Hong Kong is an island in the middle of a huge harbour and traveling to and from the mainland is done by regular ferry service. On a day trip, we took the 15 min. Star Ferry across to the Kowloon side of the harbour. We joined a crush of people walking the streets lined with high end shops. Some Hong Kong natives said that newly minted rich Chinese people from the mainland come in droves to shop at the designer named stores. We steered clear of that and found an old historic building that used to house the Marine Police back in the colonial days.
2. Nighttime walk and dinner
We walked behind our hotel into an evening crush of people. Shops and shopping everywhere. The restaurants tend to be in areas floors above the retail shops and we found a 12 story building that housed about 20 restaurants in the top 4 floors. The one we ate at - Ho Hung Kee - was chosen by me because it has turquoise seats. Fortunately, the food was good. The restaurant was famous for its wonton noodle brand in Hong Kong having started out as an outdoor food cart in the 1940's. We were able to strike up interesting conversations with locals sitting near us, just another example of how friendly and welcoming we've found everyone.
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