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The trees once again proved to be
fascinating to my North European eyes. Just look at these aerial roots.
It looks as though it's preparing to extract itself from the ground and
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Next morning, it's a brisk walk for me
along the water front. I am not alone; many locals are walking, jogging,
fishing or just doing exercises in the open air. |
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Although it was all spendidly
landscaped, clean and pretty, there was more than one time when we
caught a whiff of raw sewage. |
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Coffee and a nice piece of gateau at our
splendid hotel. |
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Buses are big in Hong Kong, for two
reasons, they are mostly double deckers and there are a lot of them.
There just is not room in H.K. for
everyone to own a car and as a result public transport usage rate is
over 90%.
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Not so splendid was this bar by the sea
opposite the bus station. |
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These are a few of the many apartment
blocks that make up Kowloon and H.K. I like the
colours of the cranes in the foreground. |
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In the daytime the huge office blocks
across the water look pretty mundane on a normal hazy day.
The new dwarfs the old in this shot of
Central Pier. |
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The use of bamboo for scaffolding
fascinated me. I didn't see any of the tubular metal scaffolding with
which we in the north are familiar.
It testifies to the immense strength of
bamboo and the skill of the guys who build it. |
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Now this really made me smile, fish
hanging on some roadworks to dry! |
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The Shub Shib Fat Trading Company.
Mmmm |
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Bustle, bustle, bustle. |
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