Last Day

Well, its my last day here in HK and I wanted to say a thing or two before I head out.

First of all, I know I stopped writing/sharing posts with everyone some time ago, but I will be continuing this blog once I arrive home.

Making a good blog takes time. At the beginning of this section of my trip I dedicated time to posts and have been happy with what I posted. But as time went on I I decided that instead of spending time writing about HK while I'm here, I would leave the writing until I get home and just let myself enjoy the experience itself. So now that I am on my last day and getting ready to leave, I am posting this to let you all know (those of you who read this) that I will dedicate time while I am back in Canada to write about the things I have experienced but didn't find time to share.

I will try and let you know when the next post is up, via Facebook or email, but in the mean time, here is a shot from the window next to me as I write this post. Cheers to all of you and I will have more to share with you very soon. Thanks!





Mark

Shots of HK

So its been awhile since I have posted anything, but I have finally compiled a set of shots I want to show. I'm going to let the photos do the talking this time.



Please click each image to see the full sized image.



(top left: tallest building in HK)

(top left: workers at work, industrial district. top right: carpark in Chai Wan)

(top right: bamboo scaffolding covering building)

(top right: ferry ride across Victoria Harbour)

(Top: View from the ferry dock)

(Some subway architecture)

(top left:subway loading area. top right: cliff side cemetery overlooking the city.)

Below are some architectural images of the city.

And on another note.

Painting up on a wall at a photo shoot.

The Market (meat)

As I mentioned in a previous post, there are a lot of markets here. They permeate the sidewalks and side alleys of Hong Kong and there seems to be no end to the things you can buy.

On my way to a casting I saw some fairly amazing things at a market near the Hong Kong "Times Square" and so I thought I'd make a post about some of it.

Something I have seen a lot surprisingly, are these guys on bikes riding around with a can or two of some explosive gas, possibly propane or something similar. They seem to be delivery riders, and the gas tanks always sit in the front basket on the bike balancing haphazardly. They generally ride slowly, and often in the middle of the busy street traffic.

Below you will see photos and videos of some of the things you can buy here in this particular market.

(Above: On the way into the market)

Top Right: This guy just had to show off his pink fish tail.

Top Right: Though for me most of the foods available are not my flavour, some are just bloody and scary. Like this fish, cut in half long ways, and still pulsing with life. Or is that a death spasm?

Top:right: A lot of fish are still alive, and flapping.

Top Left: Guy selling parts (including a tail) of some sort of horse, or cow, or something of the sort.

After a good walk through the butcher fest, my roomy and I decided, lets get some McDonald's.

And on a side and less bloody note, here is a cute/fluffy dog I saw earlier that day whilst walking to the grocery market.

More of the interesting and bizarre to come, as soon as I can capture it.

Please feel free to post comments on any of these posts .. just below.

Night Shots

Night Shots!

Here are some night time street shots/architecture shots from my walk about a couple nights back. Enjoy :) Some are verticle panoramas so please click the image to enlarge (the thumbnails dont do the buildings justice).