Where did that sign tell us to go?

We are finally getting back into the groove of blogging after a week hiatus, so bear with us.

Earlier last week we traveled with some friends to visit the Kowloon walled city park, and also temple that was near to it. This proved to be more difficult than we thought, as the park was not quite near to the metro station, and it seemed that signs that were indicating its location kept leading us on some sort of blind journey. When we stopped someone and asked where it was, he knew just enough English to inform us that it was "far away". Oh, and it was quite hot...maybe 95 but felt like 105 with humidity.


We finally found the park, and took a leisurly stroll through its many paths. The Kowloon walled city park itself used to be a lawless, ragged, slum village within the confines of Hong Kong. The slum buildings grew so tall and close together that the whole city had to be illuminated by fluorescent lights. It wasn't until the early 90's that the British and Chinese government finally decided to take responsibility and tore it down, creating a park to preserve it's legacy.

The "walled city"

After the park, we decided to call it a day. We never found the temple, but we will definitely post the trip when we do.