Day 4: Less traveled Spots in Hong Kong (Part 7 of 8)

Part 7 of 8
April 7, 2012
10,000 Buddhas and Snoopy World

This was our last day in Hong Kong, and we decided to meet my Tita and her friend for the last time. So after our Ocean Park visit, we met them at Mongkok Station and proceeded to visit less traveled spots in Hong Kong.


10,000 Buddhas: How to Get there

1. Take MTR to Kowloon Tong
2. Change lines from Kowloon Tong to Sha Tin.
3. Walk towards the park and follow directions to 10,000 Buddhas


The 10,000 Buddhas is a monastery and Buddhist temple located in Sha Tin. The entrance opens as early as 8 in the morning until 5 in the afternoon. It is an uphill walk to the top, and by the time we got there, the monastery was already closed, so we just walked towards it and decided to see the buddhas.

Going up the monastery (level 1)

Up again.... Level 2

Level 3

The many faces of Buddha

Buddha and his Friend

Snoopy World

If you are a fan of Charlie and the gang, you should not miss Snoopy World. Note that this is more of a kid's park and thus the rides are meant for kids. We just went there since I liked to see Snoopy.


Snoopy World: How to get there

1. Take MTR to Kowloon Tong.
2. Change lines from Kowloon Tong to Sha Tin.
3. Enter the mall, directions can be seen everywhere pointing to Snoopy World.

The park is a small one, you can just take pictures and leave (just like we did). You can see kids everywhere, and teens.

After our quick trip to 10,000 Buddhas and Snoopy World, we went back to our hotel, ate dinner and went out again to buy pasalubong for our family.


The Ladies' Market

Our hotel is located in Mongkok, where the famous Ladies' Market can be found. Despite the name, you can see things for everyone - kids, mens' and ladies' clothing, accessories and Hong Kong souvenirs.

How to get to Ladies Market:

1. Take MTR to Mongkok
2. Exit at E2, walk towards Sha Tung.


Travel tips:

1. You can give half day for the 10,000 Buddhas and Snoopy World visit. 10,000 Buddhas monastery is open from 9am to 5pm. Snoopy World is on shopping mall hours.

2. To survive the Ladies' Market, you must learn to haggle. Try haggling from 75% of the original price. I got my luggage from 400 HKD down to 180HKD.

3. If the seller gives in to your price, make sure not to haggle anymore. Some vendors will shoo you away if you haggle more.

4.  Its better to buy things in bulk. Just like in the Philippines, wholesale prices are better than retail prices.

5. Walk towards the end of the street market, prices are usually lower there.

6. Compare prices from one store to another. And use this as your haggling conversation. We usually use, "at the last store, is 70HKD, but yours is at 80HKD. Its too expensive. Can you have it at 30HKD?"

7. Smile while you converse with the vendor. Its a conversation starter.