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Photos and stories from many of my travels in the past 5 years

Bruce Lee pose statue Hong Kong

Hong Kong: Tsim Sha Tsui, Chungking Mansion, Avenue Of Stars, and Kowloon Park

Date: 30th June 2012

Saturday morning, I decided to take the ferry over to Kowloon.

Pedestrian bridge to ferries Hong Kong
I took the MTR, got off at Central and walked the pedestrian bridge that takes you directly to the ferry terminal
General post office Hong Kong
Hong Kong General Post Office
Hong Kong island construction
The weather looked like it could rain – or the skies could clear up. In other words, a typical day in Hong Kong I guess.

Hong Kong roads expansionWay to ferry piers Hong Kong

Central pier Hong Kong
Central Pier

Hong Kong star ferry pier pillars

Star ferry pier waiting Hong Kong
Bought my HK$2 ticket
Star ferry kid on board Hong Kong
Star Ferry is one of the oldest ferry companies in Hong Kong, originally founded by an Indian back in 1880
ICC tower Tsim Sha Tsui ferry
The journey across Victoria Harbour takes less than 5 minutes

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Apple store IFC mall Hong Kong

Hong Kong: Gurudwara, and walking around Wan Chai

Date: 29th June, 2012

Yesterday‘s typhoon brought with it quite a bit of rain, meaning I couldn’t go to Ocean Park today. So I stayed indoors, did some more research and only stepped out post lunch to begin ‘day 3’ in Hong Kong.

Hong Kong island roundabout
I decided to check out the tallest building on Hong Kong island

Pedestrian bridge Hong Kong

Art figure IFC mall Hong Kong
Walk straight and you enter IFC mall
IFC tower Hong Kong grey sky
The 88-storey International Financial Centre

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Hong Kong city skyline view from peak

Hong Kong: Views from Victoria Peak, day to night

Date: June 28th, 2012

Day 2 in Hong Kong began feeling fresh. I slept for more than 10 hours and the jet lag had nearly worn off. I repacked my bag and left the hostel to begin my photography for today.

Causeway Bay Paterson Building Hong Kong
A whole lot of luxury brands in the mall to the right
IKEA store Causeway Bay Hong Kong
The IKEA store was only a minute walk away from where I was staying
Windsor house mall Hong Kong
Plenty of malls and shopping centers all around. This was Windsor House
Maxmara store Causeway Bay Hong Kong
I walked towards the MTR station
Sogo Causeway Bay panorama Hong Kong
SOGO is a popular Japanese department store chain
Causeway Bay station Exit E Hong Kong
This is the entrance/Exit E of Causeway Bay station
Central station Hong Kong
I got off at Central
Central station exit J MTR Hong Kong
Took the long walk to Exit J2 (Yup, Central is so big that the Exits are from A to J)

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