Monday 17th March

This clocktower at the Star Ferry quay is all that remains of the original station on the Kowloon to Canton railway. It was the starting point of our walk today.

We did not catch a ferry as it was too misty on Hong Kong Island.

As we walked towards Nathan Road, we passed the Heritage shopping centre with giant bunch of flowers in the courtyard.

After threading our way through the crowds by the shops, we reached Kowloon Park, which is an oasis of greenery in the city.

This group was in the centre of the sculpture walk practising Tai Chi to traditional Chinese music.

There is a great deal of construction across all areas of the city and the scaffolding of this building was made completely from bamboo.

As we headed away from the tourist areas, we felt we were seeing some of the real Kowloon as we seemed to be the only Europeans around.

We visited the Jade Market and close by is the Tin Hau Temple dedicated to the Goddess of Seafarers. It was quite busy with worshippers.

Near the Temple, just off Saigon Street, we came across this busy and extensive fruit market. Each street seems to be dedicated to just one trade and the street next to this was full of car repair shops.

We returned through another side of Kowloon Park via a couple of bird gardens and several large lakes. These two appeared to be deep in conversation with each other.