Star Ferry Does A Dangerous Dance
In which Matt does his laundry, laughs at the Symphony of Lights and nearly capsizes on the Star Ferry.
14 April 2011 - 1013 Hong Kong
Sitting outside the in-house laundry mart waiting for my clothes to dry. I have a view of the surrounding neighbourhood from up here on the 12th floor. Bit clearer today so I’m heading to Victoria Peak by tram to check out the skyline.
Went to see the Symphony of Lights last night in Kowloon. It was tasteless and boring I’m afraid. The soundtrack was hilariously bad. Having seen the light show in Singapore and actually been quite moved by it, Hong Kong is going to have to try much harder.
The best things that happened yesterday were (a), riding the double-decker tram. It was really good fun and a great way to see the city; and (b), riding the Star Ferry across Victoria Harbour. Upon arrival at Tsim Sha Tsui, the water suddenly became very choppy, pitching the boat into a frenzied sideways dance. Passengers lunged back to their seats, children screamed and the drawbridge was raised again to the sound of staff members yelling into the public address system. For some reason, I felt I was merely an observer to the panic rather than being thrust suddenly into a precarious situation. Perhaps it was the tiredness, but I didn’t even flinch. In retrospect, it was rather good fun.
Gonna wear my shorts today. Far too hot for jeans. Hopefully that’ll keep my temperament on the cool side.
Sat next to a couple of vending machines. One serves hot drinks in a can. Gonna try it I think.
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Lovely! It was Soybean Milk. Seems like the cans are kept constantly warm as it was vended immediately. Really liked it. Theres a similarly designed can next to it only it’s brown so I assume that’s chocolate flavour. I’ll try that one another time.
Not only did it taste good, but the ordering process was really cool. I used my Octopus card to pay for it. I just had to wave the card over the octopus logo on the machine, press the button and out came the drink. Awesome! Cost about 45p too.
