In fact, the charm of old Hong Kong does not lie in these legendary Hong Kong films, but its real charm lies in the rich slow life of old Hong Kong, which is calm and moving, and Saigon, known as the "back garden of Hong Kong", is the representative.
Saigon exudes the idle atmosphere of small fishing villages everywhere. There are rows of freshly fished seafood shops next to the seawall, and there are many small islands in the offshore area, so you can get on the boat and go out to sea by picking any boatman. Her streets are full of Hong Kong flavor, and her simple life is revealed in the alleys every day. Because many foreigners have settled here, it adds some exotic feelings.
Bus no.92
Since it's in the suburbs, it's naturally a little longer, but it's not too far. Let's talk about transportation first. The way for many people to go to Saigon is to take bus No.92 at the "Diamond Hill Station" or "Rainbow Station" of the subway. If you are unruly, you will take good advice and start on bus No.92!
Although both "Diamond Hill Station" and "Rainbow Station" pass by No.92, because the former is the first stop, it is recommended to take the bus at the "Bus Terminal at Exit C of Diamond Hill Station", so there are almost seats for boarding.
There are fewer tall buildings in the mountainous areas along the road, and there are more bays at the corner, which is a very comfortable scenery ~
About 40 minutes later, buildings appeared one after another. Seeing this scene, Saigon arrived.
After getting off the bus, there is a brief introduction of Hong Kong World Geopark. Saigon's geology is quite special, mainly composed of volcanic rocks. Qiaozui Island, which is visited by Bohemian Island, is a volcanic landform. The northeastern New Territories, on the other hand, has more than 400 million years of sedimentary rock topography, and these two areas together are geological parks where local people can enjoy education and take a holiday outing.
Brief introduction of the World Geopark
Beside seawall and harbor
The bus stop is actually not far from the coast. As long as you follow the smell of sea breeze and sea, you will see the harbor listed by ships in about three minutes' walk.
Many fishing boats can still be seen in the harbor.
Saigon used to be a small fishing village, and every household made a living by fishing. Now, although the fishing population has decreased, many fishing boats can still be seen in the port. However, in addition to fishing boats, there are more sightseeing boats, and many boatmen's income mainly comes from carrying passengers out to sea to explore nearby islands.
In the seaside park on the other side of the harbor.
In the seaside park on the other side of the port, there are few boats on the sea, only a few paddles. I don't know what these boats are used for, but the bright colors make the sea more lively on this day when the original color is low.
The seemingly continuous hills in the distance are actually small islands.
I like this scenery very much. The sea is calm and the breeze is cool. Although it is cloudy, it has a soothing atmosphere.
Linhai seafood street
There are fishing boats near the harbor, and of course there are seafood restaurants for people to enjoy the catch. Each seafood restaurant is not small in scale, with dozens of tables and chairs. If you are hungry, a few dishes of seafood should be good. However, before I visited Saigon twice, my stomach was full of food, so I didn't try the delicious food here.
Seafood restaurant
I heard that the seafood in the picture below has been recommended by Michelin guide, and it is famous.
There are all kinds of lively seafood outside the restaurant for diners to choose from, each of which is super full and huge, and many of them are very special because they can't be named.
Seafood for diners to choose from.
By the fishing port, the strange sight of selling catches on board.
On this day, I just saw a fishing boat unloading the catch by the port. In fact, I couldn't tell what it was, just shellfish like oysters and oysters.
What is quite special is that many fishing boats sell seafood directly. Customers choose it on the shore, and then bow their heads to ask the boss the price. When the transaction is completed, the boss will put the catch in a plastic bag and gently throw it up to the customer. Some boatmen who sell raw fish even have the service of removing the internal organs and cutting the fish into pieces.
Daily streets and alleys of Hong Kong people
Walking by the coastal fishing port, turn a corner to the market street where residents will pass in their daily lives. There are not many pedestrians on the road and the pace is slow.
Market street where residents pass in their daily lives.
The owners of snack shops, juice shops, flower shops and grocery stores are sitting at the door of the shops, facing the few people who come and go, but they are not actively selling, doing their own things by themselves. I especially like the signboard of the store, which has a retro Hong Kong flavor.
Rows of low-rise buildings with three or four floors do not have the oppressive feeling of towering and dense buildings in urban areas.
Although the house is not gorgeous, it is approachable. Looking up is the naked life of the residents, a slightly messy balcony, a semi-wet towel hanging on the railing, an idle clothes rack, and a sand window with a fluorescent lamp.
It's different to get into an alley.
It's different to get into an alley.
Exotic restaurants, personalized shops
In fact, there are many foreigners living in Saigon, so you can sometimes see blond foreigners on the road, and you can also see some exotic restaurants, such as Sri Lankan restaurants, European cafes, Italian restaurants, etc., with quite special decorations.
Exotic restaurant
In addition to exotic dishes with special decoration, you can always find some special shops when you travel through the streets here.
A store that specializes in beer
This beer store specializes in displaying beer from all over the world, in glass bottles, aluminum cans and in various shapes, which makes people look at it intently and is very interesting. Friends who like beer should want to buy big and special when they come here, but it's a pity that beer is too heavy to bring.
Beer from various countries
I also visited a few design shops full of literary youth.
This second-hand goods store is also impressive. There are not only second-hand clothes, ornaments and bags, but also all kinds of groceries, decorations, furnishings and toys. You can get what you want and what you don't expect, and there is a feeling of digging for treasures.
Although the items on sale are old, they have some old charm.
Public pier, jumping off the island by boat.
After getting out of the alley and escaping from all kinds of small shops (well, run away quickly, or you will buy a bunch of them indiscriminately), let's go and jump off the island by boat!
There are two wharves near Saigon Port, one is a fishing port for fishing boats, and the other is a public pier not far away (below). If tourists want to jump off the island, they can take a sightseeing boat here.
Take a sightseeing boat
Next to the public pier, there are many boatmen of sightseeing boats. Their itineraries and prices are written in front of the simple stalls. You can shop around and ask a few more and decide according to your own time and budget.
boatman
When I first visited Saigon, I really wanted to travel by boat, but I didn't have time. I revisited it again. Although it was drizzling in the sky, I wanted to take a boat this time and stayed with several boatmen. In fact, I couldn't see which one was better, so I just picked one at random because I thought the price was almost the same.
This time, we chose the "Cat Story" boatman. Because of the bad weather and a little waves, we didn't dare to play too long and go too far, so we chose the simplest package trip of "Qiaozui Island+enjoying the strange rocks at sea".
This yellow-topped boat was the one that showed us the strange rocks that day.
There is an island-connected sandbar here. When the tide ebbs, the road surface connecting the sandbar will surface. Like Moses' dividend sea, the scene is quite special. You can take this opportunity to go to the opposite side.
The scene is quite special.
The boatman let us get off the boat at Qiaozui Island and left, so we wandered around the island at will. As long as we felt that we had had enough sway, we would wait for the boat at the dock according to the boat schedule on the boatman's leaflet and then go back to Saigon.
Generally speaking, the coast of Saigon is relaxing, and watching the sea, boats and distant islands is a kind of enjoyment, enjoying another calming atmosphere in Hong Kong.
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