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Research for HK Trip 28 - 31 Jan 2010

On our way back to Bermuda, we'll be stopping over in Hong Kong for 3 days!!  I've been researching for the best restaurants/eateries and i must say, http://www.openrice.com/ is really amazing... the same goes for HK Magazine.  Matt and I are really looking forward to Hong Kong.  the last time we were there was in 2005, before we got married.  how time flies.  this time we will not be heading to the ditzy casinos in Macau so no almond biscuits and no roadside "kah lei yuh dahn"s (curried fishballs).  but we will definitely head to women's street to seek out the stinky toufu push-cart.  haha.  hope it is still there.

i have been diligently ploughing through the web looking for the best hotel deals in Hong Kong.  fortunately, we have the holiday inn express in causeway bay already booked as a back-up.  i'm hoping there'll be this major drop in prices when the date gets nearer.  one can always be hopeful right?  

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