Hong Kong

I did a 24 hour whirlwind tour of Hong Kong. I managed to go up the Victoria Peak Tram which has a view of the Hong Kong harbour. At the beginning of the Tram it has a newspaper clipping from a newspaper describing the British fighting the Japanese (referred to as the "Japs"). It would have been quite a scene because it is quite steep. Hard to imagine the difference in the times. As I was crossing from Kowloon to Hong Kong I was thinking about how my impression for many years of Hong Kong was "junks" live in boats in the harbour. I walked up and down Nathan Rd. which is a famous shopping area in Kowloon. I also had some street food: fish balls and waffles. Not together but they did offset each other nicely. I stayed at the infamous Chenking Mansions which is a building block with about 50 different guest houses of questionable value. I thought for one night I could tolerate it so I took it but it was small. The place was another illustration of how in China there are many people working from all over the world. I met many Indians on the elevator but also people from the Middle East and Africa. I was on the 15th floor so I saw everyone get on and get off as I went up or down. I really did not want to spend too much time there knowing I am going to be in Shanghai and Beijing for a week.