Friday, May 23, 2008
Hong Kong trip
Hong Kong is definitely THE place to see! Without exaggerating it is probably the most interesting urbanized part of the world I’ve seen so far...
If somebody asks me to describe Hong Kong by few words probably I would go by
IMPRESSIVE
The moments like:
- Sitting in the tram to Victoria peak and having a feeling it is climbing the hill vertically,
- viewing Hong Kong from the Victoria peak like from the plane
- staring on Hong Kong skyline from the Kowloon foreland....so difficult to believe it’s real and it’s not a painting!:)
- walking down the Hong Kong Island streets and staring skywards, admiring the skyscrapers (every single one is unique thanks to its original shape)
- laser show on the HK skyline in the evening
- taking a ride in the cable car on the Lantau Island and suddenly spotting the biggest sitting Buddha statue in the world...
are breathtaking indeed.
DIVERSE
- Culturaly wise- you feel like the whole world is squeezed on such a small area…You see on the streets the Chinese, Indians, Europeans, Pilipinos, Africans, Americas, Latinos and you listen to different languages….
- Landscape wise- There is sea all around, Mountains and well as flat parts…
- Public transportation wise- Incredible on HK is that you are not reliant to buses and taxis to get from one place to another. The true fun comes out when you realize there are more options to use like Ding Ding (double Decker tram) very comfortable Subway and Ferries (perceived as a public transp.!!!)
- In terms of level of urbanization- Hong Kong Island completely built up whereas in Lantau or other contiguous islands the region has remain its natural face...Iyou can see still cows, horses on the streets...people who have probably never seen a car in their life.
TOURISM FRIENDLY- To be a tourist in Hong Kong is so easy!!! Everything is marked so well… you don’t even need to open a map as a navigation tool.
CIVILIZED:)- people behave (don’t yell when they are on the phone, don’t jostle, cut in front etc, they line up are very nice, helpful and speak English!!!(even in the small shops…)
CLAUSTROPHOBIC…The Hong Kong island area is so small and so squeezed that sometimes you can get truly a claustrophobic feelings.
Hong Kong is definitely THE place to see! Without exaggerating it is probably the most interesting urbanized part of the world I’ve seen so far...
If somebody asks me to describe Hong Kong by few words probably I would go by
IMPRESSIVE
The moments like:
- Sitting in the tram to Victoria peak and having a feeling it is climbing the hill vertically,
- viewing Hong Kong from the Victoria peak like from the plane
- staring on Hong Kong skyline from the Kowloon foreland....so difficult to believe it’s real and it’s not a painting!:)
- walking down the Hong Kong Island streets and staring skywards, admiring the skyscrapers (every single one is unique thanks to its original shape)
- laser show on the HK skyline in the evening
- taking a ride in the cable car on the Lantau Island and suddenly spotting the biggest sitting Buddha statue in the world...
are breathtaking indeed.
DIVERSE
- Culturaly wise- you feel like the whole world is squeezed on such a small area…You see on the streets the Chinese, Indians, Europeans, Pilipinos, Africans, Americas, Latinos and you listen to different languages….
- Landscape wise- There is sea all around, Mountains and well as flat parts…
- Public transportation wise- Incredible on HK is that you are not reliant to buses and taxis to get from one place to another. The true fun comes out when you realize there are more options to use like Ding Ding (double Decker tram) very comfortable Subway and Ferries (perceived as a public transp.!!!)
- In terms of level of urbanization- Hong Kong Island completely built up whereas in Lantau or other contiguous islands the region has remain its natural face...Iyou can see still cows, horses on the streets...people who have probably never seen a car in their life.
TOURISM FRIENDLY- To be a tourist in Hong Kong is so easy!!! Everything is marked so well… you don’t even need to open a map as a navigation tool.
CIVILIZED:)- people behave (don’t yell when they are on the phone, don’t jostle, cut in front etc, they line up are very nice, helpful and speak English!!!(even in the small shops…)
CLAUSTROPHOBIC…The Hong Kong island area is so small and so squeezed that sometimes you can get truly a claustrophobic feelings.
Main areas in Hong Kong: Hong Kong Island, New territories, Kowloon, Lantau Island and contigous Islands
Impressive skyline and the highest building International Financial Centre (IFC)
Kowloon(Mongkong district) in the night is just awesome
The fishing village TAI O at Lantau Island
Dried seafood- was smelling terribly:)
The biggest sitting Buddha statue in the world at Lantau Island
The peaceful Cheung Chau Island
One of the beautiful beaches at Cheung Chau Island
# posted by Evka @ 8:52 PM 
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Ahoj Evi, wow, u managed to see a lot of HK! A fantastic place, isn´t it? :)) Reading your post just brought me back there...
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