After Bali, Hong Kong is a real change of pace. Reviewing the few photographs of the city itself, I wasn’t able to capture what I found was nice about Hong Kong, the mix of old and new, some form of patina. You’ll have to go there to find out yourself. When you do, go eat some dim sums, they’re really excellent.

One of the first visits we did was to walk to Avenue of Stars which is on the waterfront:

We made a few other visits around Mong Kok where there are several markets: bird market, flower market, goldfish market, ladies market (contrary to the name, they sell souvenirs), Temple street night market. One of the few things around that wasn’t a restaurant or for shopping was the Tin Hau temple: