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Published: July 18th 2017
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Geo: 22.33, 114.18
Our last full day in Hong Kong began with a leisurely breakfast in the hotel. Choices ranged from our usual western selections of pancakes, eggs, bacon, cereal, and fruit to Chinese selections of spring roles, fried rice, and noodles along with breads and pastries. We were not in a hurry this morning since the attractions on our morning list had later opening hours and the travel distance was not too far away.
Sheung Wan area was where we began. It is located near Victoria Harbor, where we stopped to watch some fishermen and boat traffic. Since it was Saturday morning there were walkers, runners and people out exercising in the plaza.
We moved on to the Western Market. The first building had two levels. The first floor had a florist shop, some restaurants and small clothing stores. The second level was entirely devoted to fabric shops. Some of them were selling fabrics and others were tailor shops where you could have clothes custom made for you. We've never seen so much fabric in one location. The second building had fish, meat and produce for sale.
We then climbed to Cat Street. It was seven flights of stairs up to the street.
The original name "cat" meant the buyer of stolen goods as stolen goods were referred to as 'rat food' and so the buyers were cats. Today Cat street is best known for shopping for antiques, knick knacks and crafts.
Surprisingly, while we were in this area we had the pleasure of meeting two ladies at different times of the day, both of whom were from Australia. One relocated seven years ago for her job and loved it so much has made it her permanent home. The second woman has a son living here and she loves it also and visits twice a year. Both noted the safety of the city and the vibrancy.
Later in the day we did a return visit to the Mong Kok area to visit a recommended market area. Called the Goldfish Market. Store after store had bags of all types and sizes of goldfish as well as other fish, turtles and aquarium equipment for sale. Can't figure out how they feed these goldfish when they aren't purchased! Also in this area was another street market selling the usual clothes, trinkets, purses, belts, and jewelry. You could tell today was Saturday because the streets were even more
crowded with people then they have been all week. We also noticed that the kids must have Saturday school because they were walking around and on the subway in uniforms.
In the evening we returned to the hotel restaurant for dinner. It was just as good as breakfast. Out choices were white fish and chicken along with soup, salad and dessert. During the week we have seen a fruit in the markets that was not familiar to us. We had the opportunity to try it at dinner, It's called a pitaya. It was quite tasty. A great relaxing dinner was a nice way to spend our final night in Hong Kong!
Some Observations:
There are no electrical outlets to be found in any restaurant. An external battery pack is a must have for devices in Hong Kong.
Many pedestrians walking were on mobile phones. This makes for slow walking to your destinations.
There are 13 subway lines in Hong Kong. After the second day our navigation was quite easy.
Many people in fast food restaurants wear plastic gloves while eating.
Hong Kong citizens are certainly high tech and connected by phones. Some locals have 2 or 3 phones and a touch
pad.
There is a a noticeable larger number of people on the streets in Hong Kong as compared to Tokyo, Japan.
There is an abundance of shopping possibilities to select from in Hong Kong.
Hong Kong, China certainly has plenty of extremes to explore from cuisine, shopping, temples, to market street stalls.
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Pearl
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My question is it appears the meat is just out in the open. Sanitary?