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Hong Kong - May 2003 |
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Asia's "City of Life" is always changing. It's probably one of my favorite places to visit. |
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You've got to be fooking kidding me. Anglicizing Chinese is often amusing. |
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The Peak Tram was built in 1888 and ascends the steep hill to the Victoria Peak where stunning city views can be had. |
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"On a cleeeear day, you can see forever..." Well, not today. Hong Kong's pollution is pretty bad most of the time. The Two IFC Tower (left border) had just been completed at this point. |
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St. John's Cathedral, built in 1847, sits incongruously in the heart of the highrises and bustle of Central. |
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Before hoi polloi found it, the Intercontinental Brunch was my usual Sunday haunt. The food and unlimited Moet still can't be beat. |
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A wedding party on the grounds of the Intercontinental Hotel. |
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A view of Victoria Harbor from the Star Ferry terminal on Tsim Sha Tsui. |
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The population density and resultant crowding even follows one into death, as witnessed by this cemetery in Tsing Yi. |
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