20120825-CoffinHome-MidLevels

炎夏半山自由行~~ 短遊薄扶林東華義莊 & 沙灣 & 香港動植物公園
City walk under heatwave~~ Tung Wah Coffin Home & Sandy Bay @ Pok Fu Lam && HK Zoological and Botanical Gardens @ Mid-levels(銅鑼灣謝菲道乘 10號小巴→大口環道東華義莊下車→一探大口環村及東華義莊→大口環道下至沙灣海邊→小巴至堅道明愛中心下車→香港動植物公園→花園道下至中環地鐵站)
(Minibus no.10 from Jaffe Road, Causeway Bay→Get down @ Tung Wah Coffin Home, Sandy Bay Road→Visit TaTung Wah Coffin Home→To the seaside of Sandy Bay via Sandy Bay Road→Minibus no.10 to Caine Road→Get down @ Caritas House on Caine Road→HK Zoological and Botanical Gardens→To Central MTR station via Garden Road)

Album:

http://www.fotop.net/medalene/25aug12SandyBay?page=1

http://www.fotop.net/medalene/25aug12SandyBay?page=2

Visit to HK Zoological and Botanical Gardens:~

http://www.fotop.net/medalene/25aug12HKZoo?page=1

http://www.fotop.net/medalene/25aug12HKZoo?page=2

http://www.fotop.net/medalene/25aug12HKZoo?page=3

http://blog.yahoo.com/tachibana-san/articles/969552/index








下星期五便是盂蘭節, 所以大家臨時決定參觀東華義莊. 大家在銅鑼灣謝菲道信和廣場對面乘坐 10號小巴, 然後在大口環道的東華義莊入口外下車.
Next Friday is Hungry Ghost Festival, and that's why we have decided to have a visit @ Tung Wah Coffin Home this morning!! COOOL!! We gathered @ Sino Plaza (Jaffe Road) and then we took minibus no.10 which goes to Cyberport. We got down @ the entrance of Tung Wah Coffin Home, which is @ Sandy Bay Road.




東華義莊的入口在此, 亦是大口環村的入口~ 昔日東華義莊有很多棺材, 非常陰森恐怖. 不知現在又是怎樣的呢?
Here is the entrance of Tung Wah Coffin Home, also the entrance of Tai Hau Wan Village~~ In the old days, the coffin home was mainly for dead bodies of people without families, and also for temporary storage of the dead who would be sent back to the Chinese mainland for burial. There were lots of coffins in the coffin home in the past, but is it the same now?




一看大口環村
Now we were @ Tai Hau Wan Village.




進了東華義莊, 經過裝修後, 現在的義莊已經毫無陰森恐怖的感覺, 反而像個小庭園.
Now we were @ the coffin home!! After renewal work, the coffin home looks like a beautiful Chinese garden.




到處都不見有任何棺材, 應該已放進背後已鎖上的大堂內.
We could not see any coffins there now, they are all put inside a hall and locked.


離開東華義莊, 沿大口環道向下走, 會到達沙灣的海邊.
We left the coffin home and walked downslope from Sandy Bay Road. Then we saw the path leading to the seaside of Sandy Bay.












終於看到沙灣的海邊!!! 不過這裡有很多垃圾!!
Now we were at the seaside of Sandy Bay! The sea is attractive but full of trash on the beach!!




離開沙灣, 時間尚早, 大家乘小巴於堅道的明愛中心下車, 到久違了的香港動植物公園一遊.
We left Sandy Bay and then we went to Caritas House on Caine Road by minibus no.10. We came here for HK Zoological and Botanical Gardens!!






已有多年沒來香港動植物公園參觀了. (照片在此)
We havn't been to HK Zoological and Botanical Gardens for many years!!! (Album is here)


花老B 跟獅子玩得痛快.
Tachibana san seemed to have a great time with the stone lion!




獅子突然咬住花老B!!!! "給你一個吻, 不要咬我!!"
But the stone lion suddenly wanted to swallow Tachibana san!!
"Oh, I give you a kiss and please don't eat me!!"






離開香港動植物公園, 從上亞厘畢道經花園道步向中環地鐵站, 途中會經過美國領事館.
We left HK Zoological and Botanical Garden from Upper Albert Road. Then we walked via Garden Road for Central MTR station. You will see the Consulate General of the USA as you walk down.


到了九龍站, 在站外看見可愛小狗!!
Now we were outside Kowloon MTR station, where we saw this lovely Scottish terrier.






從九龍站步至官涌的英皇佐治五世公園, 盂蘭勝會的場地仍在準備中!!! 失望!!! 不過對面的潮州餅店已有月餅出售!!!
We walked to King George V park in Kwun Chung from Kowloon station, but we found that the venue for Hungry Ghost Festival (Yau Ma Tei District) is still under construction!! Very disappointed!!!!
But there are mooncakes on sale already, @ the Chiu Chau bakery which is at the opposite side of the park!!




佐敦的裕華國貨, 正在舉行台灣糕餅節, 而且還即場示範如何製作台式月餅, 難得一見!!
We went to Yue Hwa Department Store in Jordan, where the 1st Pastry Festival from Taiwan is taking place. We could even see how those Taiwanese mooncakes are made!! Really very interesting!! There are also many vegetarian / vegan snacks available!

20120818-KowloonReservoir

短遊九龍水塘及金山郊野公園猴子樂園
Short walk @ Kowloon Reservoir && Kam Shan Country Park ~ Monkey Paradise(太子起步乘九巴81號至石梨貝水塘站→長源路→九龍副水塘→九龍接收水塘→金山路→金山郊野公園→九龍水塘→回長沙灣)
(KMB bus no.81 from Prince Edward→Get down @ Shek Lei Pui Reservoir bus-stop→Cheung Yuen Road→Kowloon Byewash Reservoir→Kowloon Reception Reservoir→Kam Shan Road→Kam Shan Country Park→Kowloon Reservoir→Back to Cheung Sha Wan)

Reference link:

http://www.fotop.net/tptravel/KamShan

Album:

http://medalene.blogspot.com/2012/08/kowloon-reservoir.html



http://www.fotop.net/medalene/18aug12KlnReservoir?page=1

http://www.fotop.net/medalene/18aug12KlnReservoir?page=2

http://www.fotop.net/medalene/18aug12KlnReservoir?page=3

http://www.fotop.net/medalene/18aug12KlnReservoir?page=4

http://www.fotop.net/medalene/18aug12KlnReservoir?page=5

http://www.fotop.net/medalene/18aug12KlnReservoir?page=6

金山郊野公園的猴子　Monkeys of Kam Shan Country Park:

http://www.fotop.net/medalene/18aug12MonkeysKlnRes?page=1

http://www.fotop.net/medalene/18aug12MonkeysKlnRes?page=2

http://www.fotop.net/medalene/18aug12MonkeysKlnRes?page=3




今早雖然有雨, 但很快天色轉晴, 即開始踏上征途~~ 猴子世界, 金山郊野公園!! 先在太子集合, 再乘向沙田方向的 81號巴士, 於石梨貝水塘站下車.
It was rainy at first this morning, then became fine around 10:00. We quickly started our walk to the "Monkey World", i.e. Kam Shan Country Park!! We gathered at Prince Edward and then took a KMB bus no.81 (going to the way for Wo Che, Shatin), and we got down @ Shek Lei Pui Reservoir stop.








下車後, 可稍行至金山路進入水塘區(九龍水塘), 又或是經長源路先進入九龍副水塘. 我們今天經長源路先去九龍副水塘, 走了約5分鐘便到了入口, 即有一猴子來迎接.
You can either enter from Golden Hill Road (for Kowloon Reservoir, the main entrnace for Kam Shan Country Park) or Cheung Yuen Road (for Kowloon Byewash Reservoir). We entered from Cheung Yuen Road this time, and after we had walked for 5 minutes, we reached the entrance of Kowloon Byewash Reservoir. A monkey jumped down from a tree to welcome us!!












看九龍副水塘的美景!! 英國式的水壩, 水務設施, 石橋及水塘, 全是建於30年代, 古樸的風味, 像乘了時光機回到舊日的香港!!!
See the beautiful scenes of Kowloon Byewash Reservoir!! The water dam, waterworks, stone bridge and the reservoir itself, all are in old British style!! We are just like a group of time travellers going back to the old Hong Kong!! But where is our time machine??


雖然沒有下雨, 但天色仍陰暗.... 大家向天大叫.... "Om!!", 突然大放光明, 太陽終於給我們喚醒了!!!! 之後整天都陽光普照, 太陽伯伯養足精神了! :-)
The rain had stopped but still quite dark..... We cried out to the sky.... "Om!!", then the sun came out from the dark clouds!! Woow, the sun woke up finally!! Then we have got a sunny weekend for the rest of the day!!




我們沿長源路一直走到盡頭, 到了石梨貝濾水廠. 但其實在途中有小路可通往 "九龍接收水塘". 不過由於大家想再走遠一點, 所以才到這兒. 如果只想看水塘, 就要在途中上山.
We kept on walking along Cheung Yuen Road till the end of the road, where we can also see the Shek Lei Pui Water Treatment Works. In fact there is a road for "Kowloon Reception Reservoir" in the middle of Cheung Yuen Road. But we wanted to see more interesting things so we just kept on walking. If you are only interested in the reservoirs, you have to move uphill @ the middle of Cheung Yuen Road, don't walk to the end of the road.










石梨貝濾水廠旁有樓梯可上山上的觀景台. 請注意, 上了山後會經過樹林, 然後便會到達長源路的另一段, 是濾水廠的背面, 亦表示你已經離開了水塘區!! 因為在那邊下山後, 便是九華徑村, 進入葵涌範圍!!
There are staircases near Shek Lei Pui Water Treatment Works, for a pavilion at the hilltop. But please notice that there is a tree path at the hilltop, which leads you downhill to the other side of Cheung Yuen Road, which is at the back of the water treatment plant. But from there onward, you are also OUT of the reservoir area!! If you keep on walking downhill from that side of Cheung Yuen Road, you will reach Kau Wah Keng Village, which is part of Kwai Chung.








在長源路中段有緊急電話, 旁邊便是上山到九龍接收水塘的山徑.
There is a phone for emergency use @ the middle of Cheung Yuen Road. The start point for Kowloon Reception Reservoir is nearby, just walk upstairs from here.




上山途中, 有很多小溪流, 這裡的景色很像烏蛟騰.
Rivers and streams along the trail, it looks like Wu Kau Tang (near Sha Tau Kok, NT)


路上有小徑可步下往水塘, 突然有小狗從水塘跑上來.
There is a little path between the bushes for the reservoir, a dog ran up from there.








近看水塘, 景色很美.
Beautiful scenes @ the reservoir.


山中有一小徑, 不知是否通往石梨貝水塘??
There is a forest trail near some rivers, is it the one for Shek Lei Pui Reservoir??




山中有不少溪澗.
Many rivers here.




另一邊的九龍接收水塘, 景色比之前更美.
Another side of Kowloon Reception Reservoir. The scenes at this side are more attractive.


又有小徑下去水塘.
Another path for the reservoir.






景色真不錯!!!
Beautiful scenes here!!


河邊稍作休息.
A little bit rest @ the riverside.






穿過九龍接收水塘的石橋, 下山去終點.
We crossed the stone bridge of Kowloon Reception Reservoir, and then walked downstairs for the end point.


終於到了終點.
Now we were @ the FINISH point.


注意: 不要餵食物給花老B!!!
Attention: Feeding of Tachibana san is Strictly Prohibited!




回到巴士站, 走向金山郊野公園, 真正的猴子王國, 到處都是猴子!!
Back to the bus-stop and then we moved to Kam Shan Country Park via Golden Hill Road. This place is a REAL Monkey kingdom, you can see monkeys everywhere at this place!!!






九龍水塘在此!!
Kowloon Reservoir is right here!!








這裡猴子比人多, 無論在那兒都有猴子的影蹤.
The number of monkeys here are more than human beings, there are monkeys everywhere, and sometimes they may even fall down from trees.