BLOG MOVED
Dear all,
thanks for reading so far. I like to share with you my adventures and will continue to blog when traveling in the future. Even though I haven't been around much over the last months I will continue blogging about my travels.
However, due to usability for both you and me I have moved my blog to wordpress.
hope you enjoy reading also on my new location @
http://birgitimabenteuerland.wordpress.com
and, yes, finally have been traveling again. just returned from London and will continue to Milan tomorrow. So, you could expect some more blogposts to come soon. looking forward to seeing you on the new blog!
cu
Birgit
Hong Kong
Day 58 - 61 (15. - 18.3.2013) Hong Kong
Hong Kong - the last stop of my epic trip - and also the last post for this trip.
Again I was able to meet some friends from the MBA - was good to catch up after such a long time :)
Hong Kong - China with a british attitude. On every corner you are reminded that Hong Kong was a British till in the not so far past. For example I've seen only in UK & HK people queuing for the bus in neat lines.
The whole four days I spent there it was very misty or rather the smog which made it look like it was misty. There is an unbelievable number of buses & taxis in the streets.
Everyone knows double-decker buses (also from London ;) but who has seen double-decker trams?
On Hong Kong Central everything is easy to reach by foot. There are seemingly endless walkways - but not alongside the roads but several meters up in the air which makes convenient crossing without continuous ups & downs of flight of stairs. Also there is a unique thing called the mid-level escalators, an set of outdoor escalators helping people to move through the city center.
Thanks for reading this time - I'll keep you updated on my next journey to be documented in my blog!
Central Pier @ HK Island
Skyline with the Convention Center on the Left
Harbour Side
Kowloon seen from HK Island
Behind Hong Kong Station
Taxis, Taxis, Taxis - Everywhere
Cemetery a bit different
Mid-Level Escalators
Soho - Hong Kong's Expat District
Asia Pure
Don't know what these are - and am not sure I wanna know ;)
Double-Decker Buses ...
... and Double-Decker Trams
Kowloon seen from Victoria Harbour
Shops on Each Level
Interesting Architechture
Macau
Day 59 (16.3.2013) Macau
Yesterday I arrived Hong Kong and thought it's a good idea to leave the big city for a day to discover Macau.
Macau feels to me like a mixture of Las Vegas, Dubai, Barcelona & Bangkok - the latter coz I haven't been to Portugal or China to compare ... Macau has the shiny casinos and lots of lights of Vegas, Dubai's big-mentality and lots of bling-bling, glamorous malls, the Portuguese heritage being present all over town and last but not least the Asian impact on every corner. It has been a long day but a great one. Macau is easy to reach via a 1-1.5 hrs ferry ride from downtown Hong Kong.
Grand Lisboa
Golden Elefants
Grand Lisboa
Street Art @ Macau
"Old meets New"
Portuguese Heritage
Asian Influence
Ruins of St. Paul's
Ornamental Door @ Lou Kau Mansion
View from the Ruins
Statue of Kun Lam
Ponte de Amizade
Detail of the MGM
Friendship Bridge
Skyline
Statue of Kun Lam
The Sands
Macau Fisherman's Warf
Macau Fisherman's Warf
Wynn's
Grand Lisboa
Friendship Bridge
