Day Trips from Sai Kung

There are many beautiful aspects to Hong Kong. The mountainous country side is covered with lush green forests or maybe it's closer towards jungle. Where Dave and Debbi live just outside of Sai Kung we visited a nearby park with a historical village and a short hike with views overlooking the ocean. As part of this walk there were many abandoned dwellings in various states of repair along the way left by people that had a one time set up their village along the ocean. One of the things that has been different than I expected about visiting here is the contrast between a small abandoned village and the crowded markets in central Hong Kong. I guess I expected to find more of the latter in a city of seven million but there are lots quiet places to enjoy Hong Kong's beauty. I have also found there to be an interesting mix of western versus traditional culture. One neighborhood will be covered with small shops selling local fabrics, dried fish products or other unknown products. The next neighborhood selling all the latest electronic devices, fashion, and normal western mall paraphernalia.

Transit has been very useful in Hong Kong we have used it often to get around and see the different things that Hong Kong has to offer. Most of these trips have been toward the central part of Hong Kong. One of the days this week we went to an interesting Chinese art museum which had some very nice Chinese drawings and calligraphy. Another day we took the peak tram up to the top of the Victoria Peak for some great views of the City of Hong Kong and surrounding area. There is definitely a lot of interesting history and culture in Hong Kong which I hope can withstand the pressure of modern culture which seems to destroy some aspects of traditional culture in it's effort to make everything the same.