Monday 21st of September
So now begins a brief photo tour of each of the days E & P were in town. Each of these posts will be continually updated, so keep your eyes open for new photos!
Before the trip I was conjuring an impression of Hong Kong: British Colony in China, Opium Wars, the 1960's television show (B&W) starring aussie Rod Taylor: a journalist on the frontier of espionage crime and drugs working with a stoic Hong Kong policeman played by Lloyd Bochner. Background shots of Victoria Harbour crowded with sampans below a rugged landscape. In 1997 the frontier moved and Hong Kong became the SAR of Hong Kong; recent TV show 'Masterchef' and of course Joe's own '365 Days of Food' blog have highlighted the culinary delights of the city-state.
The 'Octopus' essential to easily getting around to all the best places by road, rail and sea.
The Bus ride from the Airport (taken with a VistaQuest VQ1015).
Unpacking at the hotel. Our new home for eight days.
Pan fried prawns and cashew nuts.
Ivory sculpture at a Chinese Emporium, Tsim Sha Tsui.
Harbour Lights.
Vuitton et al
Kowloon Road 10.00pm
Before the trip I was conjuring an impression of Hong Kong: British Colony in China, Opium Wars, the 1960's television show (B&W) starring aussie Rod Taylor: a journalist on the frontier of espionage crime and drugs working with a stoic Hong Kong policeman played by Lloyd Bochner. Background shots of Victoria Harbour crowded with sampans below a rugged landscape. In 1997 the frontier moved and Hong Kong became the SAR of Hong Kong; recent TV show 'Masterchef' and of course Joe's own '365 Days of Food' blog have highlighted the culinary delights of the city-state.
The 'Octopus' essential to easily getting around to all the best places by road, rail and sea.
The Bus ride from the Airport (taken with a VistaQuest VQ1015).
Unpacking at the hotel. Our new home for eight days.
Pan fried prawns and cashew nuts.
Ivory sculpture at a Chinese Emporium, Tsim Sha Tsui.
Harbour Lights.
Vuitton et al
Kowloon Road 10.00pm
Tuesday 22nd of September
The Kowloon Peninsula and Hong Kong Island
Early Morning Exercise in Kowloon Park.
It's the little differences you notice.
Catch the train to central on Hong Kong island
It's steep; going up to the peak in the cable tram (British engineering ingenuity)
to the top
View from the 'Peak' on Hong Kong Island, overlooking Central and Victoria Harbour.
a little p/c haze
Land of the escalator
Back in Central business goes on, and finance is the local business
Corporate wealth and power
Personal wealth: not the 'fakes'
One of the thousands who keeps the place clean takes a break
Inside the aviary in Hong Kong Park
Posing with the SARS heroes in Hong Kong Park.
A colonial relic put to a new use.
Reclaiming land for the future.
Later back in Kowloon
Temple Street night market
Crispy Fried Pork
Rain at the Temple St Night Market.
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It is the wet season.
Early Morning Exercise in Kowloon Park.
It's the little differences you notice.
Catch the train to central on Hong Kong island
It's steep; going up to the peak in the cable tram (British engineering ingenuity)
to the top
View from the 'Peak' on Hong Kong Island, overlooking Central and Victoria Harbour.
a little p/c haze
Land of the escalator
Back in Central business goes on, and finance is the local business
Corporate wealth and power
Personal wealth: not the 'fakes'
One of the thousands who keeps the place clean takes a break
Inside the aviary in Hong Kong Park
Posing with the SARS heroes in Hong Kong Park.
A colonial relic put to a new use.
Reclaiming land for the future.
Later back in Kowloon
Temple Street night market
Crispy Fried Pork
Rain at the Temple St Night Market.
J JIt is the wet season.
Wednesday 23rd of September
Early morning Austin Road
Another day at school
Naked dummies
The tour guide 'Aussie Joe' outlines the plans for the day a quick trip on the MTR and KCR.
Village at Sha Tin.
Some of the 10,000 Buddhas line the stairway to the Temple.
The New Town of Sha Tin below
Resting among the Buddhas at the 10,000 Buddha Monastery.
Village life in Sha Tin; drying the washing.
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