Hong Kong - 22nd October 2005 - Weekend stop-over

Hong Kong Island and Kowloon

Day 1 in Hong Kong, a Saturday, was spent as follows: making an early start, the first destination was Mount Victoria, known as "The Peak", where a decent view of Hong Kong can be obtained.... sometimes. HK seems quite polluted and the visibility was very poor much of the time. After taking a bus half way down frmo The Peak, I walked the rest of the way from there to the Causeway Bay area in the Wan Chai district and explored a bit. At lunchtime, I caught the Star Ferry across to Kowloon and did some more exploring, walking for miles and seeing the "goldfish market" and the Kowloon Walled City park. Later, I returned to Hong Kong Island and explored the Central District with its weird shops, then went to "Soho" and enjoyed a cold beer in one of the "fashionable" bars on Staunton Street. Later I had a cheap meal somewhere in Wan Chai again.

• Colonial buildings and new high rises:
  

• A hazy HK Island and Kowloon from "The Peak":
  

• Tall and shiny:
  

• A typical street in Wan Chai, HK Island:
  

• And a fairly typical shop:
  

• Which sold amongst other things....:
  

• Scaffolding is made from bamboo and twine!:
  

• Victoria Harbour:
  

• And again:
  

• They like their food fresh in Hong Kong!:
  

• A Kowloon street:
  

• Kids playing basketball:
  

• Goldfish Market:
  

• Fishy:
  

• More fish and other aquatic creatures for sale:
  

• Kowloon Walled City Park:
  

• Nice cup of (chinese) tea and a sit down:
  

• The ferry from Kowloon back to HK island:
  

• An old tram on HK island. 20p fixed price.:
  

• Chinese dried goods shop:
  

• Birds Nest shop!:
  

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