Aloha Everyone,
Star Ferry rides is one thing I wanted to do before we left Hong Kong. Where our hotel is located, we see brand new shops one after another. But walk a few steps to the Star Ferry terminal, it seems that the time has stood still.
Stay Ferries Company, founded in 1888 as the Kowloon Ferry Company, adopted its present name in 1898. There are upper class seats and lower class seats. Price for upper class seats is only HK$5 per person. That is less than US$1. Instructions are confusing. J.J. purchased 4 tickets for us to use as round trip tickets but that was incorrect.
Happily seated on uncomfortable a wooden bench, we crossed Victoria Harbour. Too many steps to ascend and descend the vessel, people shoving and pushing. After snapping a few photos, I was ready to return to Kowloon. The ferry ticket monitor waved his hands and declined to take our prepaid tickets. After making another payments of $5 Hong Kong, we were on our way back.
Star Ferry is still an iconic image of Hong Kong. We purchased postcards, but were unable to get stamps for them. Postal kiosk was closed and the stamp vending machines were not working. Not difficult to realize Singapore has surpassed Hong Kong as the financial and commercial center in the region.
Lunch at Can Lah was good but not what we expected. We were hoping for another Dim Sum treat but what we had were dishes of Singapore origin. Again dealing with non English speakers means practicing patience and mindfulness.
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J.J. purchased takeout sushi box for dinner. I have a couple of baked goods from Little Mermaid bakery. But first I need to walk 3.4 miles to get my minimum 5 miles.
Aloha -- Cathi
