Regal Kowloon Hong Kong

The weather started to become unruly, and as we made our way back to the Tung Chung MTR station in the bus from hell, it started to pour buckets of rain. (It never really just rains or showers here - it's always in powerful, scary deluges.) Once we were safely in the MTR car, we were informed that we had to catch our train at 3:30 really soon. These were our instructions: Get off at Tsim Sha Tsui station. Sprint to the Regal Kowloon Hotel (about 10 min walk, normally, through covered walkways...

We checked back into the Regal Kowloon Hotel, and hung out, just playing cards and relaxing until dinner. We went to a seafood restaurant in an area of Hong Kong called Sai Kung and it was really cool. It was on this pier with lots of stands. There was this huge stand with all of this live seafood, and the people that worked there were just pulling out huge crabs and lobsters out of the tanks and carrying them around to potential buyers so they could check the quality. Turns out for our resta...

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Hong Kong is supposed to be the Mecca to shopping. I think that's one of the main reasons Wako and Matsuda-san wanted to come here this year. As brand-obsessed Japanese, they had their eyes set on bringing home a few bargains. But when I walked up Nathan Road, the main thoroughfare on Kowloon, the shopping scene wasn’t exactly as I expected. I passed one cheap boutique after another, and when I looked out into the street I saw a patchwork of colorful yet aging signs that screamed for m...

Tsim Sha Tsui is the waterfront tip of Kowloon which is known for its stores and restaurants. So it was probably fitting that shopping and eating were the two main activities we participated in while we were there.

When Wako and Matsuda-san arrived, we officially started our vacation. Wako wanted to taste the local Cantonese food, so we decided that we would try the congee and dimsum here.

We settled on Sweet Dynasty for breakfast where congee (Cantonese word) or shi-fan (Mandar...

This entry was about our time in Kowloon side on Hong Kong. Where we stayed for the whole trip. Kowloon was where most the real life of Hong Kong was displayed. Hong Kong island is very westernised, when Kowloon was only a little a bit, and still had much in the way of local charm. I'm glad we stayed there, as Hong Kong island was a lovely place, but the main city was a tourist trap. I preferred the outside areas of Hong Kong island also. I find it hard to vocalise, how at home it felt on the...

This entry is for the Hong Kong island. People make many mistakes thinking that Hong Kong is only comprised of Hong Kong island, when there is Kowloon, Lantua and Cheung Chau. Also many other smaller fishing islands, which I wished we'd have had the time to visit. Hong Kong island is where most of the western influences can be seen. It is very westernised, that's why I was glad we stayed on Kowloon. Outside of the main city, local life is more apparent on the island, like Stanely market, the ...