I don't think it really qualifies as Day 2 if I haven't slept yet (there was a bit on the plane, but nothing really continuous), so I'm currently on day 1 1/2 by my reckoning. I'm tired enough that I find it really amusing that the clocks on my iPod currently say it's 12:21 PM Today in Calgary, and 2:21 AM Tomorrow in Hong Kong - I'm living in the future!
We're currently setting up to crash on some couches in the Hong Kong airport. We arrived here about 8 hours ago, but took the opportunity to head into Kowloon for some sightseeing and food. Very much worthwhile, but also tiring - I'll let my pictures tell the story as much as possible.
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| The Hong Kong airport. The ceiling architecture is stunning... the curved roof surfaces seem to be weightless, floating above impossibly long beam spans. I think the illusion is caused by the way the panels cover much of the underlying steel structure, but reveal it strategically. The arching beams draw your eye down, which seems to lift the ceiling up. |
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| The reflections in the end windows add to the illusion that the building never ends (not to say it isn't big - it's massive!) |
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| Even the train station gets in on the curved-steel and glass action |
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| Heading into Cowloon = some interesting currency trading |
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| Waiting for the train (is it obvious my camera is set for automatic face recognition?) |
Well, the airport wireless seems to be betraying me - I can't get any more photos to load right now. I'll do my best to get the photos of Cowloon and Hong Kong up while we're waiting for the plane to Shantou "tomorrow".... see you soon!
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