I'm not really a city person. If given I choice, I would always go for the tranquility of rural destinations. But of course, coming to a developed city such as Hongkong is a welcomed opportunity. Yeah, we have all these towering buildings in Manila or Cebu, but there would always be something new and something to learn about.

We arrived in Hongkong at about 9 in the morning via a Cebu Pacific flight from Cebu and the first thing that came to my mind was, "Wow, their airport is huge!". Haha! We immediately took out our cameras and started taking photos as we go through immigration, luggage claiming section, and arrival area.

After we had enough of our photo ops, we were headed to the bus terminal to take a bus that will take us to the city center. I was very excited because this was my first time to take a double-decker bus. We immediately paid our fare, placed our luggage on the luggage compartments, and rushed to the 'second floor', front seats to get the best view.

very spacious and comfy seats

After we checked in in our guesthouse in Mongkok, we were now ready for our stroll. We dropped by a restaurant first--an Italian--to have our late lunch. Then dropped by a Chinese medicine store to buy medicine for our friend who wasn't feeling well that time.

the streets of HK

at a Chinese medicine store

We didn't have plans of where to go or what to do for our first day in HK so we just let our feet, luck, and curiosity take us somewhere.

Continue to Strolling in Hong Kong PART 2: Kowloon Park.