Exploring Kowloon and Drone Shots!

Today I'm meeting my friend who's going to show me around in Kowloon! Kowloon is the northern part of Hong Kong. It's a shopping, arts and entertainment district. I absolutely love this area! My friend showed all the amazing places and all the good food. Today we also went rooftopping! I made a whole separate post about the rooftopping. I felt like it deserved it's own blog post. It's well worth the read!

Rooftopping in Hong Kong! [Day 3]

Lunch

Me and my friend decided to meet at the Jordan Station in Kowloon. I had to take the bus from my hostel to get to there. But when entering Kowloon, I could totally see the difference! This area is filled with skyscrapers, little stores and shopping malls. It's truly fascinated.

We decided to go and grab lunch. We went to a really amazing place and the food was so good! I had noodles with shrimp. It was truly delicious. But I was struggling with the chopsticks and I had to get a fork.

I didn't take any pictures of the food. Sometimes you just have to enjoy the moment instead of living from behind the camera lens.

Mong Kok

After lunch, my friend showed me Mong Kok. Mong Kok is a recommended spot for anyone who's visiting Kowloon. It's known for the markets and street food! I went to get a Hong Kong waffle, which is a waffle with peanut butter.

Another popular treat is the egg waffles. It's really local. I didn't have one yet, but I am keen to try it out on another day!

We went to the Ladies market. Which is a really intense market. The street is narrow and there are shopping stalls everywhere! It's hard to navigate.

Every stall is owned by a women, hence the name "Ladies Market". I forgot to bring my belt from home, so I took this opportunity to buy one here. The seller was really nice. According to her it is genuine leather, but I have no idea how true that is. I'm not an expert on this.

Here's the shop owner cutting my belt to size! It is a perfect fit. I'm super happy.

We also stop for some bubble tea. I absolutely love bubble tea. But the ones they sell in Belgium aren't near the quality of here. My friend knows a really good one here in Mong Kok. It's in the 'Fa Yueng Street'.

There are also butchers here. They sell the meat on the street and chop it right there on the spot!

This is also the are where we went rooftopping! I totally recommend you to check out that post!

Rooftopping in Hong Kong! [Day 3]

Garden Hill

After our rooftopping adventure we made our way to the garden hill for sunset. The garden hill is a hill in the middle of Kowloon. The hill is higher than a lot of buildings, my guess is that it's about 20 stories high! The climb up the stairs is really daunting. But the view is so worth it!

A lot of people come here to see the sunset. Here you can see the sunset over the city. The view is just gorgeous! There are a lot of photographers coming here to take pictures. I actually don't see any tourists here. This is what this place so special. It's not overrun by tourists. Yes a lot of people come here to take pictures, but there's plenty of room left. It's actually very cozy. We take the time to just sit down, enjoy the view and have a nice talk.

I took this opportunity to take some drone footage. See the video below :)

Dinner

After the garden hill, it was time to grab some dinner. We stayed in the Sham Shui Po area and found a really good restaurant. I ordered chicken feet. Yes, chicken feet! It's surprisingly delicious. I only had it once before and that was in San Fransisco, but this one is 10 times better. I absolutely enjoyed this meal.

We had plenty of food. But we started graving for dessert. So what better way than going to get some traditional dessert? The restaurant we went too, again, was amazing. I have been blessed with the best food ever. Please don't ask me what all of this is, I can't remember the names. I know that I had mango with ice cream, but it had some white stuff on the bottom. My friend had some type of milk (I think) with egg whites. Both were really delicious.

Buskers on Victoria Harbor

This day has been so fantastic. But there's still one more spot I want to see. It's the Victoria Harbor. This harbor has an amazing view over the skyline of the Hong Kong Island. Everything is lit up.

On this harbor are a lot of buskers. They come here to perform. We found really nice group and stayed there and listen to them sing. We came up with the great idea of grabbing a beer in the 7-11 and sit by the buskers to listen to their songs. This was so amazing! I enjoyed every minute of it.

This is only the second time me and my friend meet. The first time was in Venice. But it felt like we know each other for a long time. This day was just absolutely amazing. The only thing missing was a Pina Colada and a beach. It was a really long day and it was time to head back. We took the ferry to the Hong Kong Island. Here we split up as I went home by bus and she took the MTR.

I never would've guessed how Hong Kong would surprise me like this. This place is truly amazing! I wish it was cheaper so I could stay longer. I am thinking about going to Macau tomorrow. It's 1 hour away by ferry, I still have to do more hiking in Hong Kong too. I don't have enough time for this place. It's so amazing!