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| hong kong |
| I took an overnight train from Beijing to the border city of Shenzhen, stayed one night and then walked through immigration into Hong Kong the next day. I only had one day to spend and focused on the island of Hong Kong rather than Kowloon and the Nerw Territories. It was an amazing city, ful of people, warm and sunny, with beautiful white sand beaches and palm trees, huge downtown billboards, restaurants and neon signs, mixed with fancy boutiques and electronics shops. It was one of the most modern cities I've ever seen. I stayed in a guesthouse near Causeway Bay, close to the main shopping area of the island. |
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| Windswept Stanley Beach where the windsurfers go. |
| The beach at Repulse Bay and some of Hong Kong's most prestigous homes and apartments on the cliffs above. |
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| Kwun Yum temple overlooking Repulse Bay, filled with Buddhist statues of all sizes. Repulse Bay is named after an incident where British ships "repulsed" pirates who where hiding out here. |
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| Stanley Market, near Stanley Bay, packed full of tourists and hundreds of stalls selling artwork and clothing. There's also a bunch of nice beachside restaurants here. |
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| I took a 'junk boat' tour around Aberdeen harbour. There were several fishing boats out and an amazing few of the Hong Kong skyline, skyscrapers as far as the eye can see. |
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| During the night, I road the funicular railway (a train the runs on an angle) up to Victoria Peak for views of the city. My pictures didn't come out (as you can see above) but take my word for it, it was amazing. There's a nice restaurant, IMAX theatre, wax museum and several bars at the top as well. |