Hong Kong is the most vertical city in the world. More people live or work on a 14th or higher floor here than anywhere else in the world. It is quite a site to see, but the last couple of days have been a bit foggy so the skyline has not always been clearly visible.
On Valentine’s Day, we went across the harbour to Kowloon which is also part of Hong Kong where more than two million people live. After supper we watched the ‘Symphony of Lights’ show which is on every night at 8:00 pm. The lights are on the buildings on Hong Kong Island across the harbour and are set to music and a narration. The narration was in Chinese the night we attended so I am not sure what was said. Still, it was very impressive. I videotaped the 12 minutes show but it was dark (of course) and the camera was hand held. I hope to post a video of Hong Kong highlights before we leave on Friday and will include something from the light show. We spent most of today in Kowloon at the Hong Kong Museum of History – a very impressive and well done museum that covers Hong Kong from pre-historic times to the present. We have been taking the ferry to get to Kowloon. It is about a six or seven minute ride and costs about $0.25 Canadian. Taxis are inexpensive as well. For the average trip we take we are spending just under $3.00. Meals are much more expensive than Thailand but are probably a bit less than what we would pay in Canada. I have posted a few pictures photos on the Hong Kong page. Tonight we are heading out for supper with a friend we met at the Conversational English class we are involved with in Regina. Note: the picture of Char is before she had her hair done! Comments are closed.
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AuthorIn January, 2012, Curt and Char left their jobs in Canada to spend four months travelling around the world. Archives
May 2012
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