“Every inch of space was used. As the road narrowed, signs receded upwards and changed to the vertical. Businesses simply soared from ground level and hung out vaster, more fascinatingly illuminated shingles than competitors. We were still in a traffic tangle, but now the road curved. Shops crowded the pavements and became homelier. Vegetables, spices, grocery produce in boxes or hanging from shop lintels, meats a dangle - and markets everywhere. To the right, cramped streets sloped down to the harbor. To the left, as we meandered along the tramlines through sudden dense markets of hawkers' barrows, the streets turned abruptly into flights of steps careering upwards into a bluish mist of domestic smoke, clouds of washing on poles, and climbing. Hong Kong had the knack of building where others wouldn't dare.”
1. Tea at the airport before our flight. 2 & 3. Quick snaps of the hotel room. 4. My favorite place in HK. 5. Iced milk tea and freshly baked buns whilst waiting for dinner to be served. 6. Pork chop and tomato baked rice at Tsui Wah. 7. After years of friendship, I finally had the opportunity to visit Andie in Hong Kong. 8. Shopping around at Monki, Langham Place. 9. Mango goodness at 許留山.
1. Buildings around the Mong Kok area. 2. Walking around Central market. 3 & 4. A trip to Hong Kong is never complete without dim sum! 5. Complimentary magazines available outside a cafe. 6. The former central magistracy, a monument of Hong Kong. 7 & 8. Exploring the central area. 9 & 10.My friends are obsessed with Hainanese chicken rice; I am obsessed with their peanut butter toast drizzled with condensed milk <3 11. brief stopover at a HK souvenir shop. 12. Tired faces after walking all over town. 13. Cute coasters. 14. A trip to Tai Cheong bakery for their famous egg tarts! 15. Plain sponge cakes that taste really good. 16. Christmas decorations at IFC. 17, 18 & 19. Dinner at Tsui Wah.
I've finally gotten around to uploading pictures taken from my trip to Hong Kong...last December. Dad and I stayed at Pacific Hotel in Tsim Sha Tsui which is conveniently located along Canton Road, so the MTR was just a short 10-minute walk away from the hotel. Suffice to say, three days was not enough to even scratch the surface of the Kowloon area. I'm also finally convinced that densely populated Hong Kong, truly is one of the busiest cities in the world. Buildings remained lighted up and massive amounts of people loitered around the busy streets even late into the night. Till my next visit HK, I would love to pay a visit to chaiwanese and explore the city's other nooks and crannies!
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