You can live a life in a day in Hong Kong

I arrived safely today in Hong Kong after a 15 hour uneventful but cramped flight from Toronto. Hong Kong airport and transportation runs like a swiss watch. A quick shave, wash and change of clothes in immaculate washroom facilities and before I knew it I was whisked downtown and was exiting Hong Kong station- 7:30 AM- Rush hour-  Hong Kong style. A very fast city. Wow. Warm and humid (25C) and very smoggy. Its not uncommon to see people wearing a mouth protector. But the architecture - holy smokes- unbelievable. 

First stop was The Peak which is 1400 feet ascent on a rickety trolley train built in 1886. The city from this vantage point is clouded in smog- pollution from mainland China. Back to Central Station, a quick lunch and then caught a ferry across from Hong Kong Island to Kowloon. The ferry driver's big task is negotiating through a myriad of small and large craft. 

Kowloon is a labyrinth of tiny streets selling everything you can imagine. I could get a suit made in 5 minutes if I wanted, to a foot message for 5$ HK (very popular!!!)...,

On my return it's easy to see how this city got its reputation - as in  "made in Hong Kong"- containers and containers as far as you can see. Factoid- of the 10 largest container ports in the world, 6 of them are in China and Hong Kong ranks third (running up next to Singapore and Shanghai (#1) (National Geographic).

On my way to Katmandhu. In the meantime some shots taken;