Slept OK, hostel nice but room mates a bit of the ‘hey mate, how many beers did you have’ type.
Checked out Central and parts of Wan Chai today – all west of hostel, on HK island. Culture shock after sibiria of course, just what I needed. Had good japaneese food twice, HK still cheaper than Berlin, even in decent places. Bought the Octopus card (local oyster card) – if you know london, public transport is not much of a problem. So from a tourist point of view: ‘Thank you England for language and public transport’ 😉
While walking I found my next residence 😉
They use these really peculiar double decker trams here, very funny
Went to see the Bank of China bld designed by Pei (with whom I worked on his berlin project Quartier 206 in Friedrichstr.), but the viewing plattform on the 43.floor was closed today.
Some random shots of the walk
Paging through the LP guide and getting info from the Hostel – all still a bit much to take in, let’s see what the evening holds in store.
Suggestions welcome 😉
Took the Star Ferry from HK island to the mainland …
… and watched the ‘lightshow’ of the skyscrapers on the island. Nice quick boat ride, light show pathetic, as I had been warned.
Walked up from Victoria Harbour to Yau Ma Tei – overkill! Shopping, markets and food. A lot more chineese – the way I imagined it anyway – than on HK island. But picked this hostel because it’s nice to get away from the action when you had enough 😉
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