And yet it does... I've heard the phrase, "A city that never sleeps" being used in reference to Hong Kong. But from the first week here in this wonderful city, I have never agreed with the statement.
Because Hong Kong does sleep and it wakes up late. Stores shut down at 9:00 or 10:00 in the evening and don't open until 11:00 the following morning.
Even in our small town of Myrtle Beach, I was accustomed to being able to go out to the store and get what I needed before 11:00. Now I'm learning to adapt to the culture here in Hong Kong and recognize that I just have to wait to go to the store.
This does not pertain to grocery stores or bakeries. These shops open earlier and our love for the bakeries here are a whole different post in itself.
I took these pictures at 10:00 this morning on a walk back from the public park in Kowloon City. A whole block of shops closed.
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