After the Buddha adventure, we wanted to get in some of the local Hong Kong markets. We headed to a busy shopping area called the Ladies Market (Tung Choi) in the Mong Kok area of Kowloon.
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| busy streets on a sunny day |
The ladies market was basically everything from jerseys to pursues, iphone covers and traditional chinese dresses. They weren't pushy at all, so it was pleasant to walk through these streets lined with tall stalls.
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| jerseys galore |
We were just a little bit hungry since we had the big buffet breakfast. Amazingly, we stubbled upon a sushi boat place - our fave thing from Japan! It was perfect because we just needed a little pick me up.
After our snack, we headed back to the streets weaving in and out of stores and neighborhoods. We came across an area that was selling all different types of food. It puts a whole new spin on going grocery shopping...
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| a customer getting dinner! |
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| sorry, I had to! |
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| this was around the corner |
Also, close by was a fresh vegetable and fruit market.
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| fresh, homemade noodles |
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| Chinese greens |
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| good looking cherries |
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| mmm, pumpkins - and the owner shirtless behind the fan |
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| lots of unique fruits here, I don't even know what this is! |
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| eggs, rarely refrigerated in these parts |
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Fresh fish... this woman took a live fish and started skinning it...
what a bad ass! |
Next, we stumbled upon some interesting shops... the two below were across from each other in the same area.
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| Guns |
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| shoe laces |
After a while, I looked up and finally realized what I was reading. Hourly hotels... I kept my husband close. haha.
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| streets of Kowloon |
As the sun began to set, we headed toward Victoria Harbor to get a seat along the Tsim Sha Tsui waterfront for the Symphony of Lights. The nightly show has been named "The Worlds Largest Permanent Light and Sound Show" by Guinness World Records and includes more than 40 buildings on both sides of Victoria Harbor. The show creates an all-around vision of colored lights, laser beams and search lights performing a stunning spectacle synchronized to music and narration that celebrates the energy, spirit, and diversity of Hong Kong.... So I heard... we accidentally went the night that the narration was in Chinese! Oh well, the lights were cool and being along the water for sunset was fun.
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| Victoria Peak in the middle, where we were the first night |
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| Central skyline with mountains in the background |
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| IFC tower with the sunset over the harbor |
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| beautiful shot with the big lens |
Adam got some great pictures of the light show!
After a long day of being touristy, we were ready for a good night sleep!
The fruit you do not know are durians. smelly like a corpse, tasty like rotten onions... in some places they do not let you import them. try them once, some people like them
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