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looking_up_skyscraper Hong Kong doesn't have any of the worlds top 5 skyscrapers, but it has like 14 of the next 15. They're everywhere. hk_day_from_ferry This is the view from the Star Ferry that runs from Hong Kong island to Kowloon Peninsula (a very short distance). HK has some pretty architecture. shanghai_scimu_globe The Science and Technology Museum in Shanghai, which turned out to be closed the day we tried to visit it (same thing happened in HK too). Note the people for scale.
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Gold is for the mistress, silver for the maid, copper for the craftsmith, cunning at his trade...
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My favorite creature of the sea...so pretty...
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They have pretty things on land too.
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The path to enlightenment is steep, narrow, and full of tourists.
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But John was able to follow it.
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Oh, crap, I raised the wrong hand. Does that make me endarkened?
coke_and_buddhist_statues The Buddha drinks coke, you should too. This strange juxtaposition was typical of China. shrine_and_coke Like, what if someone gets thirsty while praying? silvermine_bay Silvermine Bay, on Lantau island.
dawn_likes_pandas Dawn likes pandas. We like it when Dawn likes things. dawn_sees_boat_and_city_from_ferry Dawn gazes across the water, and her tanktop shows a tantalizing tattoo teaser. dawns_pet_goat
Dawn and her pet goat.
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Aw, what a cute couple!
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Wow, Patri really is indiscriminate!
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Hong Kong's multicolored skyline, from the top of Victoria Peak. The lights on the central building slowly change color.
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The modus operandi of a panda - eats shoots and leaves.
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Butterfly and flowers. (dawn's pic)
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Woven butterfly behind glass.