Danach gab's einen Abstecher ins Hong Kong Museum of History. So mal eben die letzten 400.000 Jahre der Geschichte Hong Kongs: von der Sandbank zur Weltmetropole. Kann ich jedem nur empfehlen, der sich für Hong Kong nicht nur als günstige Einkaufsmöglichkeit für Elektronik interessiert. Allerdings sollte man viel Zeit mitbringen, denn die Ausstellung ist umfangreich und wirklich erstklassig vom Konzept.
Kurz vor 20 Uhr trafen wir dann an der Uferpromenade von Tsim Sha Tsui ein, wo sich ein spektakulärer Ausblick auf die Lichtinstallationen der Wolkenkratzer von Central auf Hong Kong Island ergab. Punkt 20 Uhr beginnt das tägliche, 30minütige Spektakel Symphony & Light, bei dem die Lichter der Hochhäuser im Takt der Musik zu einer gigantischen Lichtorgel umfunktioniert werden. Der Anblick ist einfach gigantisch. Und die Show ist (wie so oft) viel zu schnell vorbei. So machten wir uns auf die Suche nach einem Lokal für's Abendessen. Das japanische Restaurant mit Aussicht auf Hong Kong Island hatte leider keine Plätze mehr frei, so gingen wir ins benachbarte Steakhouse, was ich im nachhinein leider bereute. Nicht, daß das Steak nicht gut gewesen wäre, im Gegenteil, es war eines der besten die ich je hatte, aber gute Steaks kann ich auch in Deutschland haben... Den Abschluß des Tages bildete der Besuch der Road Side Bar in Tsim Sha Tsui, eine kleine Bar, die aber ihren ganzen eigenen Reiz hat und in der ich auch später noch desöfteren auf einen Absacker verweilte.
Weekend! This means sleeping until noon, relaxing and being a tourist. But even without a alarm I was waked up. When I went to bed, I attached the "do not disturb" sign on my door, but the chambermaid used the vacuum cleaner with full power and rammed it sometimes against the wall. After a short look on my watch I realized that it was really time to get up: almost 11 am. Queenie made me an offer to be my tourguide so that I won't get lost in Hong Kong. Good idea, I didn't see too much of the Hong Kong, yet. Only the area around my hotel, the tram, the office and a short walk through Causeway Bay. Queenie told me that we will meet at 12 o'clock at the Park Side Hotel in Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon. In the elevator I realized that I forgot my city map in my room. When I asked Queenie for the best way to get to the meeting point, she told me to take the MTR. Only a few meters to left of my hotel I found the entrance to the MTR station North Point. I hope that buying a ticket isn't as complicated as in some southgerman cities. But it's really easy: just point with the finger on the touchscreen onto your destination, insert the money and you get your ticket. Wow, they have these turnstiles I know from american movies. Ah, I have to insert the ticket at the front side and when I remove it on the top side, the turnstile is unlocked. Now I have to go down to the platform for the Island Line direction Sheung Wan, change the line at Central and exit at Tsim Sha Tsui station. Ok, but which of the eight exits is the right one? It's exemplary, a map shows which exit leads to which road. I found my exit and now back to the daylight. Really crowed place and I arrived too early. The subway in Hong Kong is called MTR is the most fastest way to move from one place to another in the city.
A lot of small shops offer electronics at its best: the latest digital cameras, MP3-player, portable movie players, mobile phones etc. I only wanted to have a look at all the stuff but then I bought a Apple iPod nano with 8 GB. This time we have lunch in a japanese restaurant. Being asked what I want to have for lunch, I don't know what I should choose. Finally I chose a lunch set with Teriyaki chicken, a soup, something made of egg and a lot more. Queenie wanted to know if I ever had sushi before. I answered that it is too expensive for me in Germany, so I didn't try it yet. Then I was offered a handroll. Looks like these ice-cream cones made from seaweed, filled with rice, tuna and a softshell crab. Looks gre
After lunch, we went to the Hong Kong Museum of History. A short wrap-up of the past 400.000 years of Hong Kong's history: from a sand bank to a world famous metropolis. I can recommend the museum to everybody who isn't only interested in buying electronics. But you have to have a lot of time, it's a very large exhibtion and the concept is really great.
A few minutes before 8 pm we arrived at the waterside promenade in Tsim Sha Tsui, where we had a incredible view to all the lights of the skycrapers at Hong Kong Islands Central area. 8 o'clock sharp started the daily Symphony & Light show when all the lights are blinking to the sound of the music. It's really an incredible show. And it's ends (as in most of the cases) much too early. Afterwards we were looking for a nice restaurant for having dinner. Unfortunally, we didn't get a seat in a japanese restaurant, so we went to teh San Francisco Steakhouse right next to it what I regretted a few days later. The steak was one the best I ever had but I can have a good steak also in Germany... To finish this wonderful day Queenie and I went to the Road Side Bar in Tsim Sha Tsui, a tiny, small bar with a very special and warm charm, where I returned many times for having a drink. And finally I want to say thank you to Queenie for this unbelievable day.
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