Out and About

Steph had the plan to explore Hong Kong today. First destination was Tai Po Market. One transfer and a few more stops on the train and we were there.

Large, busy wet market open every day. . .Upstairs from the market floors was big Cantonese restaurant for lunch. 

Did you have any idea there were so many versions of bean curd/tofu?! 

Fresh squid anyone?

Our favorite thing--walking the streets and taking in the sights and sounds 

Hong Kong is built on side of a mountain so they built an ingenious escalator to take people up to "midlevels" to more shops, restaurants, businesses. We find it very convenient!

Visited a historic/renovated building that once was British prison and central police station. Now art space, community exhibition space, museum, and restaurant where we took in a video exhibit by American artist. And then this Cat was so striking--not to be ignored.

Later we made our way to harbor and took the "Star Ferry" across to Kowloon for a particularly nice restaurant for dinner. First time for us to have Suckling Pig--this restaurants signature menu item.

Victoria Peak

We made our way down to Central where we caught the Peak Tram up to Victoria Peak for killer views of Hong Kong and Kowloon across the water. Probably the most obligatory stop for any tourist visit to HK. We both have memories when it was a cog railway that chunked it way to the top, now a smooth quiet tram up the mountain. Also now a huge ultra modern Chinese shopping center at the top. Still a fun thing to do. 

  We managed to get to Tram using our Google Maps--which works great here--but did get messed up and turned around anyway. Ended up walking more streets, which was actually ok.

Pathway at the top.

Back down--Always looking up

dinner at Steph's apartment 

This bird's  constant call wakes us up, and all day. Common urban bird.  Red Whiskered Bulbul.