Duration:
(9 kilometers)
7 hours
Difficulty: 3/10. For distance.
Appreciation: 9/10. A great way to experience Hong Kong island. For someone with just one day to browse around town, this walk covers a lot of Hong Kong's city experience; architecture, food, museum, temples, lemurs, space invaders, it's got it all! The space invaders murals may not be there for long but the walk is still worth it.
Transportation: MTR to IFC. MTR back from Wanchai
Garmin: http://connect.garmin.com/activity/442613920
(There are a few spikes in the path - due to the lack of line of sight - that make no-sense but they are pretty obvious. Other than that, it is quite accurate)
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| Starting right outside the IFC mall, on the walkway towards the ferry pier, the space invader is on the tunnel vent. Can't miss it. |
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| Going through the mall an exiting midway, interestingly shaped building. |
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| On a Sunday, the maids are coming out to play. |
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| Streets of Sheung Wan |
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| The old Western market |
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| Pay attention to the little shops, cats are the real shopkeepers! |
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| Nice little park aptly named "Queen Street Rest Garden" |
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| Another space invader |
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| Fruit bowl on top of fruit shop |
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| Lots of temples on that street |
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| Stop at Nosh for brunch or a little piece of sweet. Nice art-deco building... |
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| Right buy, Teakha for a nice pot of tea |
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| Hong Kong Museum of Medical Science |
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| Down the stairs to the... |
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| ...Man Mo temple |
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| Gothic-revival kitsch, Kung Lee Church, Cnr. Bridges St and Ladder St, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong |
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| Yet another of those space invaders |
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| One more! |
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| Fruits anyone? |
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| Lan Kwai Fung, where, on a Saturday night, you can find the highest density of drunk Gweilos in the world! |
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| Bishop's House(1848, The Colonial Era of Britain), Central, Hong Kong Island |
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| Duddell Street... the only remaining working gas lamps in HK |
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| Then through the Hong Kong Zoo. Nosey lemurs! |
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| And then to the Hong Kong park. Spend some time in the aviary, it's quite nice |
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| Appropriate space invader under the overpass, right by the Bank of China |
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| If you haven't eaten yet (why?), you can always grab a bite at one of the numerous restaurants in the Pacific Place mall |
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| Little invader |
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| This one right in front of the Hopewell Centre. Can't miss it if it is still there... |
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| The Indigo Hotel with cool architecture and cantilevered pool |
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| Final space invader of part one... |
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| Ok, now, if you got the munchies by then, Stone Nullah Tavern is highly recommended; that meat loaf burger and mac and cheese were to die for... |
