--- title: "Trip to Japan and Hong Kong" date: "2024-09-24" --- Joanne and I went to Japan and China again! The itinerary is: three nights in Tokyo, three in Hong Kong, about a week in Zhuhai (with a one night trip to Guangzhou in between), and a night in Macao. # Sunday 2024-09-08: Arrival in Japan We took Japan Airlines flight JL1 from SFO to HND. ![Airplane food.](https://i.dllu.net/2024-09-07-13-52-52_DSCF9525_3bf2ff3620b1ce366b110ba250850dc6abf809f1_120defa2d9418a4a.jpg) ![Airplane food.](https://i.dllu.net/2024-09-07-14-28-14_DSCF9529_abe9a8d5d56cbb076e4f38a8278939b17c99e00a_bb7ac81bb1104341.jpg) We stayed at All Day Place Shibuya, a hotel catered to Westerners. ![Our room at All Day Place Shibuya.](https://i.dllu.net/2024-09-08-00-49-23_DSCF9542_a9016b32257649f27126e5dce74323bad5a59cdf_7142188f1de17fac.jpg) ![View in Shibuya.](https://i.dllu.net/2024-09-08-01-35-32_DSCF9552_0afca43f715084344f7745f1ed790f0bdaa34fb5_cf9a5be47afb6749.jpg) ## Ikebukuro My friend Andrew and his wife made a special one hour trip to grab dinner with us in Ikebukuro. We had pork skewers (yakiton), along with two of my other friends. ![View in Ikebukuro.](https://i.dllu.net/2024-09-08-02-12-44_DSCF9560_4e766495361ab7a6f3a9c1efd1e6d5bf946af71a_a84d0558d663016d.jpg) ![Pork skewers.](https://i.dllu.net/2024-09-08-02-40-16_DSCF9571_9a1cc0da27e9cc96686fcc84107c650c7912e6c0_e0d85563cd24a4fe.jpg) I then grabbed Joanne and one of my friends to see Uonami Fish Bar in Toshima city. Apparently, this shop is a meme photo spot [on Reddit](https://www.reddit.com/r/CityPorn/comments/mq1ilf/small_grilled_fish_shop_in_tokyo_in_the_evening/) and other social media sites. Little did I know, a festival was going on with a huge amount of people! Also, we had trouble navigating Ikebukuro station (we didn't have cellular data since I left my phone with free data roaming at home in California), so going to the fish bar was a terrible ordeal that took an hour for what we thought was a mere one mile trip. We were exhausted from the flight, and extremely grumpy as a result! ![Uonami fish bar.](https://i.dllu.net/2024-09-08-03-46-02_DSCF9576_83f8aa67ea7784af65946bbbeb01703952effb78_7140d08afd9a1fb4.jpg) # Monday 2024-09-09: Akihabara and tempura ## Breakfast in Shibuya: Shinpachi Shokudo We went to [Shinpachi Shokudo](https://tabelog.com/tokyo/A1303/A130301/13248491/) for a quick and cheap breakfast. I got a grilled mackerel teishoku. It was quite affordable: - Set (teishoku): ￥440 - Raw egg addon: ￥30 - Negitoro (minced tuna with scallions) addon: I forgot but it was very cheap ![Grilled mackerel teishoku.](https://i.dllu.net/2024-09-08-17-17-09_DSCF9584_52df17f7cca076aab5485cfc6c79302e8d7c0598_dccb277c22ba5749.jpg) ## Lunch in Akihabara: Gyukatsu Four of my friends and I went to Akihabara for sightseeing. ![A small camera bazaar on the pavement.](https://i.dllu.net/2024-09-09-12-00-10_DSCF9613_6ab797c4a657004aff13aba1dd7e8084dcef2d35_30ca970580e8fce7.jpg) For lunch, we had [Gyu Katsu Motomura](https://tabelog.com/tokyo/A1310/A131001/13220687/). It's lightly fried steak which you then grill to your desired doneness. It was very delicious --- the beef was very tender and marbled, and the batter was very light. ![Gyukatsu set.](https://i.dllu.net/2024-09-09-12-48-34_DSCF9631_26064b7fb080a08dfc08b16869cf3697a6b7f80e_ae874b0350cd15c5.jpg) ![You grill the meat to your desired level.](https://i.dllu.net/2024-09-09-13-01-25_DSCF9635_9f6cc3a67a0d775ed9b00976a4be2cef45f4695a_49103b25a278dee6.jpg) ![Sofmap, known for its cool escalator tubes.](https://i.dllu.net/2024-09-09-12-22-47_DSCF9621_d3e64eae4548b75ea46f7c1df3759c1902d4d488_c0b2417643c17f07.jpg) ![Obligatory street view of Akihabara.](https://i.dllu.net/2024-09-09-13-29-58_DSCF9637_d7e46023d927ddc3e39421b9cb2a6caa7732be23_7ba0686f684e51e8.jpg) We got ice cream at Azabu Sabo and then went shopping for camera lenses! We went to Yodobashi Camera as well as Lemon and 2nd Base by Sanpou Camera. However, I didn't find any good lenses to buy ## Back to Shibuya ![Took the Ginza line back to Shibuya.](https://i.dllu.net/2024-09-09-16-03-08_DSCF9654_89c145d0947acaa2c4799d2977f6506789c4f8dc_91552f132839d5f8.jpg) ![Shibuya Crossing seen from the metro station.](https://i.dllu.net/2024-09-09-16-36-23_DSCF9658_1cb350bebee33fa3bb0124d2518d3572453eecbc_a2d885db7a9b5004.jpg) I spotted a really cool Porsche 930 slantnose! There are lots of cool cars in Shibuya. I am not sure if this was an original slantnose --- only 948 units were built in total. Slantnoses were each built by hand by remodeling the front fenders and cost up to 60% more than the standard price at the time. ![Porsche 930 slantnose.](https://i.dllu.net/2024-09-09-16-50-23_DSCF9672_a9e56851a8d81c23998b3baaaeb50819e323824e_eac7f25dde2030c7.jpg) ![Porsche 930 slantnose.](https://i.dllu.net/2024-09-09-16-50-24_DSCF9673_d10432cbb5a3160d0c9f5c6de06807b0835fe2e9_c9dab54e2b51b9b6.jpg) I took a shower and rested a bit at our hotel. ![Our hotel.](https://i.dllu.net/2024-09-09-16-55-42_DSCF9676_37904d871da4ae24cdff059b8ad3ca63a431536d_f64ebddb78350b2f.jpg) ## Dinner in Roppongi: Tempura Yokota For dinner, we booked [Tempura Yokota](https://tabelog.com/tokyo/A1307/A130702/13001340/). It's situated right next to the similarly-named Ten Yokota, which is Michelin starred. Tempura Yokota is supposed to be the (slightly) inferior of the two. It was run by the dad of the guy who runs Ten Yokota, until 2021, when he was replaced by another one of his apprentices. Just like Ten Yokota, this apprentice is also apparently much better than his master. To save space, I'll just post eight out of the 21 courses. ![Shrimp.](https://i.dllu.net/2024-09-09-18-30-58_DSCF9721_3d432ead13cf53f2e07cd95a4415452c34a0504d_eab9f63369dfd0f8.jpg) ![Green pepper.](https://i.dllu.net/2024-09-09-18-36-48_DSCF9724_e9f42b84bfa085503b3a9d2845bbce67164579cb_99788f723e24bd64.jpg) ![Ayu.](https://i.dllu.net/2024-09-09-18-38-49_DSCF9725_204ccf0dc613346d65eca92b9a809670610f224a_0e8fa97e259f893b.jpg) ![Sashimi course.](https://i.dllu.net/2024-09-09-18-40-44_DSCF9729_105ad0ba14141d5472fb3beca8ab290cafceaaa3_a4eb849bcc6e6a96.jpg) ![Cooked fish, and a snail.](https://i.dllu.net/2024-09-09-18-46-47_DSCF9730_ddf08288fd5019d42d6dc0aad3c699b6db2f4fbd_2d6b3a5e538fdb73.jpg) ![Maitake mushroom.](https://i.dllu.net/2024-09-09-18-47-41_DSCF9733_fd4f678fa05aafe166839027be2ae674a96e15e8_5f13c2dd32f2460b.jpg) ![Scallop with uni on top.](https://i.dllu.net/2024-09-09-18-52-40_DSCF9734_c2e4388fd1e1105f19cc09a6c28f1f2273ae211e_6d67b1ff9dc0237e.jpg) ![Shrimp with caviar.](https://i.dllu.net/2024-09-09-19-02-21_DSCF9737_8f62b2424b7b5f95dd4c62b208a42d96377b751e_83331d67ef0834f2.jpg) ![Conger eel.](https://i.dllu.net/2024-09-09-19-15-00_DSCF9742_9909af35e8a589bbc7e97fcefbc05ed3117486c6_9728fff5f06b18e7.jpg) ## Post-dinner in Shibuya We went to [SOAK](https://www.sequencehotels.com/miyashita-park/eng/) at the top floor of Sequence Hotel on Miyashita Park. ![Some kind of cocktail. In the background is my friend Anting.](https://i.dllu.net/2024-09-09-21-28-23_DSCF9774_0bb3d4b7557a26e9c450009ebc64674fa159ca90_bab9413eb1ad06bd.jpg) ![View of the Shibuya Sky Tree and Miyashita Park.](https://i.dllu.net/2024-09-09-21-47-04_DSCF9782_4a0e0df73de5ae0c84738ad4ccf3b5898dab00aa_3bba228144a9a6f0.jpg) ![View of Tower Records in Shibuya.](https://i.dllu.net/2024-09-09-21-54-36_DSCF9795_73f459e8fdd6cb95465aef17618b6d71daf2534e_4d331873d6a40d07.jpg) # Tuesday 2024-09-10: Shibuya, Shinjuku For breakfast, we had western food in our hotel, that is, [Good cheese good pizza](https://tabelog.com/tokyo/A1303/A130301/13269886/). It's actually really good. ![Tartine with smoked salmon and avocado.](https://i.dllu.net/2024-09-10-07-13-34_DSCF9814_fba5c76d3e9b3864e2e64f3ee75991f808987451_5b65143a4b925f32.jpg) Then we went to Google Japan for second breakfast! ![Google Japan Shibuya building.](https://i.dllu.net/2024-09-10-15-21-54_DSCF9867_ef97775c986a152e2aff2e5b8035854465200dcb_37a1590f41360ec2.jpg) ![View south.](https://i.dllu.net/2024-09-10-10-03-31_DSCF9833_a0547a27d0d5b893a793e31e5c5e7dfc105eea8b_962d2f0b24232f13.jpg) ![View east.](https://i.dllu.net/2024-09-10-10-05-49_DSCF9838_e031974497ad3c39e8ae5736213839badceacc24_bafd7ca813578ef8.jpg) ## Lunch: Unaju We went to [Unagi Toku](https://tabelog.com/tokyo/A1303/A130301/13140080/). It's not as good as Unatetsu which we went to in December 2023, but still vastly better than almost any unagi in the US. The unagi was very charred and smoky which is great. ![Unagi Toku.](https://i.dllu.net/2024-09-10-11-46-53_DSCF9850_18700ad5baee91a65faaa64390c0deb104347ee1_25fbd9838131bab2.jpg) In the afternoon, I went to Map Camera Shinjuku to hunt for lenses. However, I didn't find any that I wanted. I was looking for a fast 50mm or 35mm lens that would work reasonably on both my line scan camera and my Fuji GFX camera, but the Voigtländer Nokton 50mm f/1.2 VM is discontinued and impossible to find, and the 50mm f/1.5 is out of stock until November. Oh well. Anyway, I met up with an online friend Jake, with whom we chatted about cameras and then went to take photos of trains! ![Voigtländer lenses are cheap at Map Camera in Japan.](https://i.dllu.net/2024-09-10-13-47-48_DSCF9861_d7c28c6aea2dbc8f94b2e5380ad8454b96a112ae_c3b574d531ce2123.jpg) ## Dinner: Izakaya We went to [Shirubee](https://tabelog.com/tokyo/A1303/A130301/13007275/) for dinner. It's a very local Japanese restaurant where everyone there was Japanese, and the menu was handwritten in Japanese. Fortunately, we can read a bit of Japanese. We ordered a ton of food including the grilled mackerel and pacific saury ![Grilled mackerel. Nothing A015 with , 4.7 mm, F1.9, 1/100 s, ISO 454.](https://i.dllu.net/IMG_20240910_172355498_7f6044deacf6bb56.jpg) ![Grilled pacific saury (_sanma no shioyaki_). It was circled in a big red circle on the handwritten menu so we knew it had to be good. Nothing A015 with , 4.7 mm, F1.9, 1/100 s, ISO 428.](https://i.dllu.net/IMG_20240910_175358557_52caade7269f58cb.jpg) ![Sashimi moriawase. Nothing A015 with , 4.7 mm, F1.9, 1/100 s, ISO 418.](https://i.dllu.net/IMG_20240910_175158859_071275620185fd24.jpg) # Wednesday 2024-09-11: Flight to Hong Kong ## Breakfast in Shibuya: Ichiran Upon waking up, we had Ichiran Ramen for breakfast. ![Ichiran ramen.](https://i.dllu.net/2024-09-11-07-52-51_DSCF9870_131caaeabd6b07f8499f83738e972f1d8f59f927_1a6bd2b1f9910fbf.jpg) Then we went to Blue Bottle Coffee for second breakfast! They had a cheesecake brulee which is a Shibuya-exclusive item. ![Blue Bottle Cheesecake.](https://i.dllu.net/2024-09-11-08-36-55_DSCF9880_c26e27a49b953e67c2772954b5858c96d63a8f67_48c084e5f960b054.jpg) ## Morning stroll in Yoyogi Park ![Performance auditorium thing.](https://i.dllu.net/2024-09-11-09-14-16_DSCF9887_7003e4eecf4f614c61e5415537793b1d00300da4_13f62b2f6162ca5d.jpg) ![Yamanote Line.](https://i.dllu.net/2024-09-11-09-31-41_DSCF9917_376174f3545d1b5c28462c8f5661fc71427a3904_7e6512c85924ee4d.jpg) ## Lunch: Ochazuke We went to [Komeraku](https://tabelog.com/tokyo/A1303/A130301/13218981/) which was right next to Unagi Toku from yesterday's lunch. We were too lazy to search for food based on reviews and despite its rather average rating on Tabelog (which we looked up after the fact), it was still delicious. ![Ochazuke](https://i.dllu.net/2024-09-11-11-39-20_DSCF9939_c9409a32e7cb34d63443d9d0f9b04a15cd1881a7_4ddadb1171a77f1f.jpg) Then we took the train to the airport! ![Keisei Skyliner to the airport.](https://i.dllu.net/2024-09-11-13-04-10_DSCF9949_de3bcaaad3c84a127cf7eaa872b282317d22093f_41e3a869ebe5a645.jpg) ## Second lunch: Sushi I got some takeout sushi at the airport just before boarding the flight to Hong Kong. ![Takeout sushi.](https://i.dllu.net/2024-09-11-14-41-33_DSCF9971_fcc3ea3a227b74589a2a9f30917b33c63489db7c_73ee010aa0aa38b0.jpg) ## Dinner: Barbecue rice At the Hong Kong airport we got a late dinner. I got roast goose and soya sauce chicken on rice. ![Roast goose and soya sauce chicken on rice.](https://i.dllu.net/2024-09-11-20-20-04_DSCF0004_c251c9a2a7b9626a47974fa4da4ca24fc31d02bd_28abee0ee57dc139.jpg) # Thursday 2024-09-12: Palace Museum ## Breakfast: Cha chaan teng First we took the tram to get breakfast. ![View from the tram.](https://i.dllu.net/2024-09-12-06-59-17_DSCF0026_74c10250c37a712b159ad66eca5e1cc6cc081ef4_3e90bfaaf8537c76.jpg) ![A random taxi.](https://i.dllu.net/2024-09-12-07-02-47_DSCF0030_a925b51bb5c5f95c50c18b557ea47d0bb93a8a45_00733e4bfc8bfb37.jpg) We got breakfast at the Milk Cafe. ![Milk cafe.](https://i.dllu.net/2024-09-12-07-09-31_DSCF0033_de3c88cfb1e30fcf8c1ed144b8e4063cbf8f7ccd_6e8078376eac434c.jpg) ![Luncheon meat and egg sandwich.](https://i.dllu.net/2024-09-12-07-18-48_DSCF0037_58c01f4c2b03941c4107c74db97ad17aabbfd1c7_9a88a21030e5b6ab.jpg) ## Extreme lens shopping After breakfast, we went to Sim City in Mong Kok to hunt for camera lenses. This was a terrible mistake since most shops only open at noon! However, I did manage to find a Voigtländer Ultron 35mm f/1.7 which works surprisingly well on the Fuji GFX camera. It cost me HKD 3500. This lens would be very useful for taking line scan photos of trams. ![Shelf full of Voigtländer lenses.](https://i.dllu.net/2024-09-12-11-26-36_DSCF0057_dc079a11abf363e21aef37ea3225fc6f5691b76f_3ea0c4b22f904f86.jpg) ![The lens I bought, mounted on the line scan camera.](https://i.dllu.net/2024-09-12-18-31-00_DSCF0249_d644edd144f26bdabd7a876eda224c2a673ad9ec_d6e13378a10243e5.jpg) ## Lunch: Rùn For lunch we went to the [Rùn](https://guide.michelin.com/us/en/hong-kong-region/hong-kong/restaurant/run) restaurant with two Michelin stars. ![Har gow.](https://i.dllu.net/2024-09-12-12-30-25_DSCF0082_25de3200d7f0a864990b2f0ccecda5b5768a94b6_c8ea6dd6382f97ce.jpg) ![Char siu.](https://i.dllu.net/2024-09-12-12-34-34_DSCF0085_968d93beb68a3b7c5fc358abd0b28d7db71238db_ff33a2e194db1cba.jpg) ![Fried balls.](https://i.dllu.net/2024-09-12-12-51-24_DSCF0089_2cbf2e36ff83a94df90f5d95ffebaede69c2c67a_248dace5dda72f27.jpg) ![Most delicious fried rice we have ever had.](https://i.dllu.net/2024-09-12-12-53-25_DSCF0092_b5351124420a463fa371ce599c8538ab3f9bedf3_cb8f28a82fa7a8b4.jpg) ![Guava dessert.](https://i.dllu.net/2024-09-12-13-14-05_DSCF0094_0051e60687a5da64aa46d47fa225958049059ed5_b0c75373716886c5.jpg) Overall, it was extremely delicious and highly recommended. The service was also outstanding. ## Palace Museum After lunch, we took a ferry to Kowloon. ![Watching the ferry depart as we just missed it upon arriving at the ferry terminal.](https://i.dllu.net/2024-09-12-14-01-36_DSCF0110_3432fd8e31d2cc684ac38c629d83832d2623ca44_56f1a4032606c2a2.jpg) ![A cool ship seen from the ferry.](https://i.dllu.net/2024-09-12-14-17-27_DSCF0152_2bde0f0c23312a9a27a4afa4d2780e49893bb304_f9ec400a78e4774c.jpg) We went to the Hong Kong Palace Museum, which was recently built in 2022. It's very spacious and the exhibits are great. The architecture of the museum is also quite nice. Like many emperors of the late Qing Dynasty, I enjoyed looking at the very elaborate clocks. ![The Hong Kong Palace Museum.](https://i.dllu.net/2024-09-12-14-44-02_DSCF0166_bf0102f80fb70bc3c84d3b3fdeab9143be123732_9d3097268a9be1bb.jpg) ![A cool clock.](https://i.dllu.net/2024-09-12-16-14-20_DSCF0206_68897be30b6c5a130ddd80867b5b3542fce141b4_07df2de6ff864b58.jpg) ![Another cool clock.](https://i.dllu.net/2024-09-12-16-22-49_DSCF0209_f637a8f94ea1db520b3166dafdc5f8fe2d31394a_9b5129c207e87ac4.jpg) ![Breakwater.](https://i.dllu.net/2024-09-12-16-51-46_DSCF0219_d025ad29b9ad0afe24309cb30a5ac234f2a5ba58_9a16907ce455e1bd.jpg) ## Dinner: Wonton noodle For dinner we took the bus to Shek Kee Wan Ton. The owner looks very mean but is actually very nice once you start talking to her. The restaurant is very old school and has many photos of celebrities on the wall. ![Interior of the restaurant.](https://i.dllu.net/2024-09-12-17-17-27_DSCF0223_dc67304636744b6c5a315cb5adc4b6b29181f5e8_2d03cd3870c4e793.jpg) ![Combination soup.](https://i.dllu.net/2024-09-12-17-23-32_DSCF0228_ec5328d0025114e939403013679302835a2b9ce1_44f93ca4122497d8.jpg) ![Shek Kee Wan Ton on the right.](https://i.dllu.net/2024-09-12-17-44-02_DSCF0230_7e376ce2f95f9709b252fdafd865aa49c9b47fa9_55aa8831e152b7a0.jpg) After wontons we went back to the hotel. ![Chungking Mansions.](https://i.dllu.net/2024-09-12-17-53-12_DSCF0235_15dee33bf0e8d7494f65e7eb855741c8a6b8885f_ea1fbdd8e346c565.jpg) ![A stairwell in Tin Hau station.](https://i.dllu.net/2024-09-12-18-12-45_DSCF0239_2f3a1d6c86e4da350bf11b63df48138197290d1f_da2cc8eae7ec9d79.jpg) ![Extreme bamboo scaffolding on the Pak Lee Mansion!](https://i.dllu.net/2024-09-12-18-16-49_DSCF0244_e996223e25236f38d379a82ec8d25aa91162d15a_7f1504d8cfea9241.jpg) # Friday 2024-09-13: Kennedy Town and the Peak ## Breakfast: Porridge For breakfast we went to Chung Kee Congee Shop. Whereas Joanne got the porridge, I got the cheong fun. It was decent but not too amazing compared to the thin, wrinkly ones we later got in Zhuhai. I guess they are more known for their porridge. ![Cheong fun.](https://i.dllu.net/2024-09-13-09-24-19_DSCF0279_f21e2689063ce9fe61f03b3a43118e4c432b3a30_34ae540adeb4ed49.jpg) ## Kennedy Town In Kennedy Town, there is a well known meme photo spot at a basketball court. You're supposed to take a photo through a hole that someone dug in a chain link fence. So we went there --- here's the resulting photo. ![View of Kennedy Town from a basketball court.](https://i.dllu.net/2024-09-13-10-26-52_DSCF0301_d017a0df4ea4120be8bb6b1ebb35a399ddbe9ae0_014eefae193e8c36.jpg) I accidentally messed it up since I had leaves in the frame on the right side. If you time it right, you can see a large variety of modes of transportation, including ships, trams, buses, cars, and so on. ![Some high rise buildings.](https://i.dllu.net/2024-09-13-10-34-25_DSCF0307_eea945baf76a3eef6aa2f5e633e7fff1a0c21f98_f27925a5ad16fb16.jpg) ![Stonecutter's bridge.](https://i.dllu.net/2024-09-13-10-49-36_DSCF0315_6837128cd3177f82f0af85f8b54b31bae4d48232_bce03a4c60c8ac77.jpg) Then we got coffee with a whippet!!! The whippet is a four month old female puppy belonging to a guy who is trying to set up an ecommerce business. The puppy was imported from Australia and is very cute. She can run very fast! ![Whippet.](https://i.dllu.net/2024-09-13-11-21-42_DSCF0323_3b56de14c303cd7f9f8008a831b77e81078a2e8a_5d5d8b21a1793a23.jpg) ![Whippet.](https://i.dllu.net/2024-09-13-11-27-48_DSCF0329_5c1882fbac48cd951667e59703ae46ee4484a0ad_c3e128877fc54754.jpg) ## Lunch: Famous Hong Kong food We went to Sheung Hei for some classic Hong Kong dishes. ![Roast pork and roast goose leg rice.](https://i.dllu.net/2024-09-13-12-08-02_DSCF0348_450ecf5ae4aa98d075e4f40b23b53788d888811d_d6c671388a7418da.jpg) ![Pork patty claypot rice.](https://i.dllu.net/2024-09-13-12-33-36_DSCF0350_4d01e60da91efbdf4648d16d177fd88e0d5e19a9_6fe10faf671417f8.jpg) ## Monster Building In the afternoon it was too hot so Joanne stayed in the hotel while I went exploring. ![A pink tram.](https://i.dllu.net/2024-09-13-13-31-06_DSCF0368_9ded5c52ae909ba880aa29ce7c8e8269d1c3d598_793cdaa2be8b5416.jpg) My friend [spaqin](https://www.instagram.com/spaqout) took me to see the Yick Cheong building, affectionately nicknamed the Monster Building. He used to live there! It has two atria, the first one which is more popular since it is colourful and enclosed by another building, and the second one which is a bit more drab. But I actually prefer the second one. ![Monster building atrium 1.](https://i.dllu.net/2024-09-13-13-58-27_DSCF0374_2bb394bcd6574964a771a6d14e4eabdcd9cdc39b_b241516066132d37.jpg) ![Monster building atrium 2.](https://i.dllu.net/2024-09-13-14-04-15_DSCF0385_c950becb657f7058811796f7a715bd6ca04b3af6_a66f8fc1095d9cc0.jpg) ![Fire Services Headquarter Building.](https://i.dllu.net/2024-09-13-14-42-26_DSCF0393_35c4ff98fc9490e3656603a6b70c7feffd9f81e6_a1b55df425f41a0e.jpg) ![Kut Cheong Mansion.](https://i.dllu.net/2024-09-13-14-44-37_DSCF0400_684095afdf97abd965825b93fa0a0a4968f41940_14945853378514b7.jpg) ![North Point Mansion.](https://i.dllu.net/2024-09-13-14-45-22_DSCF0404_dc1ecb7d73c58e717407d99b2845ad6b62dd556f_3a412d13d07ef539.jpg) ## Line scan photos of trams After the Monster Building, I spent some time taking line scan photos of trams. ![Tram.](https://i.dllu.net/preview_raw_b2153896fff09a99.png) ![Tram.](https://i.dllu.net/preview_raw_13b1333bf0db95cd.png) ![Tram.](https://i.dllu.net/preview_raw_615715019521ebd6.png) ![Tram.](https://i.dllu.net/preview_raw_c0ef7e7aade1ba57.png) ## The Peak At night we ascended the Victoria Peak. ![Murray Building.](https://i.dllu.net/2024-09-13-17-21-37_DSCF0436_b6cbd286ebde8fe52661cf7aab7ff01b8f2a4627_da04ce2f34b06429.jpg) ![View from the Peak.](https://i.dllu.net/2024-09-13-18-31-57_DSCF0506_cebcbbf764d90b68159af1c3506f7af78fb404f4_ef8e6a75d62721bf.jpg) ![Handheld panorama stitched from five frames.](https://i.dllu.net/2024-09-13-18-42-39_DSCF0530_7b817a80f79f17469e98d62c87cc6cd9ce6b38fb%20-%202024-09-13-18-42-51_DSCF0534_1a9a23cbf7f66810c5ab48f20edfe7c4a54cb0a5_133760a17e56b106.webp) ![Crowds on the Peak.](https://i.dllu.net/2024-09-13-18-44-17_DSCF0535_439d8fa0bd202a32beefcc1d94fa90b098095edd_1de35e26c7a13bae.jpg) On the way down we couldn't afford the taxi so we took the bus. Like I literally ran out of money in my Octopus card and we had no cash lol. ![Here's a taxi that we did not take due to lack of money.](https://i.dllu.net/2024-09-13-19-10-38_DSCF0541_03f4ae1976e2df94cffb4fcbe7739da42eb0907b_6999bf765c4c2439.jpg) # Saturday 2024-09-14: Travelling to Zhuhai ![Morning stroll.](https://i.dllu.net/2024-09-14-08-05-03_DSCF0548_4a07145ad8421af5236f2c349faeacc9a2537984_3eae35bad5f3e25d.jpg) For lunch we ate Hainanese chicken rice at a restaurant called "Cock N Rice". ![Chicken rice.](https://i.dllu.net/2024-09-14-11-51-01_DSCF0551_f58af94b650e0be21f844258f28844c99b423cba_d6d06b7adc948ae9.jpg) Then we took a bus to the bus terminal. Joanne figured out how to pay for stuff so crisis was averted. ![View from the bus.](https://i.dllu.net/2024-09-14-12-57-45_DSCF0575_ffe24dd599e6cd4d98f741f1e7455fd128adfcba_487cb9b3d2f3c545.jpg) Then we took another bus to Zhuhai across the long bridge! ![Bridge.](https://i.dllu.net/2024-09-14-14-20-27_DSCF0632_5f5237ac87bf7d3225df279471040c0a33f561be_de8100c1fec3620b.jpg) The next leg of the trip will be covered in a future blog post. Stay tuned!