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Arriving at Hong Kong and the first thing we do is just hop in a taxi and go to the bay cos I'd heard something about it on the ship TV as a guy did a talk about the port stop.
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We walked inland a bit and through this park with the cute panda sculptures around.
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Breakfast stop at **Cafe de Coral** - I had some congee with chicken which was really tasty.
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Some incredible architecture as we walk around the city toward the observation deck of the building nearby.
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Great views from above.
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Nice aprons! I'll take one of each please.
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My family needed a little break, though I was loving putting whatever local cuisine set down in front of me into my belly. Pizza it is!
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Interesting art -- each of those bears a couple feet tall.
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The family went back to the ship and Doug and I walked around the city some more before heading back ourselves. The scaffolding around using bamboo was cool to see.
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Peeking in a temple during our walk.
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This street market's food stands were getting up and running, but the other vendors were still just starting to arrive.
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Didn't stop us from snagging a few pictures though!
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Goodnight, Hong Kong!
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We headed to the bay for the nighttime light show.
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It's a great free thing to see when you're in town -- but if you can't thread the needle and catch it, don't lose sleep over it.
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The Peninsula, behind which our bus was hopefully parked!
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Now riding the funicular up-up-up the hillside to the peak observation deck.
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A little indoor streetscape photo backdrop while heading up to the deck.
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Goodnight, Hong Kong!
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A beautiful set of chopsticks and bowls we bought from one of the street vendors.
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Heading toward the [[Hong Kong - Big Buddha|Big Buddha]] - which has its own dedicated album.
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After Big Buddha we stopped at a nearby fishing village, **Tai O**.
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Lots of shops and merchants lining these tight streets. Watch out for bicyclists!
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Kitty!
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