The historical background of the Old Clock Tower notwithstanding, I actually just liked it because of the walkway leading to the tower, with its row of palm trees and low benches, perfect to rest our tired feet from all the walking and sightseeing.
We just enjoyed the sights while resting. One more reason to love slow travel.
After dinner in Cafe de Coral, we went to nearby 1881 Heritage at the corner of Canton and Salisbury Roads, with its beautiful Victorian architecture. It used to house the Hong Kong Marine Police headquarters from the 1880s to 1996, when it was converted to a hotel (called the Hullett House) and mall (which we noticed had a lot of high end watch shops).
1881 Heritage also had interesting towers, with glass stairs to climb up and see the sights below and surprisingly, there were even big, old trees growing on top of the towers.
Canton Road is of course known for all the high-end shops lining the famous street, including those that are in the gargantuan mall, Harbour City.
Surprisingly, the shops and malls in Hong Kong close quite early (mostly around 8 PM). But less people means we can do more of this:
We walked to the nearby Star Ferry pier to go back to Central and called it a night. Our second day in Hong Kong was finished. The rest of Hong Kong awaits. Cheers!
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I’ve never been to HK, but this makes me wanna go!
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Thanks! 🙂
I love the details on your night photos… the city lights beckon for another visit!
I took the kids to Heritage 1881 also when we went to HK Chrismas 2010. The place turns magical with the carousel and giant snowglobes. Yes, I do agree you, slow travel is really the way everyone should travel to better appreciate any place.
If you are looking for more nighttime action, HK side is the place to be. TST is more upscale but Causeway Bay on HK island has always been my favorite.
I miss your usual outfit shots here. 🙂
Thanks for the tips, Tina! We weren’t able to explore much of Causeway Bay except to eat in Delicious Kitchen for lunch and hang out in Victoria Park. Here’s my outfit post for day 2 :)http://sunsetgoddessmanila.blogspot.com/2012/01/lookbook-hong-kong-day-2.html
Is 1881 Heritage new? We didn’t notice that when we were there a few years back. =)
I’m not sure. It was an old building that was “repurposed” 🙂 very nice and i know it’s very popular for photoshoots, especially for weddings/pre-nups 🙂
Fantastic nightshots! Handheld lahat to? ISO handling seems pretty good!
Hi Christian! Yes,they were taken with a handheld Canon EOS 550D, with Tokina 11-16mm wide angle lens. Coming from a great photographer such as yourself, I’d take that statement as a compliment. haha 🙂