Hong Kong is one of those cities that never sleeps. In our first week our tour guide said that the only time there was limited traffic on Hong Kong Island was around 4 AM on Saturday morning - there was no such thing a no traffic. But compared to another major city such as Copenhagen, it is the crowd and constant atmosphere at all hours of the day which make Hong Kong so special.
Following a hefty night out in Central, my room mate and I took a cab to Mong Kok to hunt down breakfast. It was 5:30 in the morning, but most places were bustling, and we settled for noodles and beef in soup with hot milk tea, costing us HKD 30 a piece. But as opposed to Europe, where all that is open is McDonalds and pizza-places, we could get pretty much anything we wanted, and at no price difference than had it been 10 AM.
Although late nights are not that common, hopefully there will be a chance to roam some more around after nightfall. My tour book says that there is a fruit market in Mong Kok which is only open between 2 and 6 AM, and a trip to the peak when it is dark is supposed to be something special. Another curious event is squid-jigging, which my room mate is doing tonight at 11 PM off the Hong Kong coast with a friend. Sometimes going out should be more than just alcohol.
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