Flower, Sneaker and Bird Markets in Kowloon

It was time for a little shopping! First we stopped at the ladies market, only to find out that the "ladies" don’t get up very early. We were there at 11:30 a.m. and they were just getting set up. So take note, don’t rush there before noon. They are not early risers.

Then on to Fa Yuen Street, or as it’s called "Sneaker Street". By the time we got there it was all set up and ready to move. It was a very hot day, so it was nice to wander down the back sidewalks rather than the middle of the road as we might otherwise have. There weren’t too many sneakers, mostly sandals at this time of year.

While we were there we also wandered down the flower market, which I love. It’s very hard to resist the dozen roses for HK$20.00, but I didn’t want to carry them all day. Then into the bird market. Not being a bird lover, I was ready to move through this area very quicky. But I will say, it’s probably the noisiest street we’ve been to, those birds are not quiet. At one stall we saw a huge blue parrot who was setting up quite a storm.

By this time it was very hot, so we headed for the Hong Kong Space Museum. The shows were sold out, but it was nice to wander through the displays. At one point there was a 16 minute move in English, and the best part was that the back row was against the wall - built in back rest. At one pont I looked over at the rest of the back row, and they to were using it as a "power nap" stop. And we needed it.
Took the ferry back to Hong Kong, and decided to try a little place called the Cul de Sac. I had fish and chips and Dew had a huge burger. It was very good, will have to go back there. They had 4 very small tables with high stools. I think the high stools were to match the rest of the area - it was in the middle of lots of pubs, in a very colorful part of town.

All in all there wasn’t much shopping accomplished. We bought cookies and a pair of socks! We definitely are not keeping up our economic support of the community.