Sunday on Hong Kong Island

Funny how first when I got to Hong Kong I thought it was huge. But it keeps on getting smaller and smaller every day, for example I have noticed that some places where in the beginning of the semester I used to take the MTR to are actually in walking distance from the student halls. And because I like to wander around by foot, get a bit lost and then find my way again, Hong Kong is a fantastic city for some Sunday walks. With no destination, no need to be or go anywhere, sun shining for the first time in two weeks, and my camera in my hands.

Last Sunday I first took a bus to a market on Eastern Hong Kong Island, where local farmers were selling ridiculously expensive organic foods (3 euros for a tomato??), and from there I just started walking towards West, taking pictures on the way and eating some take out sushi in the middle. So here's what a Sunday on Hong Kong Island looks like. :)

Organic food market. Everything was so expensive, but I guess there's not that many organic farms in Hong Kong,
so probably the demand is bigger than supply anyway.

These texts on the ground are a huge help; I have to read it every time when crossing a street, even after 3 months!

For being super crowded, Hong Kong has surprisingly many basketball
courts around the city.

When you go East enough on Hong Kong Island, the streets get weirdly empty. So much space to walk!

There are a lot of people from the Philippines living in Hong Kong. Many of them work all week (often as
housemaids), and Sunday is their only day off. The best place for them to gather together is in parks and
on pavements, which all get full of cheerfully chatting women playing cards and drinking some wine.
Every single Sunday.

The only second hand shop / market I've seen in Hong Kong so far.

The housing in Hong Kong is something I will never fully understand.

Men queuing up outside Hong Kong Jockey Club. Gambling addicts...

The streets of Hong Kong have so much traffic and the air is so polluted, that I find it a bit weird they still
keep all the fruits on display outdoors?

A football court next to Victoria Park.

Typhoon Shelter. The typhoon season in Hong Kong should end around September, good thing we didn't need this :P

Some temple in the middle of the city, the only thing the signs said in English was that there are
two Sunday services.

My mother had told me there's a Marimekko store somewhere in Hong Kong,
but I had no idea where it was. Then I suddenly ran into it.

People doing Sunday shopping at Times Square shopping mall.

Hong Kong has a lot of Christmas decorations, even though Christmas is not that big of a party here.
Most of the shopping malls get their own Christmas themed wonderland, this Lego version is at Times Square.

Wan Chai park. None of the parks in Hong Kong have grass to sit on.

Alive frogs waiting to be sold at Wan Chai market. They were quite big and disgusting.
Poor fellows on the bottom though :P

Wan Chai market and the smell of fresh fish.

There are tram tracks on Hong Kong Island, and a ride costs 0,25 euros. The windows are open and they have a cool
vintage feeling - a great way to see a bit of the city!

The panic about leaving is soon hitting me. The whole time I've been thinking that "Nah, I still have so much time left, I can do __________ (add an activity) and go to ____________ (add a place) some other day!"

But soon there will be no more other days!