I have seen the future and it involves me living in Hong Kong. When? I don't know. For how long? No idea! But damn it, it's gotta happen!! It just has to.
Dense, urban, chaotic - but in a very controlled way - tropical, modern and there are BEACHES!!! Plenty of beaches. Not to mention nature, hiking, and the perfect place for international connections to anywhere. And whenever you need a fresh breath of madness, just grab a bus across the boarder into mainland China for a (perhaps unhealthy) dose of that. And thanks to a lengthy presence from the British, English is everywhere. Ahhh, what a place...
Sometimes, you just can't hide the joy an English breakfast brings...
There is a serious lack of parks in Hong Kong - that is the city itself. Surrounding that is green, green and more green - but you wouldn't know it standing amidst all those skyscrapers. So the Phillipino locals tend to simply improvise, all over the place. You'd think the government would get the message and figure out what sort of space really needs to be created next.
Parked between cars? Yes, it's still basically China, after all.
Well, you gotta hack 'em up somewhere - might as well be in full public view on the street in front of your shop...
Probably my favourite Hong Kong building - a bit of a blurry picture as it was taken as we rode the (bumpy) tram...
One of the many market streets on Kowloon...
Aquarium street on Kowloon - shop after shop selling, yes, you guessed it, aquariums and fish. Lots and lots of fish.
small fish, like these...
and big fish, like these...
Ahhh, but that skyline. What a skyline...
And let's not forget to mention Hong Kong's favourite son, man of many action movies, appearing here in wax...behind a this silly staff member ('YOU'RE NOT ALLOWED TO TAKE PHOTOS!! (click, click). NO PHOTO!! (click, click), STOP TAKINGPHOTOS! (click, click), AHHHHHH!! (click, click) etc....).
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