HK$176.  We got off from HongKong side since the ferry to Kowloon is until 830pm only.  From the HongKong terminal we just took the cab back to the hotel.  Wow, it was a whooping HK$134 from the terminal to our hotel.  But we were just too tired to look for the bus stop.  First day was entirely tiring.  But we were ready to hit the roads early on our 2nd day for shopping!

I am considering to check out some condo hotel in HK because of this. Will be travelling with two of my cousins in October for a business matter with side trip of shopping. I have rested my case with Dicky as he doesn’t really want to join anymore. Now, I don’t know if I would love to passby Disneyland HK since I won’t be with the kids. But my two cousins are saying that it should be part of our itineraries.   Since our flights are now booked, I am assigned to look for our accommodation.  I’m pretty familiar with the hotels in HK since I have been there a lot of times already.  My cousins would just like us to book a hotel which would be right at the center of shopping area.  Might stay in Kowloon side this time.  

When planning for any vacation, I am always very particular about the hotel we are staying in. And knowing how much effort I put into it, my aunt who stays in Australia plans to tour the US this year is asking for my help. She called me this morning requesting for my assistance to help her check some United States Hotels for their upcoming trip this august.  I actually told her to check cheaperthanhotels.com.au since it’s a site that offers the lowest rate guaranteed.  They have been providing online reservation services for more than 10 years already and have been a premier site that completed about 300 million travel transactions per year.  

She knows that when we travelled 2 years ago, I painstakingly researched on San Francisco Hotels since the bridal fair I joined in was in the city. We actually had no regret that we stayed in Marriot Hotel that time.

My aunt doesn’t want to bother so much of our relatives in California so she said that I should also check for them some Los Angeles Hotels. She plans to travel with her husband for a good of just 3 weeks stay and if they can still manage to squeeze in their schedule, I would definitely tell her to also stay in one of the New York Hotels.

My cousin in New York said she is also considering checking out roomster.net for a possible accommodation while she hasn’t found the right property for her. It takes some documents processing to actually purchase a new house but she can’t afford not to move right away near the office where she would become an apprentice. She actually found a nice apartment right at the heart of the city. It was a walk away to Central Park and the elegant Madison Avenue shops. She sent me the picture and it really looks beautiful. But the rental rate is also soaring high. Well, nevertheless, she is still set to check the place. I wish I can own something like this…

My cousin who is studying for her masteral in California is moving to New York to become an apprentice to one of the prestigous companies in New York. With it, she is looking to move of course to a new place closer to work so she has been in lookout for a best deal she could get from a Manhattan real estate property. I bet the price would be a soaring high as the city is so prestigous with the number of multinational corporations located there. Prudential Douglas Elliman Real Estate is helping her out look for the right property for her. Good thing her parents are going to support her in this venture. I’m sure she would be a great entrepreneur someday. I’m happy for her.  We have someone to go to already in New York once she moved there.