Learn-a-word picture card
Since you notice that driving direction is different; and some of you are thinking about visiting, let me show you this -- once in a while you'll see these big signs on the ground reminding people which way to look when crossing the road...also, taxi is red in HK. See this lady has Burberry pattern umbrella and bag...must be a big fan. Tags: |
How much can I tell you about HK from this photo? This is a 16-seat public mini van...we use electronic stored value card for fare payment (the dark grey device)...they take cash too, of course (the beige box with green label)...the LED is a speedometer...if the driver speeds, we can call 9277 7643 to report...it was 5:12 pm when I took this photo...it was sunny yesterday...and obviously it was not easy for me to get a properly leveled shot on a mini van... :-) Tags: |
This photo reminds me of a post in Paris Daily Photo showing a lady with red outfit matching pefectly with the color of a shop window. I was trying to photograph the blue and white decoration along the Star Ferry walkway when this lady with the matching blue sweater rushed into frame. Tags: |
As far as I know, these are called "incense tower". I found this roadside worship place in an alley I walk past from time to time, but had never taken much notice of. From what I heard when I took the photo, it is a Taoist worship place. I only managed to take a few shots because it was very very smokey. Tags: |
This big red velvet chair is the signature of Pacific Coffee, a local chain cafe which started here before Starbucks did. There are, inevitably, different opinions as to whose coffee is better but the comfy chair surely earns extra credit for Pacific Coffee. They are tailor-made and when asked from where, the staff wouldn't tell. I really want one for myself. p.s. please let me know if HKDP doesn't show up ok on your side with this new layout. Thanks Tags: |
Let's go shopping today. This is the very heart of Central, which is the heart of HK. Here we have an Italian fashion empire face to face with a French one :-). Don't think their customers take buses, so the bus stop is probably for people like me who take photos but not the merchandise. See another shot and the answer to yesterday's (obviously easy) "guess who" quiz here. Tags: |
I took this photo in Central, the bright red flowers are of cotton tree (literally red cotton in Chinese, aka hero tree) which blooms gloriously in spring and there are many of them around. Here's a beautiful shot by my friend and see a whole tree here. In the background is a giant advertising billboard and it is the eye of a movie star looking at you. Guess who? :-) Tags: |
I am so amazed by this 4 m x 6.5 m stamp mosaic of HK's waterfront. The description says it took nearly 1 year for post service staff and their families to make, using used stamps collected locally and from 98 overseas postal administrations. See the buildings in yesterday's photo? I almost couldn't resist posting multiple photos today, but click here and enlarge, you'll see the beautiful details. Tags: |
It was sunny yesterday and after a few days in an older district, I want to show you another side of the city. These buildings dominated the Central district, the heart of the world's 10th largest trading entity and 11th largest banking centre. They are, from right, Citigroup, Bank of China, Cheung Kong Centre (of the world's 10th richest man Li Ka Shing), HSBC and Standard Chartered Bank. Tags: |
I would say most apartment buildings in HK are not as beautiful as those in Barcelona or Paris. But older buildings built after WWII such as this one stand witness of a time when the city was striving to recover and practicality had all the priority. Not much design with this one but it is in the area where my grandma lived so I think I can show you what I saw as a child -- TALL buildings. I took this from a small slope so the orange "pizza" sign is actually of the ground floor shop. Tags: |
Have you heard of HK director Wong Kar Wai? Well, I'm not a fan but I like some of his movies. I spotted this in a 50+ year old herbal tea shop in Central (see this photo), these colors and the nostalgic mood surely remind me of Wong's movies. BTW, Wong's Happy Together gave me my first impression of Buenos Aires, but now of course I refer to Karine and Cynthia's photoblogs. Tags: |
Hong Kong Daily Photo is one month old! :-) While I have enjoyed myself bringing images of HK life to you, I have yet to overcome a few things, eg, taking photos of people on the streets is still tricky to me. Therefore, you can imagine my joy when I went to the Flower Show and found there were as many photographers as there were flowers, and people just didn't care if you were pointing your camera at them. To get an idea of how the show was dominated by cameras, see also here. Tags: |
L'anniversaire heureux à Paris Daily Photo! We have french restaurants, Alliance Francaise, French May, Agnes b and Chanel here, but to me, Eric's Paris Daily Photo is the most Parisien and French in HK. I found Eric's blog last December and as he encouraged in his blog, I started Hong Kong Daily Photo last month. To thank Eric for his wonderful idea and to celebrate the first anniversary of Paris Daily Photo, I would like to share my exclusive everyday view -- on my computer, Eric's photo; and looking out from the window, the rooftop patio featured in the very first post of this blog. Tags: |
With very limited land on a hilly island, the HK side is much more packed with tall buildings than the Kowloon peninsula. Shorter, older buildings such as those in the foreground are giving way to skyscrapers. And there seems to be an ongoing competition among the skyscrapers to be taller to get a bit of open view, or if lucky, a sliver of harbor view. I took this photo in SoHo, an area with interesting contrasts of old and new, east and west as you can also see in my previous post Trendily Traditional. Tags: |
I smile eveytime I look at this photo. Firstly, this graffiti is so kiddy, and my imagination of some kindergarten kids sneaking out at night to draw it makes me laugh. Secondly, there is a local story behind -- China Motor Bus was a very unpopular company and the graffiti shows just how bad the service was: rude drivers, skipping stops and reckless driving. The government terminated its licence some years ago and it is now history. (click for more photos) I hope you will find this amusing as much as I do...LOL. Tags: |
Even if you don't have fengshui fish, paper fish, floral fish or dishy fish in your city, I'm quite sure you have dinner fish. Hong Kong people love seafood, so unless one is vegetarian or loves Nemo too much, grocery-shoppers always check out what is available at the fishmongers' . This photo is taken at Wanchai, an older district on the HK island with a big outdoor market spanning several streets. Obviously, no spot-the-fish competition today. Tags: |