Wednesday, March 20, 2013

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



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Tuesday, March 19, 2013

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

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