New Year in Hong Kong

To break up a monotonously long journey Taras and I decided to have a couple of days in Hong Kong and explore the sights. I never imagined I would experience anywhere nearly as busy as London but this place beats it hands down! Walking along some of the streets proved impossible due to the volume of people so we merely shuffled along and hoped we could exit the crowds when we reached our 'stop'!
Our hotel room was on the 17th floor and on looking out of the window my eyes nearly popped out of the sockets when I noticed the scaffolding on the building next door was made entirely out of bamboo canes held together with cable ties. Are you people mad? - this is the 17th floor and the scaffold just kept on going. Health & Safety in the UK would have a fit if they saw it.
Unfortunately none of the pictures we took could pick up the bamboo clearly, you just had to see it to believe it.
Above is Hong Kong island taken from Kowloon, where we were staying.







Here are some of the buildings lit up for New Years Eve.


























A picture of me in a quieter street in Kowloon
Me on the ferry from Kowloon to Hong Kong





We both had a great time and another visit is sure to be on the cards on the many visits to and from the UK.