[Leica] IMG: 3 from Hong Kong

[richard at richardmanphoto.com (Richard Man)]

I actually have never gone up to the Peak yet. I will wait (hopefully)
until the air clears the gunk out! The depression photo is actually just
the walkway between IFC and the Ferry terminals.

I love HK, but I'm afraid it's changing yet again right before my eyes :-(


On Mon, Jan 20, 2014 at 9:11 AM, Sonny Carter <sonc.hegr at gmail.com> wrote:

> Looks like you were walking the peak.
>
> I visited my daughter just before the Changeover and we took the same
> stroll.  I took this: www.sonc.com/HK.htm and Joseph Yao later told me it
> was shot in front of his house.
>
> Funny, in my travels I visited a pottery shop in Central, and later, I
> overheard an Aussie couple trying to make themselves understood to a
> Chinese woman (imagine that!) trying to find the same.
>
> I butted in, giving directions to the escalator, and what level to get
> off.  They were happy, the Chinese woman was relieved, and I was proud to
> be able to give directions after only six days in Hong Kong.
>
>
> On Sun, Jan 19, 2014 at 6:25 PM, Richard Man <richard at 
> richardmanphoto.com
> >wrote:
>
> > First,my gracious photo buddy from yesterday, Howard. Howard looks like a
> > handsome scholarly gentleman and was stopped by a Mainlander asking for
> his
> > photo!!
> >
> > http://richardmanphoto.com/PICS/L1022360.jpg
> >
> > Next is a depressing image. The pollution can be so bad.. well, see for
> > yourself:
> > http://richardmanphoto.com/PICS/L1022311.jpg
> >
> > The bad air from China blows down. China needs to fix its problems. By
> some
> > accounting, 50,000 Mainlanders daytrip to HK EVERY DAY. They are stocking
> > up on food and medicine, carrying them in their giant suitcases.
> >
> > Another aside - no less than 3 occasions, Mainlanders asked me for
> > directions. At least I know how to say "I do not speak Mandarin" in
> > Mandarin :-) May be I look like a Hong Konger from Mainland :-)
> >
> > Lastly, a more cheerful image:
> >
> > http://richardmanphoto.com/PICS/L1022339.jpg
> >
> > Here's Silvermine Bay, which I remembered was a HUGE beach and with
> > glistening white sand. It turns out to be much smaller with generic beach
> > sand. OK, it was high tide, but still... ah, childhood memory I tried to
> > remember the dirt path to my grandparents' house, but a) it was long time
> > ago, b) the dirt path is now paved. In fact, I think it was part of the
> > 2008 Olympic (training?) Trail, c) apparently some/most of the old
> villages
> > were razed.
> >
> > Just asked my sister the name of the village. With that, possibly I can
> at
> > least find the approximate area next time.
> > --
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