Thursday, March 3, 2016

Report # 63 Hong Kong, People's Republic of China March 3, 2016 Thursday Part #2 of 2 86 Pictures


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Subject: Report # 63   Hong Kong, People's Republic of China   March 3, 2016   Thursday      Part #2 of 2      86 Pictures
 

Report # 63   Hong Kong, People's Republic of China   March 3, 2016   Thursday   Part # 2 of 2   59 Pictures

 

The photos continue……

 

 

 

Kowloon Park

 

Palm trees in Kowloon

 

The aviary in Kowloon

 

An Indonesian pigeon

 

Covered from the elements

 

Grey parrot

 

Big enclosure

 

Heavy-duty caging

 

A rhinocerous hornbill

 

Climbing to the top of Kowloon

 

A young actor being filmed

 

View from the top

 

Well-planted with trees

 

An oasis in downtown

 

Many steps down

 

Viewing platform

 

Made it up as high as we could go

 

Some blooms on the hillsides

 

Chinese ficus tree

 

Waterfall

 

The pond

 

A turtle

 

Black-neck swan

 

Full of koi carp

 

Modern Hong Kong

 

Steep stairways

 

Pleasant walk

 

Night herons

 

Flamingos

 

Two types of flamingos

 

Night herons fishing for lunch

 

Leaving the park

 

Back to Canton Road hotel

 

Crossing the bridge over Canton Road

 

All glass high rise

 

Bridge connected to the hotel roof

 

The view down at street level

 

West Kowloon under construction

 

Hong Kong China ferry Terminal

 

Building with a hole through the center

 

Rooftop gardens

 

Roof from the hotel

 

Ship terminal

 

Harbour City

 

Azaleas were blooming

 

Sleek skyscraper

 

Bill taking a break with the dolphins

 

Many cranes working

 

High speed ferry

 

Large ferry

 

The view from Harbour City

 

Pizza Express

 

Two more beers

 

OK, time for lunch

 

Margherita pizza

 

Pizza Express Restaurant

 

Cheers!

 

Good

 

Even better…….

 

Temple Street Night Market

 

Getting close to the market

 

Gateway to Temple Street

 

The real jewelry

 

18 carat gold monkey

 

Temple Street

 

No car traffic, but lots of street traffic

 

Vendors

 

Night market food stands

 

Mulberry and Jimmy Choo bags

 

Take your pick

 

Even food items here

 

T-shirts

 

Silk jackets and robes

 

Night lights

 

Chinese-style dresses

 

Refrigerator magnets

 

Everything jade

 

Traffic is bad at night

 

McDonald's is everywhere

 

The real Chinatown

 

Cross at your own risk

 

Peking ducks

 

A chandelier in a hotel lobby

 

Spiral staircase of the hotel

 

Restaurant worker carving the duck

 

The menu of BLT Restaurant – may be lunch tomorrow