{"id":1420,"date":"2011-04-08T10:12:16","date_gmt":"2011-04-07T23:12:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lakegnotuk.com.au\/?p=1420"},"modified":"2013-02-03T16:39:48","modified_gmt":"2013-02-03T05:39:48","slug":"kowloon-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lakegnotuk.com.au\/?p=1420","title":{"rendered":"Kowloon Park"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of the great things about a place with such an enormous population density is that everything is a stone’s throw away. So, across from the Haiphong Mansion of our stay (entrance just behind the luggage shop!), \u00a0was one of many main entrances to the underground railway MTR, besides which was a mosque (which we didn’t even realise was there), and behind which was Kowloon Park.<\/p>\n

Time for a stroll before catching up with some relatives for lunch, the park offered as most parks do respite from the hustle bustle and craziness of urban life. I’m reminded of a Ron Cobb cartoon where, after the forest is cut down, the ground levelled, the wildlife evicted, and the concrete towers erected a man looks out of his highrise window and thinks: Man it’s a jungle out there.<\/p>\n

A surprising number of animal enclosures existed in the park – a cross between a modern conservation zoo and a menagerie. A nice respite from the crazy few days of activity to pack in before packing it in.<\/p>\n