You are beautiful......LAMMA

As promised, this post will bring you to Lamma Island which is a perfect gateway lies at the southern part of Hong Kong. Some of the main attractions here are fantastic hiking (2 hours trail) , beautiful & clean Lo So Shing beach, Tin Hau temple and superb sea food restaurant in Sok Kwu Wan.

Map of Lamma Island

The ferry terminal is located in Central Pier 4. Take a ferry and you will reach the island within 30-35 minutes.

Welcome Signage

The two hour journey cum hiking starts from here....

4km Family Trail tucked between Yung Shue Wan and Sok Kwu Wan

from the hill overlooking great views of the island

Lo So Shing... clean golden sand

blue sea with 3 giant cooling towers of Hong Kong Electric Power Station

brilliant coastal scenery

floating fish farms

seafood restaurants

Lamma is a small island ambience with beautiful nature, very peaceful and tranquil, a far cry from the concrete jungle of Hong Kong Island which is 30 minutes away. I have been here....what about you? Wait no more ((~:~))

LAMMA...... awesome seafood

Lamma is a beautiful and stunning island filled with greens and surrounded by scenic hills and serene beach. I shall rave more about the island in my next post. As at now, I am sharing with you the awesome and sumptuous seafood we had after two hour of walking & hiking in the island.

amongst all the seafood restaurant, this eatery is highly recommended due to its affordable price and freshness

various types of fresh seafood to satiate yr taste buds

restaurant overlooking the sea view

blue girl to quench our thirst after a hot & sweaty day!


boiled escargot.. meat was sweet and need no sauce for dipping

stir fried crab with sliced ginger and spring onion

absolutely tasty flesh

steamed abalone with light soya sauce

non pretentious...... juicy, tender and succulent....drooling now

crunchy greens to balance up our meal

Baked Mantis Prawns with Salt & Pepper ......look at the size! meat was delicate and firm in texture

Total meal was HKD789 including 2 free boat pass back to the mainland


Our dessert was full of Awe!!!

soft beancurd with ginger sugar (HKD4)....silky smooth as though slurping yoghurt


similar as our local ice cream i.e Walls

Red Bean Sweet Cake(HKD3)...right amount of sugar and with soft and fragrant red beans

shop selling dried seafood

rows of seafood restaurant at the ferry terminal

rainbow seafood restaurant....personal boat for dine in customers only

a snapshot from the ferry......beautiful & tall buildings

SaGa!

During my first hiking at Bukit Saga in Ampang, I was totally exhausted with profuse sweat even before reaching the top hill. When back home, my leg muscles was aching and it took two days to recuperate. But all those pain did not deter me from going there again.

Last week, I went there for the second time with few friends. By the end of almost 90 minutes of perspiration and overcomed the sharp slope and steepness, we feel like a champion. No complain of pain in any part of the body which is a good sign!

After 10 minutes of walking, we decided to hike via this trail (pic above) which is quite steep but it is easy and faster as compared to other trail

Reached the tophill which is a resting and camping area

For those who need to wash up or eat and drink after a tiring hike, this is the spot you should go which is located few meters away down the slope. This little huts was built by few senior man who are friendly and don't mind sharing cooked food prepared by them with hikers.
You can even bring your own fresh food and prepare it there.


There are few small fish ponds within the surrounding. Mostly tilapia fish and you can put your fishing bait in the pond with permission from the rightful owner


another fishing pond


old fashion pots and pan!

cutleries....

fresh & yummy from the wok.... using wood charcoal!

map to the hill

For those of you who don't know how to get there but interested to explore this hill together with me, just drop me an email at jt2202@gmail.com with your contact details.

BENEFITS OF HIKING

get in touch with nature, detox, helps in reducing weight, build self confidence, reduce stress and depression

BROGA HILL - AH FATT NASI AYAM & MEE

After a fruitful hike, it was almost 12 noon. On our way down, we passed by Ah Fatt Nasi Ayam and Mee located opposite Broga Police Station.

What captured our attention to have our lunch there was the layout of chicken rice stall i.e roasted chicken & duck, char siew and siew yok on 'hangers'.

The seller cum owner is an eldery man and had been operating this family business for 20 years. He highly recommended me to try Hong Kong noodles or wan tan mee evident by the number of customers who were enjoying this plate of noodles.

A plate of chicken rice....fragrant and soft

(fm left to right)....roasted duck, combination of char siew + siew yok and roasted chicken

the roasted duck was my fave....tender and succulent while the rest tasted averagely

Dried Hong Kong Noodles/Wan Tan Mee

the noodles was springy and simply dressed in light + dark soya sauce with vegetables.

Meat dumplings/wan tan soup

each mini dumplings/wantan was filled with minced meat and tasty too

This decent lunch came to RM18.80 including three glass of drink.

BROGA HILL - HIKING

It was a public holiday and also school holiday. We thought there will not be many people going up to Broga Hill cos' most family are having vacation in overseas.But we were wrong.

We arrived this lovely hill at almost 8am and paid RM2 to the lady car park attendant. But were shocked to see the whole parking lot fully occupied by cars. After 10 minutes, we managed to find a space to park our vehicle.

A day before, it was raining cats and dogs. Thus, the road was quite wet and slippery at certain hill top. But this did not deter families especially youngsters and school children from braving into this adventurous activity.

Due to the beeline of people coming down from the hill in order to make way for those climbing up, total time taken to reach the peak or 4th level was almost 3 hours.

A handful of photographers were seen busy capturing beautiful scenery with their pro cameras while other were chit chatting and laughing with friends.

look at the beeline ....from the starting point!

fresh air and nice view from the hill top
the peak...even a granny successfully climbed up & down without any help