Hong Kong

I spent several hours visiting many camera stores, before settling on the camera with the best combination of price and features.

This was the first portrait with my new digital camera--in the store where I bought it.

Mr. Tilly Cheung, owner of the store.

He seemed more honest than most of the guys in the other camera stores.

Entering the subway, returning from Kowloon after visiting a tailor (lots of good tailors in Hong Kong and Kowloon) and buying the camera.

The first train was unusually uncrowded.

The sign is warning about the space between the train and the platform, and promising the next train in 2 minutes.

At the Admiralty station, waiting to transfer to the train to Causeway Bay.

The signage in the subway is great. You know where you are at all times.

It was after 8 pm so the crowd waiting for the train was light.

Notice the man on the right with his cell phone, which works even while the train is traveling.

EVERYONE has a cell phone, even kids.

This is a typical subway scene--if you faint you don't fall down.

A sort of Times Square intersection--all the advertisements are huge here.

People everywhere, even at 8 pm.

This street is for pedestrians only.

More pedestrians hurrying to who knows where.

Nice cobblestone design for another pedestrian street.

Fast food is available, as you can see.

There's a KFC just out of sight beside McDonalds.

The location of the course I was going to teach was on the eighth floor of the Hang Lung Centre in the Causeway Bay area.

People are coming and going into the centre even at night.

This plaza was a central crossing point for buses.

They were almost all double-deckers.

Lots of people ride the buses, one of which seems to pass about every 60 seconds or less.

They were working on this sign, so they erected scaffolding--made from bamboo!

Small buses below are lined up waiting for passengers.

They won't have to wait long.

There are many of these small 16 seat public light buses.

I think they go to outlying areas.

Back at the hotel--this is just above the entrance.

Not bad for a night shot by a digital novice. I used no flash on any of these pix.

Busy traffic around the hotel.

Note the double-decker trams in the background.

They're electrified and run on rails.

My first self-portrait, taken at 3:43 am when I couldn't sleep, and decided to learn what the camera could do.

Keep in mind that Hong Kong time is 12 hours ahead of Orlando time, so my body thought it was 3:43 pm.

This time I was ready with a (cheesy) smile.

I was also testing the self-timer.

Heh, heh, heh....

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Well, that's about it for now. More pix in the next entry, including a look inside the classroom, and more.