Hong Kong
Hong Kong, China
October 01, 2005

Bus and Walking Tour of the City

National Day Fireworks

Harbor Tours

 

 

A view of the world's longest escalator - actually a series of escaltors.

 

 

 

Bamboo scaffolds - a common sight on both very large and more modest sized buildings.

 

 

 

Joyce views some poultry

 

 

 

 

Our local guide, Polly, explains the marketplace

 

 

My camera found the meat markets fascinating. It is Saturday morning and the temperature is already in the upper 80s F

 

 

 

Pick your fresh fish

 

 

 

Our trip leader, Chao (Tony), helps Polly explain the markets.

 

 

 

This piece of fish was so fresh the heart was still beating (I have a movie!!)

 

Suits and dresses (and church vestments) can be made quickly.

Sales people on every street corner.

 

 

Bamboo for scaffolds

 

 

 

Inside a Taoist Temple

 

 

 

Polly shows how to shake out one of the blue sticks in the canister........

 

 

 

then look up the number of the stick in the book to find a prediction.

 So one can make a wish and get a quick assessment.

 

 

 

Lots of glass and steel

 

 

Double decker trolley

 

 

 

A familiar and very popular sight

 

 

 

DisneyLand is nearby

 

 

The very fancy hotel in town

 

 

Hong Kong Museum of Art

 

 

 

Yes, those scaffolds are made of bamboo for a new mega-building under construction.

 

 

 

 

A mosque near our hotel

 

 

 

 

Lots of taxis and lots of nice cars like the Rolls Royce shown here.

National Day Fireworks

Harbor Tours

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