all aboard the honkers express

January 15, 2025

Four days was enough in Singapore, now we’re in Hong Kong. The city is chaotic, noisy, dirty and overwhelming. There are countless flashing neon signs, bikes and cars everywhere. I love it.

Hong Kong Street Building — A curved building in the center of Hong Kong.

Jade Walking in Light — Sunshine down a walkway.

Neon sign for "Mee & Gees", a famous thriftshop.

Boat on Hong Kong River — A light-adorned boat on the Hong Kong River.

Jade on Star Ferry — Thumbs up for the Star Ferry.

building with bamboo #

Hong Kong construction workers scaffold their buildings using bamboo, a practice that is apparently unique to this part of the world and is by turn much prettier than rusty poles of steel. It’s also a sustainable practice, since bamboo grows incredibly fast and is a strong, reliable material.

dai pai dongs #

We visited a few dai pai dongs, which is a type of open-air food stall that is famous in Hong Kong. Sadly, only 17 dai pai dongs still exist as the government is no longer issuing new licenses.

Myself at the Dai Pai Dong — Enjoying a beer at a Dai Pai Dong.

Jade at Dai Pai Dong — Yanis, who graciously took us out to eat.

Dai Pai Dong Food — The food in question.

lantau island #

We visited Lantau Island and took the cable car across to the island to see the Big Buddha.

Hong Kong Cable Car — Some excited waves.

Hong Kong Cable Car 2 — The view of Lantau Island from the cable car.

Hong Kong Cable Car 3 — Another view of Lantau Island from the cable car.

Hong Kong Temple 2 — Five sitting Buddhas.

Hong Kong Temple 4 — Thousands of little Buddha figurines.

Hong Kong Temple 5 — Just one of the little Buddhas.

Hong Kong Temple 6 — A Buddha holding a dharmachakra.

Hong Kong Temple 7 — The ornate design of the temple's roof.

Hong Kong Temple 3 — Impossibly detailed.

Hong Kong Temple 8 — How the ceiling appears above the Buddhas.

Hong Kong Temple 9 — Under scaffolding of the temple's roof.

the peak tram and city skyline #

We took the famous peak tram up to see Hong Kong’s skyline as sunset set over the city.

Lookout Silhouettes — Sunset on top of Hong Kong Island.

Skyscraper — View of the city after taking the Peak Tram.

Skyscraper Sunset — A deep orange sunset from the other side of Hong Kong Island.

Skyscraper 3 — The International Commerce Centre (background) and Central Plaza Building (foreground).

Skyscraper 4 — Another angle of Hong Kong's skyline.

Skyscraper 5 — Skyscrapers as far at the eye can see.

M+ art museum #

Art — A metal sculpture in the M+ art museum.

Art 2 — A hyper-realistic figure of an old man.

new year’s eve #

We spent NYE crammed against thousands of other people near the pier, and we didn’t even get to see the fireworks due to our spot in the crowd. We all had fun anyhow.

Time for us to make our way to Asia’s gambling mecca, Macau.