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First Night, First Sight
14th December:
"And still the high-rises kept coming. Soon there were skyscrapers. Once I was in the city proper, I realised how cute everything I’d said about the density of Tokyo had been."
"And still the high-rises kept coming. Soon there were skyscrapers. Once I was in the city proper, I realised how cute everything I’d said about the density of Tokyo had been."
Stormy Weather
14th December:
"I was off the bus and walking into the hostel when it really hit me how much bigger Hong Kong is. It’s so big that they’ve had to build up instead of out, I guess because they’re constrained by geography, for now."
"I was off the bus and walking into the hostel when it really hit me how much bigger Hong Kong is. It’s so big that they’ve had to build up instead of out, I guess because they’re constrained by geography, for now."
Finally, the Answer to the Question I Always Asked
Yes, my hands are slightly bigger than Jackie Chan's. Dreams really can come true!
Taking it In
14th December:
"First impressions of Hong Kong from the train were of a city squeezed into the mountains. After only a few minutes we were straight into high-rises, and clustered high-rises at that. They were settled in the folds of these luxurious green hills, a far cry from Seoul’s winter wonderland."
"First impressions of Hong Kong from the train were of a city squeezed into the mountains. After only a few minutes we were straight into high-rises, and clustered high-rises at that. They were settled in the folds of these luxurious green hills, a far cry from Seoul’s winter wonderland."
Distant Dockyard
14th December:
"The dockyard was massive; if you ever need reminding that Hong Kong has one of the largest economies in the world with an obscene amount of shipping going through it, take the airport express and sit in awe of the thousands of shipping containers and tens of cranes, motionless for now. It was a huge operation, and even though I was struggling to stay awake I couldn’t help but appreciate the scale of it all."
"The dockyard was massive; if you ever need reminding that Hong Kong has one of the largest economies in the world with an obscene amount of shipping going through it, take the airport express and sit in awe of the thousands of shipping containers and tens of cranes, motionless for now. It was a huge operation, and even though I was struggling to stay awake I couldn’t help but appreciate the scale of it all."
Metal Honeycomb
14th December:
"The mad thing about here is that because everything’s been built up instead of out, each high-rise is its own mini mall with at least three foot massage parlours on different floors."
"The mad thing about here is that because everything’s been built up instead of out, each high-rise is its own mini mall with at least three foot massage parlours on different floors."
Kowloon Park
14th December:
"Hooray I’m caught up to today! I went for a walk around the area, went to the park, and had McDonald’s for lunch. See, that’s what this diary COULD have ended up as. A series of small uninformative bullet points. Aren’t I nice to you Alex?"
"Hooray I’m caught up to today! I went for a walk around the area, went to the park, and had McDonald’s for lunch. See, that’s what this diary COULD have ended up as. A series of small uninformative bullet points. Aren’t I nice to you Alex?"
Kowloon Park
14th December:
"I keep forgetting to mention how I saw almost no bugs whilst I was in Japan. There were a few floaty things at some of the shrines, but I never saw a spider, not even a midge. In Seoul, there was at least a little fly or two. Here in Hong Kong, they even have butterflies, I guess because it’s still 20⁰C outside."
"I keep forgetting to mention how I saw almost no bugs whilst I was in Japan. There were a few floaty things at some of the shrines, but I never saw a spider, not even a midge. In Seoul, there was at least a little fly or two. Here in Hong Kong, they even have butterflies, I guess because it’s still 20⁰C outside."
Kowloon Park
14th December:
"The mad thing about here is that because everything’s been built up instead of out, each high-rise is its own mini mall with at least three foot massage parlours on different floors. Finding a basic little shop meant wading through a throng of people and, strangely, Indian men trying to flog knock-off watches and handbags."
"The mad thing about here is that because everything’s been built up instead of out, each high-rise is its own mini mall with at least three foot massage parlours on different floors. Finding a basic little shop meant wading through a throng of people and, strangely, Indian men trying to flog knock-off watches and handbags."
I Forgot to Write Down Where This Was
14th December:
"Visited a shrine in the South which was fine I suppose. The air inside was thick with incense from the metric ton they were burning, and the floor was full of ash."
"Visited a shrine in the South which was fine I suppose. The air inside was thick with incense from the metric ton they were burning, and the floor was full of ash."
The Only Picture from the Shrine that Wasn't Blinding
Moment of Prayer
14th December:
"I don’t remember much about Taoism, not that I’d learnt that much in the first place, so I wasn’t sure as to whom the figures people were bowing to depicted."
"I don’t remember much about Taoism, not that I’d learnt that much in the first place, so I wasn’t sure as to whom the figures people were bowing to depicted."
More Figures
A Shambles Ramble: Hong Kong (Part 1)
Incensed
OK but Actually Though, There's a Lot of Incense
Lens Flares are My Passion
A Gift from the Governor
View over the Bay
View over the Bay
"Best of British"
14th December:
"Outside the Central Government Offices the ‘Best of British’ event was happening; a showcase of a select few British products (but actually a pop-up pub, with the Ashes playing on a big screen)."
"Outside the Central Government Offices the ‘Best of British’ event was happening; a showcase of a select few British products (but actually a pop-up pub, with the Ashes playing on a big screen)."
Central Government Offices
14th December:
"The music cut out a one point because the guy got a call on his phone, and so for a good half a minute the default iPhone jingle was playing over the speakers."
"The music cut out a one point because the guy got a call on his phone, and so for a good half a minute the default iPhone jingle was playing over the speakers."
Central Government Offices
View from the Square
Back to the Station
14th December:
"I decided to walk back to the underground a few stops back as I headed home. It led me through some funky alleys and even whole buildings that doubled as malls and walkways. I even stumbled across an M&S and got excited over all the cheese."
"I decided to walk back to the underground a few stops back as I headed home. It led me through some funky alleys and even whole buildings that doubled as malls and walkways. I even stumbled across an M&S and got excited over all the cheese."
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