Temple Street is a street located in the areas of Jordan and Yau Ma Tei in Kowloon. It is probably the most well know night market in Hong Kong, and is popular among both locals and tourist.

Fortune tellers are abundance at Temple Street

Temple Street got its name from a temple at the middle of the street. The place is sometimes known as Men’s Street as it was famous for men’s fashion (but they sell all kind of stuff).

There are 2 things unique in Temple Street… the snake shops selling snake delicacies, and the large numbers of fortune tellers. You don’t see this often at other Chinese night markets around the world.

Other than that, I actually think that Malaysia’s Petaling Street is better than Hong Kong’s Temple Street. Temple Street probably has more stalls, but Petaling Street has more variety (and cheaper). Our numbers of food stalls outnumbered theirs obviously, but then both of the markets have different kind of delicacies.

We tried the curry fish ball for supper, a common street food for Hong Kongers, before heading back to our hotel.

The night market and a snake shop selling snake delicacies (right)

We had to be careful though, there were lots of dog poo on the pavements.

The streets and colourful buildings in Nice

A small market selling fresh fruits, veges, flowers, mushrooms etc.

Promenade des Anglais

Promenade des Anglais (Promenade of the English) got its name in 18th century as the coastline in Nice was a hot spot for winter vacation for the English. It was first named Camin dei Anglès (The English Way) before changing its name to Promenade des Anglais in mid-19th century.

At Promenade des Anglais; the Castle Hill is clearly visible at the bottom pic

Les Galeries Lafayette and its famous Dome

We had a bit of extra time after visiting Louvre, and my sister (she visited Paris before) led me to Lafayette, which is just a few blocks away, to have a glimpse at the famous dome. We didn’t have enough time to do have a walk inside the store, but the dome itself was worth a visit.