Temple Street night market

After I'd eaten, it was dark, so I travelled a few stops on tge MTR to Temple Street to visit the night market. This has become quite a tourist attraction, I wouldn't say it's particularly authentic, but it was colourful and vibrant and I enjoyed it. I thought it was worth a visit. I met an American couple as I got there who wanted me to take their picture by the sign. And then they took mine. So yes, far more touristy than where I'd just come from!

The market started with street food stalls and then went on to the usual vendors selling tat that you get at any market. The street foods were interesting. There was a lot of tripe, and a lot of oysters and other seafood. Because I'd already eaten, the only thing I bought to try was a traditional Hong Kong bubble waffle. I just had a plain one, so no filling. These are like a waffle but the batter is predominantly egg and the bubbles are pockets of air. So they're very light. It was quite delicious.

After Temple Street, I walked down Nathan Road to go to the Avenue of Stars to watch the Symphony of Light display that's on at eight o'clock every evening. I walked down past my hotel and outside there was a recycling stand where people were taking bags of stuff that could be recycled. There were two guys who were sorting it all, weighing it for them, and actually giving them some money for bringing the recycling. I thought that was a brilliant idea. We should do that in the UK.Read more