More great things to see in Hong Kong
On a hot Saturday in Hong Kong, my friend Naomi and I took the free shuttle from our hotel to Central to meet another friend, Raegan who was coming in from Guangzhou on the train. We found a nice little bar to grab a drink and get out of the heat which allowed us all to catch up especially with Raegan as I had not seen her for some time.
We then decided to take a walk along Hollywood Road checking out some of the antiques (overpriced) and also some of the street art along the way.
Hong Kong has such lovely old streets and bars and we walked past one in particular with Chinese umbrellas hanging from the ceiling and waiters wearing traditional Chinese costumes.
I was able to get a good shot of one of the waiters taking his break…
We found a lovely little tapas restaurant for lunch where the food was really good. Lots of vegetarian options and both friends were happy to eat mostly vegetable dishes but I forgot to take photos. After a fabulous afternoon we went back to Central to the shops before Raegan had to take the MTR over to Kowloon for the train back to Guangzhou.
I did take some photos though of the wonderful buildings of Hong Kong, on our way back to the hotel; some colourful, some with washing drying on a clothes line from a tiny balcony…Some shiny and new…
Some very old…
And one particular building reminding me of the Flatiron building in New York.
I will always love the busy streets of Hong Kong; stores open until late with Chinese signs selling everything from household goods to fresh vegetables and meat and dried seafood.
And whilst not a building, there is also the Hong Kong Eye…smaller than some others and although we did not take a ride, I can imagine the views are spectacular.
Another great day in Hong Kong.
Great street art. Very talented artists. It has been a long time since I was in Hong Kong but I remember it was pretty fantastic
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I’ve been to Hong Kong several times but visits are never boring. There’s always something to do!
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Mind-boggling. 👁👁
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Good photo essay. 👏
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The old streets are full of character!
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Lovely to read about along Kong again Sue, one of my favourite cities.
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Oh Hong Kong! What a place 🙂
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Not crazy about China AT ALL – but I’d really love to go to Hong Kong some time in my life. I met a lot of Chinese tourists when I traveled through Cambodia and let’s just say we didn’t really warm up to another. The only exception was a group of Hong Kong Chinese. They were so “normal” or what a German person considers normal and so funny!
Please don’t think that I’m not openminded or some kind of hypocrite for traveling but not accepting other cultures. I usually do! It was just different with the Chinese tourists I encountered. Hong Kong is very far up on the list!
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I am sure you would love the street art Lyn it was pretty cool.
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Thank you John.
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Yes definitely. Thank you got stopping by.
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Thanks as always Marion.
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Yes isn’t it incredible.
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It’s interesting you mention the Chinese in Cambodia. My friend lives in the capital and tells me there a lot of Chinese there and from what she tells me not the fabulous Chinese I know from living and travelling in China. So I understand what you are saying. I do hope you make it to HK one day; completely different to the Chinese in Cambodia. Love your comments and thank you for your honesty.
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😀👍🏼
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Hong Kong is so vibrant, shiny and gritty at the same time! Your photos reflect the contrasts very well. HK was definitely one the most interesting places during my travels and I hope to revisit one day 🙂
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Enjoyed the tour of HK, Sue! Great photos of this interesting place.
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Thanks Julia. It really is how you have described it.
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Thank you Amy.
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The last time I was in HK my boy was just 4 or 5yrs old… no smartphone that time.. only my old digital camera… so much to see in HK but didn’t take time for some nice photo ops. Good to see you have so many of them.
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I’ve never seen pictures those colourful buildings before or street art. It gives such a different perspective to HK. 🙂
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Wonderful, vibrant streets and art. No wonder you forgot to click the food.
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I am sure you would find so much has changed Vinneve.
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It’s funny I haven’t seen them before either and I lived there for six months many years ago.
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I am just starting to take notice of street art. Probably been there for ages but I haven’t really noticed it where I went.
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I/ve been a few times and HK never fails to impress. A city that’s always on the go. Thanks for this tour. Street Art is something I didn’t see much of last time.
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It’s funny this was the only time I have seen street art too. Perhaps I wasn’t looking for it other times.
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The woman with flowers in her hair is awesome!
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Yes thank agree. Thank yiu.
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