Packed with Hong Kong's famous spots and specialties, Sightseeing Day【46】

I woke up at 7 am and took a stroll around the guesthouse.

It was quiet and seemed more deserted than I thought, different from last night. Maybe I had assumed Hong Kong would be crowded based on the information I had looked up beforehand.

While walking around the Tsim Sha Tsui station area, I found a shop where locals were entering one after another. I was hungry, so I decided to have breakfast there.

It seemed to be a chain cafe called Cafe De Coral. I couldn't understand the menu, so I ordered the same item as the customer in front of me.

It was porridge and fried noodles. Both were delicious with a gentle taste that would be liked by Japanese people, but this set was heavy for breakfast. The liquid poured in the glass was not water but hot water.

After finishing breakfast and strolling again, I found a Starbucks. This shop was also located underground. I mistakenly ordered a "small" hot Americano and received a tall size. It had been a while, so I forgot to order a "short".

I took about an hour coffee break here, thinking about the plan for the day.

First, I went to Tsim Sha Tsui station and purchased an Octopus card. It's a convenient card that can be used for payments anywhere in Hong Kong. Then I went to Chungking Mansions and exchanged 50,000 yen.

The exchange was done at a shop called Ken Shing Exchange Company Limited. When I calculated later, the rate was incomparably better than the airport.

I left about half of the Hong Kong dollars I exchanged in the locker at the guesthouse. I put the other half in my wallet, and started sightseeing.

The first place I headed to was Central.

I walked a bit and visited "The Central-Mid-levels Escalator".

I was surprised by the escalator that seemed to go on forever, but the view of old and new buildings together was never boring.

I went to the top and came down the stairs on the way back. There was a cafe with a supermarket called M&S near the cross between the streets of Central and the starting position of the escalator, so I took a break here.

I ordered tea and two kinds of tarts.

The tea was written as Golden Tea. It had no particular quirks and went well with the sweet tarts.

One was a chocolate tart. The dough was moist and there was caramel cream inside, it was delicious.

The other was a fig tart. The orthodox dough and fig cream were also delicious.

FreeWifi was available in this cafe too, so I looked up nearby tourist spots.

I left M&S and headed to "Man Mo Temple".

There weren't many tourists and in the quiet atmosphere, the smoky incense and its scent calmed my mind. The temple had a nostalgic atmosphere even for Japanese people.

The things hanging above, which looked like mosquito coils, were similar in design to mosquito coils, and standing underneath, ashes occasionally fell and it seemed like my hair might catch fire.

I passed through a park near the temple and returned to the streets of Central.

When I got near Central station, I suddenly remembered that I could take a ferry, so I looked for a ferry terminal.

I found a terminal heading towards Tsim Sha Tsui, entered with my Octopus card, and experienced my first ferry ride in Hong Kong. I rode it about 10 times after this...

It takes about 10 minutes to get to the Tsim Sha Tsui side. Getting off the ferry, you can view the buildings of Hong Kong on the Central side from around the clock tower. Seeing such scenery, I felt "The HongKong" I had seen on the net.

I walked a bit from the clock tower and went to the Star of Avenue, but unfortunately, it was under construction. There were quite a few tourists taking commemorative photos with the construction signboard.

I walked back to the ferry terminal area and had the famous egg tart. I liked the strong egg flavor and the moist dough.

Then, I took the ferry again and headed to Central. I took a bus to Victoria Peak from the bus stop in front of the ferry terminal on the Central side.

Here I made the biggest mistake this time.

I had gathered information beforehand that to go to the famous Victoria Peak with a million-dollar night view, one should use the Peak Tram. However, even though I had already come to the peak by bus, I misunderstood that there was still more to go up, took the Peak Tram, and descended without seeing the view from the peak.

It was a mistake due to having incomplete information. I left the million-dollar night view for enjoyment on the following days, and reluctantly went out into the night streets of Hong Kong.

It's Fat Lee Building, about a 5-minute walk from the guesthouse. When I went there at 19:00, there were many men, whether they were locals or tourists.

After finishing my business, I strolled the night market looking for dinner.

First was Men's Street.

Next was Women's Street.

Maybe because it was raining, I couldn't find any open stalls, so I decided to eat at a restaurant.

Suddenly, I found a fruit shop behind the station and went to check it out, only to be approached by a nearby lady. She seemed to be inviting me to her shop if I was interested in eating, and since it was a good timing, I followed her. Her shop was right next to the fruit shop.

There was a menu that seemed to be Hong Kong cuisine, but since I couldn't choose, I ordered the No.1 recommended dish.

What came out was a simple pot rice with chicken on top of white rice. The sauce is poured later. The rice was long and loose like Thai rice. The chicken was juicy, although there were bones at times. Considering I was hungry, it was simple and delicious.

There was also a crispy rice crust?

After the meal, I took a light walk towards the guesthouse and stopped by McDonald's on the way. I decided to try the unfamiliar "Milo Dinosaur" since I was there. It was a drink with chocolate on top of a chocolate drink.

Not limited to this McDonald's, in Hong Kong's McDonald's, besides the register for ordering burgers, there is a register for ordering cafe menu items.