City of Lights and Sounds

Hong Kong Trip

Four days trip to Hong Kong
Images of Hong Kong
First Impression
Where I stayed
City of Lights and Sounds
Eating and Drinking
Traffic
Cats in Hong Kong
Kat in Hong Kong
Impressions of Hong Kong
Other Photies page 1, page 2, page 3, page4


Images of Hong Kong
Before visiting
U.K. or China? mainly China.
Hong Kong's new cinema, not only action or Kung Fu but cool stylish, Wong Karwai.
Are there any Pubs in Hong Kong?
Chinese food


First Impression
It was a night when I first stepped into Hong Kong. From a bus window on the way to city from Hong Kong International Airport, traffic lights and pedestrian crossing came into my eyes and made me feel like being in England. But a bus went into the city centre, big ad-signboards over the road clamed this is Hong Kong.


Where I stayed
Hostel where I stayed was STB Hostel in Yau Ma Tei, Kowloon. The STB is familiar name to me. When I was travelling around Japan, especialy Hokkaido, cos I had much money or just to save a cost to stay, I slept in the railway station with a sleeping bag. I called it STB. STB for STation Bivouac.
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STB Hostel sign SignboardSTB Hostel Entrance EntranceSTB Hostel Inside a room Room


City of Lights and Sounds
Overhead advertising signboards are one of the most impressed view of Hong Kong. There are many people, both Chinese and Tourists, walking on a street market. Chinese speak loud and pedestrian signals also beat a rhythm themselves!
Nathan Road Nathan RoadLadies Street Fa Yuen Street (Ladies Street)
Temple Street Temple StreetTeletubbies Teletubbies


Eating and Drinking
China is the world famous delicious food country. As a vegetarian, I listed some vegetarian restaurants. It's called Sink Chai food in Cantonese. I also wanted to taste Chinese morning meal like congee (rice porridge) or noodle soup with won ton. But I couldn't get into such fast food shops cos there seemed to me they would serve meat or chicken. Other chinese, Yum Cha and Dim Sum were tasty but they might be more tasty if I could eat with many people. One thing I doubt is prices on an English menu were higher than Cantonese. Prices were double or triple. Was I tricked??

Don't forget to drink bitter at night. Hong Kong once was a part of United Kingdom. There are some pubs around Tsuimshatsui or Central. I went two pubs while my staying. One is Irish and another is British. I also tried Hong Kong brewerd beers, Denmark's Carlsberg and Philippine's San Miguel. I actually don't like such lager beer but Carlsberg is a name on the Liverpool Reds' kit. Not bad for me.
Dim Sum Restaurant Dim Sum restaurant at Peking Road, Tsuimshatsui.
Kung Tai Lam Shanghai stayle vegetarian restaurant at Carnarvon Road, Tsuimshatsui.
The Source of Health Western style vegetarian restaurant at D'Aguilar Street, Central.
Delaney's Irish Pub Irish pub also has own neon-signboard.
Drink stout Kung Fu star drinks stout at the Irish pub.
MadDogs British pub near Soho (South of Hollywood road).


Traffic
In Hong Kong, there are some interesting traffic to get around. Was a double decked bus from U.K.? Not only a bus but also tram is doble decked. You can see tram only Hong Kong Island. There are some routes between Kowloon Peninsula and Hong Kong Island but Star Ferry is cheepest route for tourist with nice view on day or night.
Double decked bus View from a double decked bus, Nathan Road.
Star Ferry Ferry 'cross the Harbour. Lower deck of the Star Ferry.
Peak Tram Victria Peak Tram.
Mini bus Mini bus at Central down from the Peak.
Tram and Bus Double decked bus and tram in a valley of buildings, Central.


Cats in Hong Kong
Don't forget to catch a cat anywhere I go:)
Sleeping cat Sleeping cat with fish pillow, Canton Road, Tsuimshatsui.
Cat Street Cat Street, Sheung Wan.
Cat in Cat Street It's true there was a cat near Cat Street but...only my hand on a photo.


Kat in Hong Kong
Rise of Dragon In front of the Rise of the Dragon, Victria Peak.
Victria Peal From the Victria Peak.
With Kenny and Sam With Kenny in his used record shop and his friend Sam, Lok Ku Road, Sheung Wan.


Impressions of Hong Kong
Three nights and four days were very short to walk around Hong Kong. There were many places I didn't go and many things I didn't do. I felt both U.K. and Asia in Hong Kong. English speaking, road sign and pubs for U.K. and light, sound, food and people for Asia. Old and new. Very unique area. I have to learn Cantonese for next trip.


Other Photies
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Photo page 1, page 2, page 3, page4

Katsumi Kashimura for The Society of British Culture, 28 November 1998

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