Today is another sunfilled day in Hong Kong and we decided to viset Buddha. The journey takes awhile from Kawloon, so we started after breakfast. First by train 😀
It takes all kinds
Not all artist have fancy exibiths, and supporting them is just as important.
This guy had a small selection of different kitchen related stuff, handmade by himself. And the quality was nice enough so I got 2 of them, what-do-you-call-em, things to use when brewing tea. He reminded me of this guy I met in Sicily that also sold handmade stuff…but I have to say that the oil-lamp I bought of him was no way near the quality of this stuff. Continue reading “It takes all kinds”
Art for sale
It’s always nice to buy something that supports the artist, and helps them to continue with making art. There is this huge building in Soho that has many stalls with different workshops and art-sales called PMQ. Somthing similar to Camden, but more artsi. Continue reading “Art for sale”
Day 5 Soho sunshine
Ladies market
Hong Kong has a big market called Ladies Market wich i though sounded a bit sexist, but it had lots of cool stuff for everyone. Probably called ladies market because there is a market with electronics a bit futher up.
Ladies market had lots of bags, toys and clothes for all genders. It’s easy to haggel here and you will not find pricy stuff here. There is, of course, a bit of copy items here. Wich could be fun if thats what your looking for. But avside from that there are fun trinkets you probably didn’t know anyone made. It takes a bit of time and patience to find what could be a tresure for you though, but we were very happy with what we bought.
[edit Trond:] The prices was all up for discussion. You usualy start on 1/3 or a bit higher, and close on just unde 1/2 of asking price. Sometimes cheaper. They woul shout new offers at you as you slowly walked away. 🙂
[edit Trond:] Ladies Market is aprox 600-700 meters. And you do get a lot of the same goods, but I would still say that there is allways something new to – and something you have not seen before. Well worth the walk, and we got some nice and cool gifts along the way. also, if you need some bags and jackets n stuff.. nice place for a deal.
Dinner at Sorabol
We wanted to grill our own food at the table, so we ended up at a Korean restaurant in Mira place 1. The food was very good, and we discovered an extremely good Korean rice wine with ginseng called Bekseju. The staff here were oddly not very happy to have guest though….I think they were worried we wouldn’t leave before they closed….witch we of course did. Continue reading “Dinner at Sorabol”
Hong Kong Hero
I just could’t resist the chance to be a hero. This was just outside the huge shoppingcenter LCX. Wich looked like a old pier. There were lots of stuff going on at the pier. A marching band with bagpips played Old lang syne(new year song). And there were lots of people everywere, the shoppingcenter, though filled with lots of cool stuff were so crowded it was hard to shop for anything.
Out walking..
..in Kowloon. Some rainshowers are to be expected this time of year. And today it was really pouring down bigtime !