A quick word about photos

My blog posts relating to my recent holiday contain photos taken on my iPhone (3GS) as I did not have the means to process my DSLR photos while on the holiday.

The Red Hot Centre

Uluru is hot... Uluru is red... Uluru is in the centre. Uluru (the rock and the place) tick all the boxes as advertised.

It really is out in the middle of nowhere, but fascinating all the same.

A special bonus was to be able to view The Milky Way. So many stars in the night sky when away from all the lights. Even though everything that I recognise is upside down. And most stars and planets I don't recognise :)

I'm really glad I came to Uluru. Definitely a pleasure to tick off my bucket list :)

Random thoughts on Hong Kong

It will be good when it is finished...

Hotels seem to be built randomly in whatever space becomes available. This leads to some incongruous locations. Next to full service car repair places, in the middle of residential districts. Etc.

Everything new is built high. Very high.

New coexists right next to old
It seems English at times. Then the Chinese aspect kicks in and reminds you it most definitely isn't.

Fook seems to be a common family name ....

I'm reminded a lot of the similarities with Gibraltar buildings clinging onto any nook they can, English spoken here ( but not quite...), roads winding up and down, feeling of pride about the place...

A multi-storey car park. For double decker buses... Then I saw another! So that makes two :)

Constant hubbub and noise yet metres away, peaceful contemplation in city centre parks.

Two days is not nearly enough time to understand HK in full, and I didn't even start to explore over 90% of HK.

I leave Hong Kong with another picture .. Of the former legislative building in the heart of the banking district