Went to Hong Kong in December with the family. It was our first time there so we basically hit the tourist traps. It was a lot of fun but also pretty exhausting walking around the whole day :P. My toe still feels numb :(. Anyway, I was sorting through the environmental pictures, and this is sort of the digital index of the pictures I have. Photo spam ahead!

Hong Kong from top
row 1 - I love the old buildings with geometric or repeated shapes and patterns that attract the eye.
row 2 - I seldom travel around X’mas and in my country we were never too hot about decorative lights and stuff on buildings so the light up of the buildings that form the city skyline was a novelty to me
row 2-3, column 3 -I happened to see statue/clay figurine of famous kungfu legends
row 3-6 - We spent an obscene amount of money on food. But then it seems food is in general slightly more expensive in Hong Kong anyway. Although the gap is closing I dare say.
row 6-9 - Lalala, wax people at Madam Taussauds on the Peak. It looks like Einstein and LKY had a tiff and are ignoring each other :P
row 10 - view from the peak
row 11 -  we took the ferry to Hong Kong Island, switched bus and tram to get to the peak
row 12 - signage reminiscent of John Lennon and Yoko Ono?, night markets (pretty pervasive around the region so it’s a familiar sight)
row 13 - if you are not familiar with Carrie Chau, she’s pretty awesome :) (although my mom thinks its ugly heehee… generation gap.)

Ocean Park
I never really thought about visiting Hong Kong at all. There are lots more exciting places to go to really… like India wahahahaha.. Anyway, it seemed like a relatively safe and easy place to bring my mother and brother to. To be honest, I was too busy to read up about any of the tourist spots, so it was a surprise to me that Ocean Park had other stuff besides the aquarium and the amusement rides.
row 1 - what kind of a fish is this?? o_0
row 2-3 - I was particularly taken by the birds’ colourful plummage in the aviary, very lovely colours.
row 4 - the seals were particularly animated when fighting for food :P
row 4-5, column 3 - Ocean Park is built on a cliff, should be pretty exhilarating to be on that ride on a cliff?
row 5, column 2 - the seal and dolphin show was awesome
row 5 and 7, column 1; row 6 - more aquarium shots. The aquarium is basically a HUGE tank that is about 3 storeys tall. It looks a little overcrowded with all those giant fishes.
Last row - There is only one way to travel from one part of the park on the cliff to another part on lower ground and that is by a fairly long cable car ride that spanned across hillslopes. I would like to see that image in one of Miyazaki’s animation perhaps :P

Macau
row 1-3  - various indoor shots of the Venetian, a luxurious hotel-resort. I did not stay there but it was a nice place to be trigger happy.
row 3-5, column 3 - various outdoor shots of Venetian. It was visually impressive because it was the only tall building on its island.
Other photos - random impressions of the older parts of town and food.
Last row, cloumn 3 - Cheap Granny shoes!! to replace my worn out shoes xD …I am amused by the brand - 福妈妈 - which translates to “Fortune Mama”… auspicious :P muahahahaha!

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