For
my 30th birthday, I traveled to Hong Kong and Thailand with brief
side trips to Shenzen, China and Macau. Coming from Juneau, Alaska,
with a total population of around 28,000, Hong Kong was quite
a shock! However, I enjoyed myself immensely. The following are
a few photos from my trip.
The
Hong Kong skyline at night. I hiked up a hill behind the city
to take the picture. Downtown Hong Kong is in the foreground,
and the Kowloon District is across the water.
To
go back and forth from downtown Hong Kong and the shopping
district in Kowloon, most people take the Star Ferry, which
costs all of one Hong Kong dollar (about 25 cents U.S. at
the time).
Another
view of one of the Star Ferries at night, with downtown Hong
Kong skyline in the background.
Downtown
Hong Kong is characterized by elegant, tall buildings and
the architecture is outstanding. Kowloon, on the other hand,
is the exact opposite — smaller buildings, packed sidewalks
and streets, a cacophony of sites and sounds. I loved it!
Another
view of the Kowloon District. Great shopping deals can be
found everywhere, and they love to barter.
While
in Hong Kong, I took a steep ride up to a monastery to see the
world's largest outdoor Buddha. For more pictures of the monastery,
click on the arrow below.
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