My first batch of photos is from Pottinger Street, in the Central district on Hong Kong Island. This colourful market street is a flight of stairs with lots of cheap and cheerful items for sale. My friend Hilda and I shopped here December 1, 2009
One can buy seasonal items, like Christmas decorations.
Shoe shopaholics beware!
For the creative person, a ribbon shop offers a treasure chest of raw materials.
Some of you, I know, are intensely fond of feather boas, neon coloured wigs and rhinestone tiaras. If you're ever in Hong Kong, then you MUST come to this street. As Mae West said, too much of a good thing is wonderful!
Not far from Pottinger Street, I shot this video of some of the exuberant neon lights one finds all over Hong Kong.
On December 2, 2009, I took the Star Ferry from Kowloon to Hong Kong and back again with friends Linda and Celine.
This is a view of the Hong Kong side. The building with the white diagonal lines is the Bank of China, designed by I.M. Pei. Many of the skyscrapers along the harbour have been decorated with Christmas lights.
The IFC or International Financial Centre is currently the tallest building in Hong Kong, at 415 metres (1362 feet) and 88 stories. The architect is Cesar Pelli, who also designed the Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
This is a view of the Kowloon side.
On December 3, 2009, I visited the Peak with Henrietta and her husband Francis. The view is spectacular.
Hong Kong was preparing to host the East Asian Games December 5 - 13. These colourfully lit boats in the harbour were rehearsing for one of the upcoming celebrations of the event.
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