disco bay 
April 16, 2011
I was at a bookstore in TST when a friend rang asking if I wanted to have dinner and drinks at Discovery Bay. Sounds like a good idea as I did not have anything planned. So i jumped on the ferry back to Central, arriving just in time for the 8pm ferry to D'Bay. A one-way ticket costs ard HKD30 (using the Octopus strored value card). The ferry was half filled, and all expats. It took 30mins to reach D'Bay. On arriving D'Bay, the place feels so different from HK. Clean, modern, with a dozen or so Western restaurants and pubs just out of the pier. We had pizza and pasta for dinner which tasted okay. The iced tea that came with the combo deal was defly watered-down! We then headed to a pub with that had a league game live on the large screen. The pub was packed and we had a corner table with a mere glimpse of the action. Not happy, we decided to leave. While looking for a restaurant for dinner, we saw many tables outside 7-eleven. We decided to head back to 7-eleven to grab a few beers and drink at the tables instead. We bought a four-pack for HKD15 (nasty tasting beer). Drowned that and bought a familiar Aussie beer for the next round. Soon, it's past midnight and time to leave D'Bay. The ferry just departed as we arrived back at the pier so we wandered around the corner to check out the party there. We found out from the pub owner that if we spend more than HKD200 at any pub/restaurant on D'Bay, we could redeem a ticket back to Central for free at the pier! Nice! Soon it's time to return to the Pier. There were only a dozen passengers. All intoxicated. We were all glad the rough ride back to Central was just 30mins, I'm sure. My friend and I caught the same bus. I alighted at Causeway Bay where the route terminated, and decided to walk home - 35mins on a cool night with slight breeze.

Discovery Bay (en.wikipedia.org) | Star Ferry (en.wikipedia.org) | Central, HK (en.wikipedia.org) | Kowloon, HK (en.wikipedia.org) | IFC: International Financial Centre (en.wikipedia.org) | ICC: International Commerce Centre (en.wikipedia.org)
  • View of Central on board the Star Ferry (again!) Star Ferry Central Kowloon Hong Kong Gr Digital 3
    View of Central on board the Star Ferry (again!)
  • TST Pier. Note the pretty looking clock tower Star Ferry Central Kowloon Hong Kong Gr Digital 3
    TST Pier. Note the pretty looking clock tower
  • View of Central Star Ferry Central Kowloon Hong Kong Gr Digital 3
    View of Central
  • Another view of Central. IFC stands tall amongst them all! Star Ferry Central Kowloon Hong Kong Gr Digital 3
    Another view of Central. IFC stands tall amongst them all!
  • Majestic IFC Star Ferry Central Kowloon Hong Kong Gr Digital 3
    Majestic IFC
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  • Leaving the Star Ferry Star Ferry Central Kowloon Hong Kong Gr Digital 3
    Leaving the Star Ferry
  • View of Kowloon and TST in the background. The ICC building, not to be confused with IFC in Central, was completed in 2010. Star Ferry Central Kowloon Hong Kong Gr Digital 3
    View of Kowloon and TST in the background. The ICC building, not to be confused with IFC in Central, was completed in 2010.
  • IFC Ifc Central Hong Kong Gr Digital 3
    IFC
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  • HKD15 for a 4-pack! Tasted like watered down beer with soda Discovery Bay Hong Kong Gr Digital 3
    HKD15 for a 4-pack! Tasted like watered down beer with soda
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