Angel wings and bamboo bikes . .. Thursday in HK

Thursday morning started off with picking up Laurie at her hotel in Wan Chai again. On my regular walking route to the station I noticed the name of the street I was walking on.




This is my mom's maiden name, and a name my brother and I are both very attached to.

I keep forgetting that rush hour in HK is different than at home. 9am is the peak time for travel on the subway. It looks like this:

Luckily you're so busy moving with the crowd, there's no time to feel claustrophobic. Phew.

At Laurie's hotel I took this panorama shot of the mainland across the harbour.

We hit the subway and headed back to my neighbourhood to do some exploring. Our first stop was the Museum of medical Science. Laurie took some great pics of me hamming it up with the creepy mannequins they had on display, but I don't have copies yet to post. It's in an old building that was formerly devoted to Pathology and infectious diseases. They had a room devoted to the SARS epidemic and the Swine Flu virus. I'd forgotten about both, but their history in HK was very important.

There was an art exhibit in the Museum as well, which was very cool.

I really liked this one.

I'm finding these pharmaceutical pill graffiti scenes all over my neighbourhood. Like everything here, I have zero clue what it means.

I can't stop snapping pics of these street side worship spots. They're just there. And so lovely.

Our next stop was the Man Mo Temple, the biggest of it's kind in HK. And it's wedged right in-between the towering apartments.

I loved this place.

I knew Laurie wouldn't let me get away with having lunch back at my apartment, so I'd Googled nearby places for something that would fit all my criteria. Cheap, tasty and somewhat familiar. I found Ban Cha Vietnamese Pho. And it was delicious.

My brother introduced me to Pho awhile ago, and I've since read up on it. This Pho was delicious!!!

Then we headed downhill a bit to the PMQ.

The PMQ, formerly the Police Married Quarters in the 50's, was a two-building, 7 floor housing block for officers and their families. It is now a hub of art and design.

A bamboo bike. Why not?

View from the 4th floor out into the nearby apartments.

Our wander through my neighbourhood took us behind what looked like a private English-Language Primary school. I couldn't resist a snapshot of their lunch break.

We came upon another tiny side street temple or worship area.

Then we headed back to Laurie's hotel to practice our presentation for tomorrow. The harbour activity puts on a constant show of lights. And that isn't even the shore that has the nightly light show.

Once again I was home with my Marks & Spencer falafel meal by 8 and asleep by 10. I knew I'd have to stay out late at least one night while I was here, and as tomorrow is my last full day in HK, that's going to be a long day friends.

xoxo
C