A Heritage Walk around Hong Kong, includes exploring the cantonese food culture, and is a good way to kick start the afternoon. Wanchai, where I spent this after with P, has several little Cha Chan Tengs and traditional Noodle Shops with steaming pots of soup waiting to be tried. This herbal tea with Lotus seeds, is just one example of the desert soups that come so subtle and delicate that you can just about perceive the flavour.
A Spring afternoon is quite beautiful with a gentle breeze and warm sunshine. Inbetween the commercial high rises, appear the odd old dilapitated site, awaiting demolition. This old woman sits in the sun, an old wicker basket of chestnuts and a wooden table define her little space and purpose. Different and indifferent to the rest of the fast paced residents of Hong Kong, she shows she belongs there !
A tram ride is a eco friendly way to get about - slow, cheap and no emissions. No Air Con too.... much to the dismay of the tram drivers. The papers are repleate with news about plans for a new tramway along a rapidly developing waterfront promanade on Hong Kong Island.
Blue house, on Stone Nullah Street, no prizes for guessing how it got its name. The blue inspires the amateur photographers in us. A martial arts training centre, Blue House is surrounded by traditional chinese healers, bone setters and dentists. There must be a thriving business out there waiting to be tried!
Now, this is The Pawn! No, not a Pawn shop anymore as the name might suggest. The Pawn is posh new restaurant on a heritage site! It lies in the public domain but is not a museum. So the option remains, to hang out on the top floor and not dine there. A recent newspaper indicated that this is a grey zone, a common property resource, gradually appropriated by the diner!
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