We mentioned the flower market in an earlier post, but were a bit too busy to post pictures of it. So, now that it's Sunday night and we're all done running around for the weekend, we thought we'd update the blog with a few pictures of the Flower Market in Mong Kok (in Kowloon, Hong Kong).
We both love plants (maybe me a little more than Emily), and were excited to see such a variety of
exotic plants for sale in the space of just a couple of city blocks. There were probably a couple hundred vendors, selling everything from bamboo to orchids to papaya trees and everything in between. We actually visited the flower market twice this weekend - both Saturday and Sunday (we had only planned on going on Saturday but we could only carry two plants back with us on the MTR, so we had to go back today to buy our bamboo). The first thing we bought was an orchid. Here's a picture:
This afternoon, on the way back from church, we decided to take the scenic route. We took a trolley from church (on Hong Kong Island) to the pier (still on the island), then caught a ferry over to Kowloon. Once there, we realized that we still hadn't bought the bamboo that we'd wanted for the kitchen, so we hopped on the MTR train and went to the flower market (only 2 stations away). We kept it brief and only bought bamboo:
And of course, we can't write a post without showing you just what the inside of a flower shop looks like. Here's one of the shops that sells only orchids (there were about a dozen of these):
Hong Kong is a bit like the Middle East in that stores tend to be grouped by the type of goods that they sell. We told you a few days ago about our visit to kitchen street. Well, kitchen street and flower market road aren't the only streets devoted to one type of product. There's also a street in Kowloon specializing in fish. They've got everything from goldfish to beta fish to clown fish. We also noticed (somewhat disturbingly) that interspersed among the pet fish stores were a few restaurants serving (you guessed it)... fish! It kind of made us wonder where they got their meat. Here's one of the vendors that was selling fish on the street:
Feng Shui dictates that apartments should have a view of the water. We've read that in extreme circumstances, a fish bowl can be a suitable substitute. While we've resisted the temptation so far to buy a fish, it's not outside of the realm of possibility. If you'd like to comment, here's a possible topic: what kind of fish do you think would go well with our new orchid and bamboo decor?
We both love plants (maybe me a little more than Emily), and were excited to see such a variety of exotic plants for sale in the space of just a couple of city blocks. There were probably a couple hundred vendors, selling everything from bamboo to orchids to papaya trees and everything in between. We actually visited the flower market twice this weekend - both Saturday and Sunday (we had only planned on going on Saturday but we could only carry two plants back with us on the MTR, so we had to go back today to buy our bamboo). The first thing we bought was an orchid. Here's a picture:
This afternoon, on the way back from church, we decided to take the scenic route. We took a trolley from church (on Hong Kong Island) to the pier (still on the island), then caught a ferry over to Kowloon. Once there, we realized that we still hadn't bought the bamboo that we'd wanted for the kitchen, so we hopped on the MTR train and went to the flower market (only 2 stations away). We kept it brief and only bought bamboo:
And of course, we can't write a post without showing you just what the inside of a flower shop looks like. Here's one of the shops that sells only orchids (there were about a dozen of these):
Hong Kong is a bit like the Middle East in that stores tend to be grouped by the type of goods that they sell. We told you a few days ago about our visit to kitchen street. Well, kitchen street and flower market road aren't the only streets devoted to one type of product. There's also a street in Kowloon specializing in fish. They've got everything from goldfish to beta fish to clown fish. We also noticed (somewhat disturbingly) that interspersed among the pet fish stores were a few restaurants serving (you guessed it)... fish! It kind of made us wonder where they got their meat. Here's one of the vendors that was selling fish on the street:
Feng Shui dictates that apartments should have a view of the water. We've read that in extreme circumstances, a fish bowl can be a suitable substitute. While we've resisted the temptation so far to buy a fish, it's not outside of the realm of possibility. If you'd like to comment, here's a possible topic: what kind of fish do you think would go well with our new orchid and bamboo decor?
Blue Tang.
ReplyDeleteI was also thinking of a blue fish :-) accenting the purple orchid and orange papaya plant! Thanks for the fun pictures!
ReplyDeletei think you need a beta fish..a really beautiful bright one..maybe purple to go with the orchid.
ReplyDeletelove ruthie
Great ideas! Ruthie - we were thinking the same thing about the beta fish. We looked for a long time and finally found one shop selling them. They were $25 (US) each! Blue Tangs were less than 5 bucks. I'm a little intimidated about keeping salt water fish alive though.
ReplyDeletea starfish.
ReplyDeleteHey, great posts, I'll try to keep up reading them. I also vote for a beta fish. WE have one and have had it for almost a year! It hasn't died yet! Just make sure you find an aggressive one. I think they live longer.
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