Hong Kong Pictures

My first view of Hong Kong. (Hong Kong Island)

What does that mean?! "Beware of opposite right turners" Ha ha.

When I think of Hong Kong, I think of these ships. But I never saw a real one. Just this one in the museum. :(

And a photo from the days when they were actually used.

The batman building behind Sogo and the Museum of Art.

In front of the Space Museum. Very cool place.

A space toy! A gyro....somethin. I got a chance to try it. But I couldn't really take a picture of myself while I used it. This nice guy was my model instead (although I don't know if he knows I took the picture :P )

I want to go into space and wear a cool suit like this! Please?

Not a bad self-potrait, eh?

View of the Hong Kong Island. The air is smoggy and not so great. *sigh* Why can't things cooperate when I'm around?!

Me with the batman building! It only took a few tries to get this picture just right. :)

A great picture minus the crazy hair. Stupid wind.

I rode a bus to Stanley Market. I thought these boats were so cool. At the market, I saw lots of little white kids with nannies. I guess the rich people live in this area ;)

Would you look at that! Look what I found in Hong Kong. Funny thing - I didn't eat there for lunch. I went to a pizza place and got a chicken ceasar salad. Yum.

The batman building all lit up. I wish my camera took better pictures at night!

The Golden Bauhinia in front of the Expo Center. I walked along this waterfront for over an hour waiting for the light show to start. The show was cool, but short.

My hotel! It was pretty nice.

I've arrived. Actually this is just the bottom. But at least I'm on the right island and at the right place! (PS it says "The Peak Tram" for you visually-challenged readers.)

The tram returning so it can take us to the top of the peak. (I believe it's called Victoria Peak)

The world is . . . tilting! The brochure says the tram goes so vertical that buildings seem to be at 45-degree angles. That's a pretty accurate description.
The view from the top. The weather wasn't really co-operating. Why I oughta...
He's whispering ancient Chinese secrets in my ear. (What can I say? This white skin has lots of perks in this part of the world.)

Another shot of the city. I'm on Hong Kong Island. With the foggy (smoggy?) sky you can't really see the water or Kowloon on the other side. *sigh*

Yeah for timers on cameras! But I do not know what happened with the lighting. It's like I'm glowing. Oooo

For my brother. Again, the timer on the camera was essential.

Now you can see how the buildings seem tiltled. I'm nearly straight with the window of the tram (black lines at the edges of the picture).

Batman building! And the one to the left had cool bubble-like windows. I sure wish the camera picked up on everything my eyes see.

This just cracked me up! IN POSH WE TRUST. (It's even better since Posh was a name for one of the Spice Girls)

Temple with the longest name. Ever. It's "Sik Sik Yuen Wong Tai Sin Temple" (phew) It's a very important temple since 3 different religions recognize it and use it for worship. All the incense was killer. *cough cough*

Good Wish Garden. A fabulous place for peace and quiet. And air with no incense smoke!

Beautiful scenery in the garden! And just as a reminder - apartment buildings can be seen in the background. We may have found a little haven, but we're still in the city.

Yeah! (fist punching the air as that is said) My timer coming in handy again. The main temple building is behind me to the left.

I saw lots of turtles in the garden. Happiness! This one was sunbathing. Maybe he's too white and his friends mock him. (Gee, that sounds familiar)

See, I was there! Isn't this a great self-potrait? Ok, I asked a nice lady to take it for me.

Outside the Museum of Art. I think it's a nifty sculpture.

THE END!