Wèi shénme bù?: Hong Kong

Day 3 was MUCH more chilled and I spent it – well I’m not 100% sure where the time went actually or what I really did...

I spent the morning on Hong Kong Island exploring areas I hadn’t visited before, and those areas my guidebook recommended seeing. One such was Hong Kong’s Time Square. It was pretty small and cute (see photos below) and had an amazing Lego Christmas display on at the time. Pretty cute! The kids who were there were LOVING it – bless their cottons.

I also wandered up to Man Mo Temple. Teeny tiny compared to Xi Chan Temple for example, but every bit as interesting and pretty! Built in 1847, this is temple is the oldest on Hong Kong island and was built for the worship of the gods Man Tai and Mo Tai (hence the name Man Mo). This was one place you were actually allowed to take photos, providing you turned off your flash and didn’t get in the way of the worshippers, so that was handy.

From outside Man Mo Temple I got on one of those corny, roof-less sightseeing buses as it was a much better way to see the island and my feet were really starting to kill. Got some great skyscraper pics from it! As you can see from one of the photos, it wasn’t a busy tour at all. For a good while, I was the only person on the upper deck – loving life I must say. Even a light shower didn’t stop me!

After exhausting my all-day tour ticket, I headed back over to Kowloon, just for something to do really. I ended up wandering Ladies’ Market again (sorry, no new photos), but not before I wandered around random Christmas-looking areas along Nathan Road (famous for its shopping I think...) It was pretty Christmas mad over there! Lovely! ‘Tis the season after all.

Thus concludes Day 3! One more Hong Kong-related post left! Nearly done!

Here are some photos for you to gander at: