To visit the Flower Market it’s always better to go in the mornings, than later in the day. Flowers are fresher, and it’s less crowded with tourists in the early hours of the day. Just take the MTR and get off at Prince Edward Station Exit B1. Follow Prince Edward Road West alongside the flyover… Continue reading Flower market in Mong Kok
Next to the Chi Lin Nunnery are the Nan Lian Gardens. The garden is built in the Tang Dynasty Style, with timber structures, clusters of bizarre rocks and planted with lots of old and valuable trees. The garden occupies an area of 3.5 hectares, and includes a vegetarian food restaurant, Chinese tea house and exhibition… Continue reading First visit to Nan Lian Gardens in Kowloon
Chi Lin Nunnery is a large Buddhist temple complex located in Diamond Hill, in Kowloon. The MTR station is also called Diamond Hill - and this time the Monastery is easy to find and sign-posted! Not like the Ten Thousands Buddha Temple in Sha Tin, which we nearly missed. Covering a space of more than… Continue reading First visit to Chi Lin Nunnery in Kowloon
I've noticed these incense spirals alllthrough Asia, not just in Hong Kong. They are only one type of incense burning in temples, as there are many more. The most common are incense sticks, but the spirals are very nice to look at. An incense spiral is made entirely of incense, without a bamboo core in… Continue reading Incense spirals in the Man Mo temple
The Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens are located in the Mid-Levels, on the northern slope of Victoria Peak. It occupies an area of 5.6 hectares and was founded in 1871 as a Botanic Garden. It was renamed in 1975 as Botanical and Zoological Gardens to reflect the increased commitments to zoological exhibits. Bounded by… Continue reading First visit to the Zoological and Botanical Gardens
Last Saturday it was raining and cold – not many people were out and about. It was a good time to visit the Hong Kong Park – right in the heart of Hong Kong. It’s a big area, and it includes the Hong Kong Tea Ware Museum, a clock tower, a restaurant, the squash and… Continue reading First visit to the Hong Kong Park
On Saturday I decided to visit the Flagstaff House Museum of Tea Ware, which is located in side the Hong Kong Park in Central. It’s open every day (except Tuesdays) and admission is free. The museum is located in a historical building, it was the former office and residence of the Commander of British Forces… Continue reading Flagstaff House Museum of Tea Ware
We also strolled through a market area in Central last weekend – it’s similar to the one we saw in Mong Kok, but this time it’s less crowded. There are far fewer people here, shopping for the weekend. We noticed that there are all kind of shops. Starting from real physical shops selling all king… Continue reading Stroll: Street market in Central
Last weekend we also decided to stroll through Hollywood Road. This road is in Central, so very close to my office, and I really should spend more time walking through it, as I really enjoy looking in the shops and stalls. The road is filled with trinket and antique shops of all sorts: from Chinese… Continue reading Stroll: Hollywood Road
Five weeks in Hong Kong – and I’ve not been on top of the Victoria Peak. Time to change this we thought, and off we headed to the Peak Tram station. We picked a nice sunny day with a blue sky and a view as clear as it possible would get. Of course, other people… Continue reading First visit to the Victoria Peak
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