Kowloon Things to Do

If you want to see lots of birds, take a stroll over to the Yuen Po Street Bird Garden. It's pretty close to the Flower Market and the Goldfish Market. Lots of colourful birds to be seen; some of which include sparrows, mynahs, cockatoos, parrots, and Chinese songbirds. They also sell crickets and grasshoppers to feed the birds and a gazillion bird cages to house them.

You'll also see a lot of pet bird owners walking their birds in cages around this area. It's kind of funny.

The Avenue of Stars is located in Tsim Sha Tsui right at the waterfront. Some of the celebrities who have stars on the promenade include: Jackie Chan, Jet Li, Andy Lau Tak Wah (picture), Tony Leung Chiu Wai, Stephen Chow (Kung Fu Hustle), Michelle Yeoh Choo Kheng, Sammo Hung Kam Po, Yuen Wo Ping

If you find that you are needing a bit of peace from all of the hustle and bustle in Hong Kong, try heading for Kowloon Park. It's conveniently situated between Canton Road and Nathan Road, and is surprisingly large and goes on a lot further than you expect.

There's a lake with birds swimming around on it, an aviary an a totem pole. You can also see people practising their yoga - the early morning seems best for this.

Whilst the Neon Signs by day look good, they really come alive once night falls and the lights get turned on. They are probably one of the best known views of Hong Kong, with the signs being in Chinese, some in English, and no doubt others being in other languages still. With all that Neon, they hardly need street lights!

Hong Kong is famous for its Neon Signs in and around Nathan Road. Even by day, these signs are so brightly coloured that they look extremely impressive. Being that they are there to advertise things, that is no surprise, but the sheer number of them and size and colour makes for some great pictures.

The Chungking Mansions feel seedy. Even when you are walking on the other side of the street and look across Nathan Road at them they look seedy. If you cross the road and go into the market area underneath you will be hassled by all sorts of dodgy looking people trying to seel you tailor made suits, accommodation, or other things altogether more sordid and possibly illegal.

When you are around this area watch your possessions with great care. The area is worth seeing but hide all valuables away and make sure they can't easily be pickpocketed.

I wouldn't recommend you stay in either (the House is supposedly better than the Mansions) unless you are on an extremely tight budget, or want to boast of having stayed there. The only thing going for them other than the price is the location. They are extremely close to the Harbour in Kowloon.

he Star Ferry goes between Hong Kong and Kowloon. The ride is incredibly atmospheric, and if you go to Hong Kong, you have to do it. It is also ridiculously cheap, and caters to all budgets, as although I can't remember the exact price, it must be approx $0.50 US. The upstairs is fractionally more expensive than downstairs, and you get better views. The journey itself must take between 5-10 minutes.

OK, so this is a blatant rip-off of Hollywood, and unless you are Chinese, you will probably not of heard of most of the names on the stars (Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan being exceptions), but it is a good place to people watch and see the locals. They seem to get quite excited by a lot of them.