Day 7 - Tuesday 5 November - More Central Stuff

Another pretty slow morning. I kept breakfast a bit smaller again so we could have lunch out.

Breakfast bar at the hotel

After breakfast we headed over to Central and found an Australian bar - Coast - where we could watch the Melbourne Cup. I exchanged messages with @CLBradley and Windy with progress and bought some very overpriced Pure Blonde and bubbly and we watched the race. I had a good time after the beer and bubbly, but the sweetie was suffering in a special place in his hell from the crowds and general bogan-ness.

Heading up the Midlands escalator

I liked this horse in the Melbourne Cup - "Super Cool". Would have been super cool if it had won :)

Watching the Melbourne Cup with a glass of bubbly

After the race we continued to wander. I continued all the way to the top of the Mid Levels escalator and back again while the sweetie waited at Starbucks.

Further up the Midlands escalator

Going up the Midlands escalator

And coming back down you have to walk (except in the mornings until 10am when the escalator goes downhill)

Had a bit of a wander through the "cat" market but nothing that much interesting.

Caine Lane Gardens

Hop Yat Church, Caine Road

Banyan trees help keep the steep hills stable

YMCA

Looking down Ladder Street

Building near Ladder Street

Walking through the Cat Market

The sweetie was looking for an antique Chinese Chess set

Then we headed down to Dim Sum Square, where we went last night, for more crispy bbq pork buns. We were seated next to a couple of old ladies on our left and a young couple on our right. We had some crystal prawn dumplings, beef and parsley rice rolls, and our special - two plates of crispy bbq pork buns. We sooooooo need to get these in Australia. Otherwise we'll be coming back to Hong Kong just to get these little parcels of bliss!

Menu at Dim Sum Square. You mark down how many of each thing you want

We got shrimp crystal dumplings

Some minced beef and parsley steamed rice rolls

And two lots of crispy bbq pork buns

Inside a crispy bbq pork bun

Then we went back to Kowloon. The sweetie went back to the hotel, while I went all the way to Mong Kok to have another wander. I walked through the Ladies Market again, then down Nathan Road, and through Kowloon Park.

Wandering through the Ladies Market

On Shanghai Street in Yau Ma Tei are many stores selling equipment for restaurants

There was a tower at the top of this building that I thought would be super cool to climb

Park Lane Shopper's Boulevard

Cartoon walk of fame in Kowloon Park

"K" - Hong Kong's James Bond

Gate in Kowloon Park

Birds in Kowloon Park Aviary

Smallest McDonald's ever. They only sold drinks and ice creams

Kowloon Park

Flamingos in Kowloon Park

Rose garden in Kowloon Park

Kowloon Park

Outside the maze in Kowloon Park

Washed my hair back at the hotel. We (the sweetie suggested it last night, I assumed it was true) were going to go somewhere nice for dinner, but ended up at the hotel's happy hour where we had a beer and some wine and nibblies and suddenly we weren't hungry anymore. So watched the Symphony of Lights from the 39th floor and then went up to the Sky Garden upstairs because we still hadn't been there. It's an open area which would have made for great photos from the edge except all the gardens say they're protected from trespass, which made me wonder if they'd come and arrest me (or evict me) if I went out to the edge to take photos..