Sunday 25th March

This morning we took one of the ubiquitous red cabs down to the Star Ferry Pier and crossed onto Hong Kong island.

We took the tram up to Victoria Peak fairly early this morning so it wasn't too crowded.

The views were excellent, apart from the haze in the distance.

On our return to Kowloon we took a taxi to Mongkok to explore this area. Our first stop was Yuen Po Street Bird Garden where the locals bring their caged birds to sing together.

The cages are all traditional and quite beautiful.

In this park there are also many stalls that sell birds and bird related items.

There were even bags of live crickets to use as bird food.

Just round the corner we walked the length of Flower Market Road which was much longer than we expected and full of beautiful flowers, mainly from Holland and cheap compared with UK prices.

Further south is Gold Fish Market, a street full of shops selling tropical fish and anything you could need to care for them.

This area is more traditionally Chinese with very few English signs anywhere.