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| bkgee | profile | all galleries >> Hong Kong | tree view | thumbnails | slideshow |
 Hong Kong Metro - one long, bendable, moving carriage! |
 Star Ferries between HK Island and Kowloon |
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 Celebrations of the Olympics in China |
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 The name says it all - another green haven in the concrete jungle |
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 Workout options in the park . . . |
 . . . maybe a slightly easier workout? |
 The city surrounding the park |
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 Countdown . . . . . |
 Our digs above Jordan Metro station |
 Taxi anyone? |
 Housing in Kowloon |
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 Awesome bamboo scaffolding |
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 All ready for construction? |
 The stuff's everywhere - even inside our hotel entrance! |
 Stunning Lantau island cable car ride |
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 Not too sure what they're gathering . . . . . |
 . . . . . but they're a long way down! |
 Hong Kong's brilliant new(ish) airport |
 You could walk the track if you're really keen! |
 The views really can't be beat . . . |
 Giant outdoor Buddha |
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 The old Clock Tower - part of Kowloon Canton Railway Terminal i the 1920s |
 Symphony of lights - each evening at 8pm . . . |
 . . . HK Island lights up . . . |
 . . . with a brilliant sound and light show |
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 Hong Kong Park - fantastic relaxing environment in the business centre |
 View from under the fountain! |
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 Hong Kong's largest aviary - the Edward Youde Aviary in HK Park |
 Walkways in the trees - excellent way to see the bird life . . . |
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 We loved the spot so much we visited it two days running! |
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 Bali Mynah |
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 Australian Pelican (long way from home mate!) |
 Asian Fairy Bluebird |
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 Zoological and Botanical Gardens |
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 Central-Mid-Levels escalators |
 Downhill 6 - 10 am, uphill from 10:30am to midnight |
 Street markets |
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 Walkways from building to building . . . |
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 . . . keep pedestrians off the streets |
 Love those trams! |
 More land reclaim - amazing how the city just keeps expanding . . . |
 . . . into the waterways |
 The Peak Tram |
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 Shrimp restaurant at the Peak, themed on Forest Gump . . . |
 . . . was great fun and the shrimp was pretty good! |
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 Views from the Peak |
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 City scape by day . . . |
 Flower market . . . endless collection of florists! |
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 Yuen Po Street Bird Market |
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 Yet another market . . . |
 Anyone looking for a bus? |
 Goldfish Market . . . |
 . . . shop after shop selling tropical fish |
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 Kowloon streets by night . . . |
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 Temple Street Night Market . . . |
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 Packed up at the end of a long day |
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 Captain of our ship |
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 Crazy speeding youngsters! |