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our time drawing to a close in Hong Kong Anne, Ken, Darla and I decided
to visit Victoria Peak again since Ken and Darla missed it the first
time. It's an exciting view of a beautiful city and worth a second
visit anytime. |
Anne
with another Ming Lion |
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Ken
trying out new binoculars on Victoria Peak |
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Victoria Peak we took the Star Ferry across to Kowloon for one last
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Ken
and Darla with Hong Kong Island as a backdrop |
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Anne
and I |
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visited Hong Kong before Anne and I tried to recreate the magic by
visiting some of the beautiful sights we had seen during our first
trip. Ken's objective was to revisit every good restaurant he had
eaten in before. This afternoon he was in search of a restaurant where
he had an excellent Fettucini Alfredo. We walked and walked and walked
along the waterfront area of Kowloon and finally found the restaurant.
Unfortunately they no longer had the Fettucini Alfredo on the menu,
but he substituted with something equally as good. |
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Ken,
Darla, Anne and I enjoying lunch along the waterfront
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Having
filled our gas tanks and readied ourselves for our last afternoon
in Hong Kong we left the restaurant and began heading for the Star
Ferry and Hong Kong Island. Our car (right) and driver were awaiting
us at the door to the restaurant and it was just a short drive over
to the ferry terminal. Believe that one and there's a bridge in
New York I'd like to sell you. This is as close as we got to the
gold Rolls Royce sitting by the hotel's entrance. Ah, it would have
been a nice ride though. Unfortunately we walked!
Next
stop ... Causeway Bay.
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Finishing
lunch our car was waiting ... only kidding! |
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Houseboats
tied along the dock |
Causeway
Bay on Hong Kong Island is the best shopping district on the island.
For some the shopping may be the draw but, for me, the real draw were
the house boats in Causeway Bay. Here there is a large population
of boat people who live their lives on the water.
Enjoy a few pictures of these boat people and their habitat. This
is a side of Hong Kong that is quickly disappearing. |
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Doing
the laundry the hard way!
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Reflections
of a small Chinese style junk houseboat |
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Tarps
cover the living areas of the houseboats |
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throughout Hong Kong it's apparent that this is a city with serious
overcrowding issues. Large multistory apartment buildings are everywhere,
but it is evident that they, too, are seriously overcrowded. But,
with so little land and such a big population, there is little that
can be done about the problem and fixing it would change the entire
atmosphere of Hong Kong forever. |
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Anne,
Ken and Darla at Causeway Bay
Isn't it amazing how I'm always conspicuously absent in these group
pictures? Wonder why? |
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| Our
three days in Hong Kong were now at a close. It's time to say good-bye
and move onto our next exciting destination ... Macau. Join us there
on the next page .... |
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