Hong Kong seemed like the perfect stop-over on our trip to Vietnam. I have to be honest, we were very unlucky with the weather and were left with an impression of a dirty, polluted and grey city. I'm sure we would have liked it more in sunshine though so maybe I have to go back one day...
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Sky100
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Sky100 is a 360-degree indoor observation deck on the 100th floor of the International Commerce Centre, currently the 12th highest building in the world.
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Sky100
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The view was spectacular despite the bad weather. The sheer endless concrete landscape of mainly apartment buildings is pretty insane.
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Sky100
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No matter which direction you look, there will be skyscrapers all around.
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Waiting for the bus
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An old trick to make photos in grey weather and grey concrete look more vibrant - use black and white!
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Busy
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A typical shot around rush hour in central Hong Kong.
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Apartment Buildings
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I was frankly quite shocked at how bad the living conditions are for most people. Despite horrendous rent prices, the apartments look awful and the laundry hangs in the smog.
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Postcards
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We came across this lovely art installation from people all over the world adding their wishes, memories and dreams.
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Postcards
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The postcards were all unique and in different languages, making it a very inspiring place to be.
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Construction
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I noticed that instead of steal or wood, construction sides were solely made from bamboo.
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Some green
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A vibrant tree providing some nice contrast to the grey skies and grey buildings.
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River
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A colourful boat also providing some contrast and a reminder of Hong Kong's more traditional side.
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Hong Kong Park
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This is the Edward Youde Aviary which is Hong Kong's largest aviary. The canopy is home to several exotic birds, basically a little zoo for free.
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Peak Galleria
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Riding a tram at a nearly 45 degree angle you get to this platform where you are supposed to have the best views of Hong Kong. On a sunny day.
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Jumbo Floating Restaurant
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A bit outside the city center you can jump on a little boat to go past the famous Jumbo Floating Restaurant.
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Jumbo Floating Restaurant
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More fascinating for me were the endless surrounding awfully grey and shabby apartment buldings.
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Tourist spot
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We were taken to this spot for its view... I have never seen an uglier view - grey concrete and polluted rivers. Other tourists were somehow fascinated by it and took a lot of selfies. We couldn't quite grasp what it was we were missing.
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Night rain
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Wondering around in the evening it poured down non stop and the view once again was rather disappointing.
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Night rain
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At least what could have been a busy tourist spot turned out to be just for us and a handful of other wet weirdos.
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The Big Buddha
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Another rainy day took us to the Big Buddah, a major centre of Buddhism in Hong Kong, and also a tourist attraction. The statue is 34m tall and the tallest outdoor seated Buddha image in the world.
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The Big Buddha
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Surrounding it are six smaller bronze statues that are posed offering flowers, incense, lamp, ointment, fruit, and music to the Buddha.
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Po Lin Monastery
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The gate of Po Lin Monastery sits at the bottom of the Big Buddah statue and is an attraction itself.
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Po Lin Monastery
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Inside a small temple close to the main attraction.
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Happy Valley Racecourse
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It's actually free to go to this race track in central Hong Kong and it's definitely a great experience to see the race in this venue which can hold 55000 people.
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Smiling
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Despite the rain and the humidity and the smog and certainly one of the worst hotels I've ever been to.
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My best shot in Hong Kong...
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... is a photo of some wonderful drawings!