A Day at the State Pedestrian

AN old beggar pleaded on the edge of the highway clean and orderly. Red bowl he prepared to hold charity. Thick jackets began shabby, but it does not make it look shabby. Occasionally drowned her little body in between the legs of men busy time-fillers.

The scene became one of the portrait in the corner of the city during the winter in Asia nicknamed "State Pedestrian", Hong Kong, Tuesday (15/02/2011). An area of ​​former British colonies that became the dream of migrant workers from the Philippines and Indonesia.

The name Hong Kong as a Pedestrian District is not a mere decoration. Most of the local people and tourists down one place to another on foot. Every day, thousands of hikers meet every alley, bridge crossings, and sidewalks.

The high interest of local people and tourists to walk is not separated from the support of local government. Development of a safe pedestrian path and comfortable, special signs for pedestrians, to the various modes of public transport is a dedicated facility for pedestrians.

Hong Kong walk down are like visited the concrete jungle and the street vendors in Jakarta. Unfortunately, the problem of cleanliness, order and discipline have not owned the city of Jakarta or other big cities in Indonesia.

In Jakarta, private vehicles dominate the roads. The sidewalks become an alternative route for bikers to break the bottleneck. In other areas, sidewalks are the property of the vendors roll out merchandise. Many are also sidewalks into landfills. In Jakarta, pedestrians and owners of private vehicles as being on a different caste.

Walk around the city of Jakarta as comfortable in Hong Kong should be a shared dream. In addition to healthy, community awareness for the walk also can suppress the number of bottlenecks that hitherto unsolved problem.

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Jumbo Floating Restaurant

RESTAURANTS Jumbo Kingdom, Hong Kong consists of two large restaurants, the Jumbo Floating Restaurant and the Tai Pak Floating Restaurant. Location is adjacent to each other two restaurants in Aberdeen Harbor, Hong Kong. Equally traditional atmosphere surrounded by China, two restaurants differ only in the history of creation and the capacity of visitors.

Tai Pak Floating Restaurant was born first in 1952. Very popular among locals and foreigners alike, this restaurant is visited by many officials to the artist's world. Some famous names are listed in the list of visitors was Queen Elizabeth II, actor Tom Cruise, as well as Hollywood legends John Wayne and Elizabeth Taylor, who died in March.

The restaurant was also the location of several movie scenes, such as Love is a Many Splendored Thing (1955) and The God of Cookery (1996). Tai Pak Floating Restaurant can accommodate up to 400 guests. Ship design that is used as a restaurant deliberately imitating Chinese imperial palace building form.

On October 30, 1971, Jumbo Floating Restaurant was completed, but then burned before he was inaugurated. Jumbo Floating Restaurant was rebuilt in 1976 by gambling king Stanley Ho, which also owns casinos in Macau with the construction cost of more than 30 million Hong Kong dollars.

Jumbo Kingdom is currently a subsidiary of Melco's Leisure and Entertainment. Not just a restaurant, Jumbo Kingdom has become a modern marine park and the arena of cultural attractions.

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Shenzhen, Day Just Around the World

HAD to Hong Kong, it feels less than perfect if it does not stop at the Shen Zhen. Because here there are attractions called Windows of the World. A place where we can surround the entire world in just one day. Yes, because here like Taman Mini Indonesia Indah, but in the version of the world.

There are only a very small miniature form, there are also miniature in the form of a large scale. Covering Asia, Oceania, Europe, Africa and America. Among locations, the most obvious in my opinion is on the Eiffel tower. Built with a sturdy structure 108 feet tall complete with an elevator so that visitors can feel like actually being at the Eiffel tower. Yes, ... miniature high although this is only 1:3 compared to the original, but when night falls and the lights come on, we can fantasize that we are in Paris.

In addition to the Eiffel Tower, here also there a sturdy gate is very famous in Paris as well ... scale was large enough so that when their pictures taken there, we felt it was in Paris. Arc de Triomphe de l'Étoile, or commonly known as the Arc de Triomphe in the Indonesian language name meaning victory gate. Is a monument that stands in the middle area of ​​the Place de l'Étoile, at the western end of the Champs-Élysées. The building was built on the orders of Napoleon Bonaparte with the purpose to honor the military service of his greatness. The body of Napoleon himself had taken over this monument on December 15, 1840 on the way to the funeral at the Invalides.

Hmm .. in addition to Paris, here too there are many other large-scale miniatures in the region such as Egypt with a magnificent piramidnya. Anyway, ... just info, parts of Indonesia who made miniature here is the building of Borobudur. Although the miniature is very small, but there is a sense of pride also when looking at a miniature of our country there are also here. Hmm ... much yes if told all, because almost all the great buildings from around the country here. Okay we move on to another story ya.

What is unique is also the place is also home to the tourist attractions in several locations. Like, attractions tea ceremony and dance performance of country-style cherry in Japanese Park. Then there is also a Bible Story and wedding ceremony in the church show. While the Eiffel Tower, but could rise to the top end there are also folk songs and dance performances and many cultural attractions in accordance with the customary location. And to find out the hours shownya you should not throw away the brochure given at admission, because the brochure is a map that will guide you during his stay at the venue.

One tip for you so I can enjoy the various performances and photographs narcissist like me and his friend this, you should come in the morning. Because of our experience, though it came just when the place is open tourist attractions and go home when it closed, it seems we are still not satisfied. Yes, ... as tourist attractions or pay 120 RMB yuan is very broad. The days were so sound quite so fast.

Hm, .. here there are shows every night really spectacular, but when the clock shows arrive (when the stage was set complete with its personnel is ready to gig) the rain came suddenly without stopping. As a result, we could not enjoy the spectacular show. Hmm .., hopefully if you get there, you can enjoy this spectacular show. Show failed, we went back to the hotel in Luohu district.

Shopping goods KW-1

Speaking of Luohu, it seems not to Shen Zhen, if not stop here. Because this is the place of Indonesia shopping goods brand that KW-1. Oya, goods KW-1? Yup, in front of the mall where I stay, Luohu, Indonesia so many people who shop here, some traders to be a few words of Indonesian. There are even some stores that display the rupiah in front of their shops are signs they also receive the rupiah. Extraordinary.

Generally, the goods sold here are brand handbags like LV, Bally, Prada and others. Own quality as by traders in Pasar Pagi Mangga Dua Jakarta or Surabaya Atoom as goods KW-1. The price itself can be closed to within 3-6 times more than in Indonesia. But do not be surprised, if you buy a bag here, then the brand can be promiscuous, hi-hi-hi ... Alias, the bags are a great majority of its no-brand. New later if we want what brand, they are given the same logo. This is according to them to avoid taxes when we returned to Indonesia.

Anyway, if you stop at a shopping center in Luohu this addition, do not be surprised if you will be followed by many brokers who offer goods or invite you stop by the store in reference to them. Should also, you can be firm with them, because if not, then you will follow throughout your stride.

Do not even surprised, unlike in Hong Kong, if met with the police here, you will surely be reminded to keep the good stuff and your luggage or purse. Because here began encountered pickpockets. My friend also recommends ... if you buy something you should use the exact fare. So, while in Indonesia, a small exchange that many do not pretentious style of all the nominal money.

Okay .. enjoy the tour in Shen Zhen.

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A Visa for Five Destinations in China

Hong Kong Tourism Board in collaboration with the Department of Tourism of Guangzhou, Zhongshan, Jiangmen, and Macau. The five regions are connected with the Pearl River Delta. An area through which the flow of the Pearl River which empties into the South China Sea. Given this cooperation, the tourists who visit visas only require one to five destinations. Guangzhou, Zhongshan and Jiangmen in Guangdong Province alone entered.

"We provide direct experience for tourists to feel alone Indonesia is the fifth destination.'s Not hard to come because of the ease of access, ie a visa to five destinations are valid for 144 hours. Condition is for groups with a minimum of three people," said Executive Director of the Hong Kong Tourism Board Anthony Lau in a press conference at the Shangri-La Hotel, Jakarta, Wednesday (11/05/2011).

During this time Indonesia was given the convenience of tourists, which is visiting Hong Kong and Macau without a visa. Therefore, according to Betty Fok as Head of Marketing Division of the Macau Government Tourist Office, access to mainland China more easily with the promotion of group visas for 144 hours.

"The process of making a visa while in Macau for Guangdong Province into just one day. But keep in mind, this visa does not apply to outside Guangdong Province. So, not to the entire mainland China," he said.

Anthony explained that the markets of Southeast Asia, especially Indonesia, continues to grow. In 2010, Indonesian tourists coming to Hong Kong reached 400,000 people. The increase in tourists to visit Indonesia is also going to Macau. Indonesia entered the top ten market tourists to Macau.

"We developed a pattern that sells travel tourism potential of each destination. The cooperation of five tourist destinations will be made stronger because of the potential tourist destinations each support one another. A combination of Hong Kong as an international city, Macau as an entertainment center and included in UNESCO list , then to the city with a strong culture and history of China, namely Guangzhou, Zhongshan, and Jiangmen, "said Anthony.

He added five destinations are also supported by the accessibility of transportation, whether by land, air and sea. In addition, each region has a cultural and tourist attraction that varies so that tourists can experience the different also in every area.

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Largest Bronze Buddha Statue Looking

This time I invite you to walk to Ngong Ping to see the largest bronze statue of Buddha in the world as well as the cable car with a 5.7 km route through the sea and mountains, wow ...

To go to Ngong Ping can use the bus can use the cable car. Well before those of us who do not live on the island of Lantau, search first major MTR Tung Chung Station, then follow the flow of exit B and can take the bus number 23 from Tung Chung Town Centre or directly Ngong Ping Cable Car ride and costs 107 HKD per person.

I still recommend to use the cable car instead of bus aja. Many of the main reasons, including the riding experience with a cable car route so much that is 5.7 miles across some of the mountains and the sea. Travel for 25 minutes this would not be felt long because the view from the top is very beautiful, from here we can see the airport as well.

Those who would like extreme circumstances, also provided a cable car underneath the glass, so it might as well look down. Cool well. Oya, Ngong Ping area is also often used for camping, so do not be surprised if suddenly you see there are some people walking down there.

Anyway, like in The Peak, snaking queues here too. To be able to rise to the cable car, we must stand in line for about 30 minutes more, maybe even can be called almost an hour. But all the exhaustion it really paid off with a great view of the cable car. The cable car is open at 10 am and closes at 6 pm. If a Sunday or a holiday open at 09.30 close at 18.30. My advice, should you depart from the morning, because a lot of interesting places that can be visited here and will return no hurry because there are still places you need to go over from here.

Giant Buddha Statue

34-meter-tall Buddha statue weighing 250 tons was made for 10 years and inaugurated in 1993. Since its opening, this place is often used as a place to hold religious ceremonies for Buddhists in Hong Kong. Well, the cable car but did not directly lead us there. The first place we are going is the Ngong Ping Villages. Here are many souvenir and food vendors. Ranging from heavy meals to snacks that are a lot of us met at a night market Indonesia is cotton candy. Wow, the price of 20 HKD queues for food one is quite long.

Most that I see all, people buy is not really to eat because they like it, but just for photographs. He-he-he, yes yes ... yes ... with the look of pink cotton candy bubble is indeed appear attractive in the photo. Unfortunately, our friends Anvin already lining up for 15 minutes, was rejected because there are strange aunts who said the seller, "This guy is not ngantre looo".

Heeeeh?? We did not know how angry in Mandarin too could only stare, laughing afterward. "Yes ampuuun want to photograph the same cotton candy wrote fails, how come there are aunts like that, he was once a not lining up well". Well lah direlakan ... we finally chose to eat duck greasy smoke that turned out to look for 38 HKD.

After eating, we continued our journey to the Giant Buddha. Before you can reach the Buddha, we have to climb stairs as much as 268 steps. Hmm .. I see many tables of grandparents who ride alone, so ... do not mauuu kalaaaaah! Yes stuck stuck if emang tired, old photographs ostensibly wrote while surreptitiously take a breath he-he-he ...

Up above, there are six statues that surround the Buddha. Maybe this is the story they bring offerings to the Buddha, because everything leads to the Buddha while carrying something. Under the statue of Buddha there are souvenir shops and also displays the photos around the room. Photos of the photo is a photo of the person who has died but has given his contribution to the development of this Big Buddha.

Satisfied around the Statue of Buddha, under the stairs there is a kind of floor that leads directly toward the statue of Buddha, a place where people spoke a prayer to Buddha. Interestingly, if we are standing right on top of the circle, then if we speak will be heard echoing in our ears like. That's why this place is called the Buddha heard.

Afternoon atmosphere here is also very beautiful. Surrounded by green mountains, clouds will slowly enveloped the mountain, I feel are close to the location shooting Kera Sakti Sun Go Kong he-he-he-he ... cool scenery.

Hmm ... actually there are many places to visit at Ngong Ping, but since we kesininya too late, time is running out ya, 1 hour cable car facility is not there. That's why I recommend you come early because if you oversleep like us, will not be satisfied to enjoy the natural beauty of the Ngong Ping.

Where there are actually here Walking with Buddha, Ngong Ping Nature Centre, Po Lin Monastery and the Monkey's Tale Theater. And ow ow ow ... ... we must return in line with a lineup that is longer than the time left ... oh we were so impressed, if serious tilled tourism, tourists who come will be crowded-jubel ... incredible ... after almost 40 minutes we finally ride the cable car also.

Citygate Outlets

Well, upon arriving at Tung Chung, do not go directly to the MTR, as well as the MTR are building with the inscription Citygate Outlets mall. This is a shopping place branded goods at a price slightly sloping. For example outlet Esprit, Giordano, Crocs, Puma, Nike and various other famous brands. Still expensive anyway, but if compared in Indonesia will jauuuh cheaper.

If you have time one day longer, you should use a day that go to Sai Kung's Coastal Treasures. Sai Kung is a very beautiful beach in Hong Kong, there may also be called a fishing village. Because if we today we can see directly how the fishermen bring down the sailing, then we can follow-up pick and eat on-site. Besides the sea and the fishing village, the brochure also displayed a cool rock, pengen deh there, but time was not enough euy.

Okay ... a review of Hong Kong runs out here, hopefully can be your guide holiday in Hong Kong. Happy holidays and day trips fun ya.

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Ocean Park Hong Kong's vigorous promotion

Indonesia market is lucrative for tourism neighboring countries, like Hong Kong, PRC. Not surprisingly, the perpetrators aggressively promote Hong Kong tourism in Indonesia. One is Ocean Park Hong Kong.

"We see growing Indonesian market. Hong Kong Tourism Board says there are 28 per cent increase in visits from Indonesia," said Executive Director of Sales and Marketing Paul at Ocean Park Ocean Park luncheon with travel agents in Jakarta Indonesia, on Tuesday (24 / 5 / 2011).

Ocean Park is a recreational theme park sea life. Tourism is a mainstay of tourism in Hong Kong. Ocean Park is the number one paying gig in Hong Kong.

"Hong Kong is different tourist destinations in Indonesia and one of the famous tourist destinations in the world. We have a preferred shopping tour of Indonesia," said Paul.

Although Ocean Park has 34-year old, Paul admitted that Ocean Park has not been promoted earlier in Indonesia.

"We're trying to promote this year in Indonesia. Indonesia has 200 million inhabitants. More and more people in Indonesia who went abroad. Moreover, the fiscal has been removed. So, we took that moment to pitch," he said.

Ocean Park, he added, has developed quite a long time.

"Initially only a small garden for one million visitors. First 12 rides, until now there are 53 rides. The plan will total there are 70 rides. Therefore, we are world-class destination. Not all the parks in the world that can measure vehicle and load a lot of visitors , "said Paul.

Ocean Park has an area of ​​92 acres and built on a hill overlooking the South China Sea. This recreational park is capable of producing 5 million visitors per month. This makes the Ocean Park ranks 14th thematic park with the world's largest number of visitors. Indonesia to attract tourists, Ocean Park provides a special promotion.

"This promotion is specially for visitors to Indonesia who use the travel agency Indonesia," said Paul.

Promotions include "buy one get one free" for wildlife tour behind the scenes, "buy one get one free" for the retail product selection, and a free combo meal purchase of two children for every main meal at the Bayview Restaurant and Panda Cafe.

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