Hong Kong Travels, 2005-present
A nice place for a weekend getaway. The direct train from Guangzhou does the journey in under 2 hours, making it very accessible. Not sure I'd like to live there: too crowded (not that Guangzhou isn't), too expensive, too excessive after a while. With its British legacy still living on ('One country, two systems' is a Hong Kong motto), it's efficiency and orderliness make it a welcome counterpoint to the much rougher, more chaotic city of Guangzhou.
Since my arrival in Guangzhou in 2005, there have been many weekend excursions, mostly to Kowloon and Hong Kong Island.
Dried food
Dried fishy foodstuffs, on a stall in a shop spilling out onto the street in Mongkok.
Street Signs
Signs overhanging a road near Time Square in Causeway Bay. Taken just before sunset, a nice time for shooting Hong Kong, with the lingering natural light co-mingling with the artificial glow of night.
Street market
A market in Wan Chai, Hong Kong Island.
Butcher
A slack moment for a butcher in a wet market in Causeway Bay.
Hong Kong Island
The island as seen from the Avenue of Stars in Kowloon.
The Peak
The view down from the Peak across Hong Kong Island, with Kowloon across the water. Taken on a clear bright day, something which is not very common in Hong Kong, with its near constant veiling of haze, not all of it home-grown: much of the pollution that troubles residents comes from mainland China.
LegCo
A view of the Legislative Council (LegCo, pronounced 'ledge co') building on Hong Kong Island, on a wet but warm autumn day.
Incense
Coils of incense burning in the rooftop of the Man Mo Temple, on Hong Kong Island.
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