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.
A curved building in the center of Hong Kong.Sprawling.Many of the buildings look aged, in a way I appreciate the look of.You'll see alot of these red taxis around.Sunshine down a walkway.Neon sign for Mee and Gees, a famous thriftshop.A light-adorned boat on the Hong Kong River.Thumbs up for the Star Ferry.
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.
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.
Enjoying a beer at a Dai Pai Dong.Just before we ordered too much food.Yanis, who graciously took us out to eat.The food in question.
We visited Lantau Island and took the cable car across to the island to see the Big Buddha.
Some excited waves.The view of Lantau Island from the cable car.Another view of Lantau Island from the cable car.Road into mist.The Big Buddha.Po Lin Monastery.Five sitting Buddhas.View of the room.The ornate design of the monastery's roof.Thousands of little Buddha figurines.Just one of the little Buddhas.A Buddha holding a dharmachakra.Under scaffolding of the temple's roof.
We took the famous peak tram up to see Hong Kong’s skyline as sunset set over the city.
Sunset silhouettes on top of Hong Kong Island.View of the city after taking the Peak Tram.Skyscrapers as far as the eye can see.A deep orange sunset from the other side of Hong Kong Island.The International Commerce Centre (background) and Central Plaza Building (foreground).Another angle of the cityscape.It's mind-boggling how dense this place is.
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.
Cramped.Happy New Years!
Time for us to make our way to Asia’s gambling mecca, Macau.
