2 April 2025
Where I always get lost
Causeway Bay area walk
Despite the big hike, tonight I decided to board a subway, then change subways at central and go to Causeway Bay.
This is on the island side of Hong Kong, and a bit more upmarket than where I am staying on the Kowloon side with the suit and watch salesman.
I stayed in and around Causeway Bay the first couple of times I came here, the station exits via the Times Square mall.
It is a very busy area, with a very confusing street layout, and trams that look like they should tip over.
I managed to get lost multiple times, and twice ended up looking at the harbour despite thinking I was going away from it, a real skill that not many possess. My hunt for wonton noodle soup continues in failure, nearly everything around Causeway Bay was Japanese, there was a great looking Japanese curry place but I think I should save that for when I go to Japan in a few days time.
Times Square. A shopping centre I recall spending a lot of time in the first time I came here when my hotel was next door.
A double decker tram, unique to Hong Kong as far as I know. A relic from times gone by they persist with. I have been on them, getting down the stairs to get off at your stop is quite an achievement.
Causeway Bay is a very busy area.
Hong Kong also has Sogo, so with all the Japanese restaurants around, and yet another Donki nearby, there is really no reason to go to Japan at all.
I thought I might find my dinner on this food street brought to you by Citibank, but they had everything except Chinese food.
This is the best overpass in all of Hong Kong. Double decker buses and double decker trams.
And so for my dinner I went into one of the many Hong Kong cafes, they all have a similar menu, a few have now sprung up in Melbourne recently with the same menu. You can get all day breakfast if you want. You cannot get wonton noodle soup, not that I would have got that from this sort of place anyway. So instead I had beef ribs in black pepper sauce, on top of spaghetti, baked with cheese. Yes, that is indeed authentic Hong Kong food.
Tomorrow, I will try and find out if the visa free Chinese mainland entry thing really works by going to Shenzhen. I do not have alipay or wechat, so I will not be able to buy anything.