Hong
Kong
Hong Kong, China
October 01, 2005
Bus and Walking Tour of the City
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A view of the world's longest escalator - actually a series of escaltors. |
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Bamboo scaffolds - a common sight on both very large and more modest sized buildings. |
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Joyce views some poultry |
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Our local guide, Polly, explains the marketplace |
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My camera found the meat markets fascinating. It is Saturday morning and the temperature is already in the upper 80s F |
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Pick your fresh fish |
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Our trip leader, Chao (Tony), helps Polly explain the markets. |
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This piece of fish was so fresh the heart was still beating (I have a movie!!) |
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Suits and dresses (and church vestments) can be made quickly. Sales people on every street corner. |
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Bamboo for scaffolds |
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Inside a Taoist Temple |
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Polly shows how to shake out one of the blue sticks in the canister........ |
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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. |
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Lots of glass and steel |
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Double decker trolley |
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A familiar and very popular sight |
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DisneyLand is nearby |
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The very fancy hotel in town |
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Hong Kong Museum of Art |
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Yes, those scaffolds are made of bamboo for a new mega-building under construction. |
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A mosque near our hotel |
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Lots of taxis and lots of nice cars like the Rolls Royce shown here. |
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