Central District, Hong Kong

Favorite thing: This is just a tinny glimp of, to me the most impressive tower in downtown area, Wanchai, The Bank of China building! However, to see it fully you either gotta go somewhere above or to take a ferry to Kowloon. From the sea view you can see this one, and many others, in their full size!

Favorite thing: This is a view from the American Club where my family had a membership. I don't remember the name of the building on the left, but my sister and I used to call it the 'swiss cheese building' because of the round windows that look like holes!

Favorite thing: Go to Staunton Street in Central. People call this little area the SOHO of Hong Kong. It used to be a very old residential area but restaurants started to move in few years ago and now it's all packed w/ chic people at nite. Expect to see nice restaurants offering cuisines from all over the world from Thai to Cuban. Interesting view of old buildings contrasting w/ new hip restaurants. Will also see little old grocery shops.

Favorite thing: Central police station can be found on Hong Kong Island in the Central district. It is one of the areas last remaining structures from Hong Kongs colonial times. It was built in 1864, and for a while was the headquarters for Hong Kongs police force. Today it still serves as a police station, dormitory, prison and as Hong Kong Island Regional and Central District Headquarters. Sadly there are plans to knock the building down, and replace it with shops and modern food plazas.

Favorite thing: The worlds longest network of escalators (800m) snakes its way up from the Central Market, through SOHO, and into the mid-levels residential area, which is the hub of expatriate living.
When taking this journey up through the residential area you get very close to peoples flats and can almost reach into their living quarters. This gives an interesting insight into how people live.

Fondest memory: The escalator starts at the bottom at the Central Market, where live chickens can be bought for consumption, at intermediate levels are traditional markets selling fresh fish, vegetables and fine produce.
It is interesting to see the locals going about their business, shopping in these narrow, ethnic markets.

Favorite thing: This view you won't miss when you step out from the Star Ferry Pier and heading to the central business district. The structure in the foreground is Remembrace Monument, behind it is Hongkong High Court. There are Hongkong Bank and Old China Bank buildings at the backdrop.

Favorite thing: View CENTRAL PLAZA from Kowloon: one of the latest addition to the office towers in Wan Chai. (That's the tallest building in this picture.)

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Favorite thing: The ladder is located in busy center area and leads you to hunt good food and antiques.

Hong Kong movie, "Chungking Forest" shot over there and made it a hot spot, too.