Wednesday, March 2, 2016

Report # 62 Hong Kong, People's Republic of China March 2, 2016 Wednesday Part # 2 of 2 57 Pictures


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Subject: Report # 62   Hong Kong, People's Republic of China   March 2, 2016   Wednesday   Part # 2 of 2   57 Pictures  

 

Report # 62   Hong Kong, People's Republic of China   March 2, 2016   Wednesday   Part # 2 of 2   57 Pictures

 

 

Many varieties of orchids

 

Looking up the flower market street

 

Pretty hybrid

 

Yuen Po Street Bird Market

 

Walk through the gate

 

A happy sulphur-crested cockatoo

 

Small cages of singing birds

 

Keeping the bird market clean

 

Several cages for sale

 

Dozens of sizes

 

Birds kept together to learn to sing

 

A tiny pet

 

Amazon parrots

 

Eclectus parrot from Indonesia & Australia

 

Crickets sold for feed

 

Many small shops in the bird market

 

Selling the smaller birds

 

A rainbow lorikeet  -  Indonesia & Australia

 

Cages covered in early morning

 

Flower market

 

Flower market

 

All the shops were small

 

Looking for the Ladies Market

 

Lilies that grow in water or soil

 

The Ladies Market

 

Clothing

 

Everything under the sun is sold here

 

Linens and toys

 

Assorted fruit

 

Crowded streets

 

A variety of produce

 

Dried foods

 

Live fish

 

Cured pork

 

Spices

 

Rice, flours, and spices

 

Looks like salmon

 

Live fish

 

Meal samples

 

Buses are parked

 

Ready for a foot massage?  Yes…..

 

New buildings

 

Another outdoor market

 

Silk handbags and tops

 

Street after street of bargains

 

Vendors pushing restaurants

 

Nice silk bags

 

Fast food…..noodles

 

Stores below, apartments above

 

Alaska King Crab - live

 

You choose one for dinner

 

1180 HK$ = $152 US

 

A side street

 

Roasting chestnuts and eggs

 

An herbal shop selling ground deer horns

 

Scaffolding is bamboo

 

Taxis are plentiful

 

Lunch at Pizza Express