Wrapping Up Our Trip in Hong Kong and Macau – Photos and Videos

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The Hong Kong skyline at night from Kowloon during the Symphony of Lights_6 Neon signs all over the streets of Hong Kong and Kowloon Carrie and I atop Victoria Peak A view of Hong Kong from Victoria Peak Hearts for sale on the streets of Hong Kong The gang at the Giant Buddha statue in Lantau Dense buildings line the Hong Kong skyline A local man in a Hong Kong market carves up a pineapple A view of Hong Kong's skyscrapers I guess in addition to bathrooms and handicap access, this toilet has swings Inside a Hong Kong 7-Eleven The man who made rubber stamps for Karen and Michelle at the stamp market in Hong Kong Signs galore in Hong Kong Durians for sale in Hong Kong...these sweet smelling fruits are prevalant all over Southeast Asia Hong Kong skyscrapers Intense anti-smoking pack of Marlboros in Hong Kong The Hong Kong skyline at night from Kowloon_1 Veggies for sale Assorted greens for sale in Hong Kong A meat store in Hong Kong Lanterns and colorful dangling things for sale in Hong Kong A printing press on the streets of Hong Kong still uses an old Heidelberg machine Hong Kong skyscrapers reflected in other Hong Kong skyscrapers The stamp market in Hong Kong A happy chef at an eatery in Lantau Stamps for sale in Hong Kong...each of these can be engraved with words or pictures Shelves of a Hong Kong pharmacy Abacus still in use at a Hong Kong pharmacy Abalone for sale in Hong Kong Fruits for sale in Hong Kong Fruis for sale in Hong Kong Duck head for sale in Hong Kong Me, Carrie, Michelle and Karen in our teeny Chungking Mansions hotel room Neon signs all over the streets of Hong Kong Fun with reflections at dusk in Hong Kong Rubber stamps like this can be customized and purchased for just a few dollars at the stamp market in Hong Kong Neon signs all over the streets of Hong Kong at night A Hong Kong city street at night Buildings reflected in buildings in Hong Kong Boats galore in the Kowloon harbor Hong Kong traffic at night Partying it up at 7-Eleven A night on the town in Kowloon with our new friends that we picked up while partying at the local 7-Eleven The Hong Kong skyline from the Kowloon ferry The Hong Kong skyline from the Kowloon ferry The Kowloon tower, still under construction and so high that it is buried in the clouds The inside of a Lantau kitchen A foggy day at the world's largest outdoor seated bronze Buddha statue in Lantau The Po Lin Monastery Carrie and I at the Giant Buddha Figures outside the Giant Buddha statue on Lantau A statue outside the Giant Buddha statue in Lantau Incense depository at the Po Lin Monastery Incense burner at the Po Lin Monastery Incense burning at the Po Lin Monastery Statue inside the Po Lin Monastery The inside of the Po Lin Monastery A monk at the Po Lin Monestary rings a bell to bless travellers Some of the largest incense I have ever seen actually left the characters in the ash at the Po Lin Monastery The world's largest bronze sitting outdoor buddha statue on Lantau The Hong Kong skyline at night from Kowloon during the Symphony of Lights_8 The Hong Kong skyline at night from Kowloon during the Symphony of Lights_2 The Hong Kong skyline at night from Kowloon during the Symphony of Lights_1 The Hong Kong skyline at night from Kowloon during the Symphony of Lights_3 The Hong Kong skyline at night from Kowloon during the Symphony of Lights_7 Carrie gets her palm read in Hong Kong I get my palm read at the Kowloon Temple Street Market Karen, Carrie, Ben, Me and Michelle enjoy some traditional Hong Kong food Signs all over the streets in Hong Kong A Hong Kong apartment building A busy Hong Kong street with signs everywhere Neon signs all over the streets of Kowloon Yoga and Tai Chi are done all over Hong Kong in the mornings and in the evenings Neon signs all over the streets of Hong Kong and Kowloon Neon signs all over the streets of Kowloon and Hong Kong A local worker at the Hong Kong Flower Market A woman shopping for flowers at the Hong Kong Flower Market Birds and cages for sale at the Yuen Po Street Bird Garden Crickets for sale at the Yuen Po Street Bird Garden A man gets ready to carefully place his bird with its bird companions at the Yuen Po Street Bird Garden A man stares and whistles at his bird at the Yuen Po Street Bird Garden Local men are intensly staring at their pet birds at the Yuen Po Street Bird Garden Carrie joins the fun looking at birds at the Yuen Po Street Bird Garden Discussing birds at the Yuen Po Street Bird Garden Birds for sale at the Yuen Po Street Bird Garden A man feeds his birds with a syringe at the Yuen Po Street Bird Garden A Hong Kong street market Fish for sale at the Goldfish Market in Kowloon Turtles for sale at the Goldfish Market in Hong Kong A Hong Kong meat stall Jesus freaks, even in Hong Kong Carrie with a local Hong Kong cop A Hong Kong assorted cooked meat market Closed Lotus Flowers at the Hong Kong Flower Market

Largo de Senado in Macau_4 At Largo de Senado in Macau Largo de Senado in Macau_ Largo de Senado in Macau_1 Largo de Senado in Macau_3 A Macau street A local Macau man takes a break from bike riding Beef jerky for sale everywhere in Macau A Macau sidestreet (taken by Carrie) A doorway in Macau (taken by Carrie) A bike in a door in Macau (taken by Carrie) Macau graffiti (taken by Carrie) Meat on a stick for sale in Macau A crowded street in Macau A small temple on a crowded street near St Paul's in Macau (taken by Carrie) St Paul's ruins in Macau At St Paul's Cathedral ruins in Macau St Paul's cathedral ruins in Macau The Macau skyline Carrie with a canon in Macau Macau Macau skyscrapers Mailboxes galore in Macau A beautiful church in Macau Fun with anchors in Macau The Macau lighthouse is actually atop a park in the middle of the city Macau view Fun with mohawks and Elvis chops in Macau The Macau lighthouse Recycling in Macau

Assorted condiments on the tables of Hong Kong Braised noodle with special briskets Cool noodles with soy bean paste Deep fried mushrooms with bbq sauce Dim Sum - Deep fried shrimp and pork dumpling Dim Sum - pork and mushy rice noodles in soy sauce with chili Lotus cookie Meal at the monastery eatery by the giant buddha Pork meat congee with Chinese preserved egg and spices Portuguese Egg Tart Seaweed and other chips for sale in a supermarket Spiced donkey meat Steamed bean-curd piece roll with medlar and ginger sauce sweet and sour veggie pork Taro with bean-curd piece rolls in coconut milk sauce

01 - The outside of Chungking Mansions 02 - A closeup of the windows of Chungking Mansions 03 - Chungking Mansions is sandwiched between nice buildings 04 - The entrance to Chungking Mansions 05 - The ground floor of Chungking Mansions is filled with change booths 06 - The ground floor of Chungking Mansions is filled with bootleg DVD and fake phone stores 07 - The ground floor of Chungking Mansions is filled with Indian food, phone cards and people galore 07 - There are always long queues to get onto the elevators at Chungking Mansions 08 - The stairs are the easiest way to get down in Chungking Mansions...and also the most disgusting 09 - The stairs are the easiest way to get down in Chungking Mansions...and also the most disgusting 10 - The cramped space between buildings in Chungking Mansions is covered with AC units, pipes, dripping water and filth Our teeny Chingking Mansions hotel room for HKD 130 ($16.75)

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