Kowloon, where my hotel is, is situated on mainland Hong Kong across from Hong Kong island. It's a bustling metropolis (by now you've probably gathered that all major Asian cities are!) of large sky scrapers with small streets coming off the main roads which is where you find how the real HK lives rather than HK's rich and elite. This area is full to the brim of shops, the obligatory Asian night market and lots of traffic. But in the middle of all this madness, they have some tranquil gardens where you can go and get some respite from the sun and craziness of the city. HK was on a typhoon warning level 1 when I got there, the significence of which I didn't realise until the rain started coming down which drenches everything! (I have subsequently found out that it moved to a level 8, so we left just in time)
With just one day to see HK, I went for the top of the list items which was to travel across to HK island and travel up the Peak Tram to see the views over HK city. These were pretty outstanding even with the heavy cloud. The buildings on HK island are built on the hills and as the tram went up at a 45 degree angle, some of the houses and skyscrapers looked as if they could topple over with one good blast of high wind. It is an amazing man made landscape. In the evening some of us went to the Avenue of Stars - think bronze statues of Bruce Lee and celebrity hand and footprints in cement - to watch the harbour light show that happens every evening at 8pm. The lights on the skyscrapers on HK island move in conjunction with the beat of the music and provides some great photo opportunities of the harbour.Weather in China? On a par with Japan - I'm not going to feel completely dry for 3 weeks now it seems due to the heat and humidity!
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