We had no real mission of things to do today so it mostly consisted of walking around. If I had one note on how the city could improve, it would be to widen its sidewalks. It's difficult to bob and weave, especially when the British-influence on the island seems to have people walking on both left and right. It gets quite confusing. Anyway, we took a breather at Hong Kong park where we ate snacks and then continued on to the tramway to Victoria Peak. We had to wait in line for a little bit before we jostled our way onto a tram.
The view from the top is nice, and I'm sure it's better around sunset or dusk, but there's really only one view you get. After my 10th picture, I was kind of tapped out. We killed time at the top simply because we didn't want to get back in line for the tram back down. Being essentially the only tourist attraction in Hong Kong, everyone was doing it, so we were keen to move on to other things. When we finally got back down, we hopped on the subway and went back to our hotel to regroup.
I was becoming hungry and I encouraged Nicole to get Dim Sum, as it's kind of a local specialty. She reluctantly agreed as she had eaten an entire margherita pizza the previous night. I merely felt obligated to try the local fare before we left. We tried a few different things, not entirely knowing what we were getting. Each food item arrived separately at the table, so it became a game of guess what's inside the dumpling. Some were better than others. I tried a little bit of everything. The bbq pork steamed bun was the most familiar to me as it was essentially the same as the manapuas I would buy at 7-11 when I lived in Hawaii. Nicole was a good sport, though she mostly concentrated on her steamed rice with enthusiasm as you see here. Though it was not in our initial plan for the day, we decided to take the subway back to Kowloon for the evening.
I had read that there was some kind of laser light show at 8pm every night, so we found a good vantage point and waited. To me, being low was actually better than being up at Victoria Peak at night because the scenery was a bit more dynamic. We could see some of the old junk-style boats head out into the harbor for pleasure cruises while ferries and and other vessels criss-crossed in front of brightly-lit skyscrapers. We weren't expecting much from the laser light show, and were therefore not disappointed.
It was pretty much a random display of spotlights and green lasers that were not frequent or prevalent enough to be terribly exciting. Nevertheless, the skyline was still impressive with or without laser beams. After the show was over, we took some time to enjoy the scenery with fewer people around before walking to an area with night markets in an area called Yau Ma Tei. It is more like what old Kowloon must have looked like.
It was a bit narrower, grungier, and darker than the other neighborhoods we had been in. Nicole bought a knock-off luxury backpack from one of the pedestrian alleys. It was very busy and did not really care to spend much time digging out my camera, so this picture was taken on the cusp of the chaos. Nicole and I tired of the crowds, so we took the subway back to the hotel and called it a night. Tomorrow we fly out to Taipei for an all new set of adventures.
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