Jackie Chan! Both the Avenue of Stars and the Hong Kong Space Museum are on the southern tip of Kowloon (Tsim Sha Tsui).
It was a short Saturday morning excursion, and a funny thing happened as I made my way to the HK Space Museum. Roads and directions in Hong Kong, especially in dense urban areas, can become very confusing. So I was backtracking when an interesting thing happened: a man stopped me and told me some things that were supposedly "about me" (and "blessed" me for good fortunes), handed me a slip of paper, and asked me about my favorite color and lucky number. Of course, he got them correct when he told me to unfold the slip of paper... I ended up give him a nice amount of money for all that. This isn't the first time it's happened, I've been approached several times on the streets now and I've given some money to strangers every time - I guess I shouldn't be so trusting, but I'd like to believe the money's going somewhere good (even just for bread).
As for the museum, it wasn't as big (when it comes to rockets and airplanes, bigger = better) as other Aerospace-related ones I've been to: the Smithsonian in D.C., the Kennedy Space Center, and the Dayton Museum of Flight in Ohio - but the Hong Kongers did a good job with the limited space. There's a planetarium and some educational exhibits about Engineering and Astronomy, it's a good start for younger kids.
I've never been to the Avenue of Stars in Hollywood, so I'm not sure how the Hong Kong counterpart stacks up. But I've posted some recognizable stars on my album, including Bruce Lee, Jet Li, and film director John Woo.
Album Link:
http://picasaweb.google.com/jasonylu89/AmongTheStars?feat=directlink
Next Episode: "The Best Deals in Hong Kong"
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