Monday, evening
Just had our dinner at one of the restaurants along Carnarvon Road. Peter had the Hainan Curry pork chop while I had the mushroom and chicken congee. It's interesting that most of the meat that they put in the congee are innards and just a few meat like chicken or beef.
I just remembered the yesterday when we came back from the South Side, we stopped at Causeway Bay and walked along Percival Street where we saw this Tea shop - sells steeped tea of assorted ingredients like Chyrsanthemum, Herb, etc. Peter wanted to try the Turtle tea but wasn't quite sure what it was, he ended up with the 24-herb tea which was very bitter. My Chrysanthemum tea was light and sweet. There are lots of shops like this where bowls of tea are ready for you to drink, all you need to do is pay for one bowl and drink right there and then. Apparently these bowls of tea are like their powerboosting drink for the day. Next time Peter wants to try the expensive Turtle tea (HK$39/cup).
We were walking up on Nathan Street to get some dessert from that Mango place in Jordan Street when we saw that the computers here at Pacific Coffee Company were not being used, so we stopped by to get a drink and post some more for free.
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Hong Kong is a city to visit to experience living in one of the densest places on earth. It is pretty safe around here. The people are nice, some even smile back (especially their policemen). Most can speak English so it's not too hard to communicate with them.
The transportation system is very easy to understand and use. Make sure to get an Octopus card (HK$150, includes the HK$50 deposit refundable on return). This card can be used everywhere from all transportation, parking meters to grocery stores. The chip is so strong you can just put your handbag on top of the plate and it will read it (same goes for the T-Money in Seoul). Choices range from the simple credit card size, cellphone attachments to watches; easily refillable at any station with the machine.
Hong Kong is improving everyday. Construction and site improvements are everywhere. You can even find one person mixing cement right there in the side walk.
There are so many people here, the subways are always filled with people walking from one place to the other with the same fast rhythm in their steps. Peter and I can't help but march to their beats. Despite the tons of people you pass by on the streets everyday, you can safely walk to where you are going without having to bump into other people along the way - they know how to respect your personal space.
Also when walking along the sidewalks, watch out for dripping water from the air conditions on the high rises - feels like it's raining all over because of that. They haven't heard of diversion.
Anyway, Hong Kong is still a good place to come and visit, even for just a short while.
Just had our dinner at one of the restaurants along Carnarvon Road. Peter had the Hainan Curry pork chop while I had the mushroom and chicken congee. It's interesting that most of the meat that they put in the congee are innards and just a few meat like chicken or beef.
I just remembered the yesterday when we came back from the South Side, we stopped at Causeway Bay and walked along Percival Street where we saw this Tea shop - sells steeped tea of assorted ingredients like Chyrsanthemum, Herb, etc. Peter wanted to try the Turtle tea but wasn't quite sure what it was, he ended up with the 24-herb tea which was very bitter. My Chrysanthemum tea was light and sweet. There are lots of shops like this where bowls of tea are ready for you to drink, all you need to do is pay for one bowl and drink right there and then. Apparently these bowls of tea are like their powerboosting drink for the day. Next time Peter wants to try the expensive Turtle tea (HK$39/cup).
We were walking up on Nathan Street to get some dessert from that Mango place in Jordan Street when we saw that the computers here at Pacific Coffee Company were not being used, so we stopped by to get a drink and post some more for free.
~~~
Hong Kong is a city to visit to experience living in one of the densest places on earth. It is pretty safe around here. The people are nice, some even smile back (especially their policemen). Most can speak English so it's not too hard to communicate with them.
The transportation system is very easy to understand and use. Make sure to get an Octopus card (HK$150, includes the HK$50 deposit refundable on return). This card can be used everywhere from all transportation, parking meters to grocery stores. The chip is so strong you can just put your handbag on top of the plate and it will read it (same goes for the T-Money in Seoul). Choices range from the simple credit card size, cellphone attachments to watches; easily refillable at any station with the machine.
Hong Kong is improving everyday. Construction and site improvements are everywhere. You can even find one person mixing cement right there in the side walk.
There are so many people here, the subways are always filled with people walking from one place to the other with the same fast rhythm in their steps. Peter and I can't help but march to their beats. Despite the tons of people you pass by on the streets everyday, you can safely walk to where you are going without having to bump into other people along the way - they know how to respect your personal space.
Also when walking along the sidewalks, watch out for dripping water from the air conditions on the high rises - feels like it's raining all over because of that. They haven't heard of diversion.
Anyway, Hong Kong is still a good place to come and visit, even for just a short while.
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