HK Nostalgia Trip
Jan 11, 2021, 5:48 pm
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Nostalgic Hong Kong
The Star Ferry, ride it for the fare of next to Nothing
Lunar New Year in Hong Kong. Never really planned it, but I happened to be there on 3 occasions. Only once I captured some fireworks shots. It was beyond amazing! Once I saw the “Dragon Dance” in Central.
The Star Ferry, ride it for the fare of next to Nothing
Lunar New Year in Hong Kong. Never really planned it, but I happened to be there on 3 occasions. Only once I captured some fireworks shots. It was beyond amazing! Once I saw the “Dragon Dance” in Central.
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Jan 11, 2021, 8:10 pm
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My first trip there was nostalgic, in a sense.
I'd read John le Carre's "The Honourable Schoolboy" a half a dozen times, so I had pictures in my head of what everything would look like. The Peak, the ferry, Happy Valley, the graveyard next door, etc.
I distinctly remember how excited I was to see the bamboo scaffolding!
Was to go back last spring, and have flights booked for next fall. Can't wait to see it again.
I'd read John le Carre's "The Honourable Schoolboy" a half a dozen times, so I had pictures in my head of what everything would look like. The Peak, the ferry, Happy Valley, the graveyard next door, etc.
I distinctly remember how excited I was to see the bamboo scaffolding!
Was to go back last spring, and have flights booked for next fall. Can't wait to see it again.
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Jan 13, 2021, 9:42 pm
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While I lived in Shenzhen eleven years ago, I would pop into Honkers frequently, either to use HKG, or to get some foodstuffs not made of concrete (at CitySuper, or at that supermarket in the Landmark MO shopping complex).
I found this goodie from December 2010. It reminds me of a cartoon in a local HK paper from a while back that showed passengers boarding a Star Ferry between TST and Central, but with the Star Ferry as the only vestige of Victoria Harbor (in other words, 100% land reclaimed).
Anyway, that PLA building was always a hoot to meander by...not anymore.
I found this goodie from December 2010. It reminds me of a cartoon in a local HK paper from a while back that showed passengers boarding a Star Ferry between TST and Central, but with the Star Ferry as the only vestige of Victoria Harbor (in other words, 100% land reclaimed).
Anyway, that PLA building was always a hoot to meander by...not anymore.
Jan 15, 2021, 5:25 pm
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I visited the Macau casinos for the first time in 1985. Back then, it was a cross between a Bond movie and the Russian Roulette scene from The Deer Hunter. It was wild!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ytg80HJWLlY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ytg80HJWLlY
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Jan 15, 2021, 5:30 pm
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While I lived in Shenzhen eleven years ago, I would pop into Honkers frequently, either to use HKG, or to get some foodstuffs not made of concrete (at CitySuper, or at that supermarket in the Landmark MO shopping complex).
I found this goodie from December 2010. It reminds me of a cartoon in a local HK paper from a while back that showed passengers boarding a Star Ferry between TST and Central, but with the Star Ferry as the only vestige of Victoria Harbor (in other words, 100% land reclaimed).
Anyway, that PLA building was always a hoot to meander by...not anymore.
I found this goodie from December 2010. It reminds me of a cartoon in a local HK paper from a while back that showed passengers boarding a Star Ferry between TST and Central, but with the Star Ferry as the only vestige of Victoria Harbor (in other words, 100% land reclaimed).
Anyway, that PLA building was always a hoot to meander by...not anymore.
Jan 18, 2021, 9:06 am
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That's like saying "it's just a flesh wound..." The Apple store is in the IFC mall and complex, which is part of that early 2000s landfill, but has a bit more than just the Apple store. And the store didn't open until years after the mall opened. Same with that stupid Ferris Wheel, which is just some HKSAR government FOMO about the Singapore Flyer, which itself is an idiotic concept.
Jan 18, 2021, 12:29 pm
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Aren't they all copying the London Eye?
I have only been on the London Eye and it was useful for getting a good panoramic view from up high.
HK doesn't seem to have enough of these open to the public. I'm not talking about the rooftop bars on top of hotels serving $30 drinks.
I have only been on the London Eye and it was useful for getting a good panoramic view from up high.
HK doesn't seem to have enough of these open to the public. I'm not talking about the rooftop bars on top of hotels serving $30 drinks.
Jan 18, 2021, 2:44 pm
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Aren't they all copying the London Eye?
I have only been on the London Eye and it was useful for getting a good panoramic view from up high.
HK doesn't seem to have enough of these open to the public. I'm not talking about the rooftop bars on top of hotels serving $30 drinks.
I have only been on the London Eye and it was useful for getting a good panoramic view from up high.
HK doesn't seem to have enough of these open to the public. I'm not talking about the rooftop bars on top of hotels serving $30 drinks.
Jan 20, 2021, 3:54 pm
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Jan 20, 2021, 4:27 pm
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Hey, there's always Lugard Road, free and open to the public. Back in the day, you could go up the intermediate elevator lobby at the Bank of China building. And IFC2 also. Not anymore. Both the Centre (Sheung Wan) and Central Plaza (Wanchai) were also open to ride up and down. Not sure if that is the case anymore.
I think I had to request an appointment, got a couple of pics and left after 5-10 minutes.
It would look glorious at night but I think it closes around 5 or 6 PM.
Jan 20, 2021, 5:16 pm
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Yes, the picture I posted a couple pages back was taken on Lugard Road. Of the places I've visited it might be my favourite view. Definitely my favourite city view. No glass to ruin your pictures, no $25 fee (just the cost of bus fare), cool fresh air, and as you walk along you get an ever-changing view of one of the world's great cities.
Jan 20, 2021, 7:39 pm
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Yes, the picture I posted a couple pages back was taken on Lugard Road. Of the places I've visited it might be my favourite view. Definitely my favourite city view. No glass to ruin your pictures, no $25 fee (just the cost of bus fare), cool fresh air, and as you walk along you get an ever-changing view of one of the world's great cities.
View looks as good if not better than the Peak.
How often do the buses run in the eves though?