Hong Kong

With our flights already booked to Singapore, Jeff was requested to go to a meeting in Hong Kong in the middle of the week that we were in Singapore. Since they are relatively close, we decided to checkout Hong Kong for two nights.

What a city! There isn't an inch that hasn't been built on. They have a great metro that takes you from Hong Kong Island, where we stayed, to the mainland in a tunnel. Both sides are chock-a-block full of sky scrapers separated by an active harbour.

It was quite grey for the first day, then rained most of the second. However, you can get around most of the city via underground walkways. We enjoyed Hong Kong at night. Most of the building have some sort of neon advertising on it, which makes for an incredible skyline. On the second night, we happened to be walking along the harbour when the Symphony of Lights started. We were thinking fireworks but only in Hong Kong were there 20 to 30 buildings, which were outfitted with laser beams and iluminated their neon building lights to music that was broadcasted around the harbour. It was interesting.


Fruity drink at the InterContinental.

Best view in the city from their lobby. Thanks, V for the travel tip.

Bruce Lee statue on the Avenue of Stars.

Buildings everywhere.

We stayed at the JW Marriot on Hong Kong Island. Shortest of the three building with the white band on the top.

In the middle of the city, there is a huge park, where I found flamingos.

Habour promenade.

Symphony of Lights.

Hong Kong at night.