Sunday, March 5, 2017

Report #63 Hong Kong, People's Republic of China March 3, 2017 Friday Sunny & 75 degrees 86 Pictures Day #2 Part #2 0f 4

Exploring the city……..

 

Fresh produce

 

Asian greens

 

Tomatoes look so good

 

Not sure what all the greens are

 

Red hot peppers

 

Assorted red and green peppers

 

All pork cuts

 

Chicken and duck eggs

 

Shopping on the street

 

Chickens

 

Dressed chickens (one on the left is a silky with black skin)

 

Fresh pork – nothing is covered

 

Small orange ones are kumquats

 

All familiar vegetables

 

Asian pears, apples, and mangoes

 

Sweet and regular potatoes

 

Pompalmousses or grapefruit

 

Chestnuts, kumquats and tomatoes

 

Meat and chopping block

 

There are no insects anywhere…not one

 

Sugar cane, we think

 

Bananas and apples

 

May be a starfruit

 

No supermarket here…this is it

 

Thai peppers – really hot

 

Pomegranates

 

Nice flowers

 

Healthy grapes

 

Vendor selling the fruit

 

Could be mangoes

 

Apples looked good

 

Oranges

 

Guess where they came from???

 

Clothing market too

 

Every shop is small

 

Crossing the streets

 

We see this jewelry store everywhere – big business

 

Jars of assorted nuts

 

Busy marketplace

 

Typical apartment living

 

Map of Kowloon Park

 

Purple lantana

 

First roses of the spring

 

Swimming pool in Kowloon Park

 

Double yellow hibiscus

 

We match

 

Entrance to the swimming pool area

 

We also know there are restrooms here

 

Swimming pool is always empty this time of year

 

OK, where are you?

 

Park is surrounded in a jungle of skyscrapers

 

Beautiful landscaping up here

 

Rose beds will bloom soon

 

A totem pole seems out of place

 

Palms mark the way to the bird cages

 

Worker uses a bamboo broom

 

Mimi-zoo with exotic birds

 

Rhinocerous hornbill

 

Macaws from Brazil

 

Type of pigeon

 

Parrots (hard to see with new mesh)

 

Cockatiel with parrots

 

Hidden in the trees

 

Very pretty cages

 

Going back down to the lower level

 

Pond with turtles

 

Lake with water birds

 

Greater flamingos

 

Lesser flamingoes are smaller

 

Resting on one leg

 

The way out across a bridge connected to hotels

 

Look for these buildings to find the way out

 

Also a good marker

 

Modern and sleek

 

Standing on the walking bridge

 

This bridge actually vibrated above the highway below

 

Hurry up and get off

 

A hawk between the buildings

 

Rooftop views of new construction

 

This is a hotel complex

 

Hong Kong Island skyline and Bill

 

Inside the multi-level Harbourcity Mall

 

Typical store

 

Our favorite ceiling – stained glass

 

A tea shop

 

Lladro – found worldwide