The final market was the bird market. On our way there, we had seen lots of men each carrying a single cage with a bird in it. At first we thought they were going to the bird market to sell them, but when we got there we realised that they were just showing them off to their mates! All these old blokes would turn up with their birds, in beautiful cages, and hang them on a tree and then have a ciggie and a cup of coffee while they chatted to their friends and showed off their bird. It is a small market, but intriguing to take in al the different types of bird and all the accessories that go with it. We also watched a woman delving her hand into a cage of grasshoppers and stuff them into a bag which was then sold to one of the men. All we could think was that they were food for the birds.....
We'd been at the market for a little while, when I suddenly started feeling a tad skittish. The closeness of it and the proximity to the birds made me start to feel a bit itchy and it was only then that I thought it may not have been a good idea to trot round a bird market in Hong Kong. Luckily I don't seem to be showing any signs of bird flu.....
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