Nighttime Skylines And Peking Duck

Adam, who's working at Time Asia, and I went over to the Kowloon side to hunt down this Peking duck place called Spring Deer I had heard about. After that we went to the esplanade/promenade type area and watched the lights atop skyscrapers on the island side go out (which they do around 11 p.m.). But what remained were still startlingly bright LCD screens on the building facades that reflected across the water in Victoria Harbor.


The Peking duck was AMAZING. Adam caught me while I was moving. Well, eating.


This is the jellyfish Adam ordered. It had the consistency of noodles and it was kind of tasteless.


This is the Bank of China building, which is near my office. It is supposed to represent bamboo and has very good feng shui, apparently. I took a photo of it as I was taking one of the aboveground walkways from work to the bus stop.


The building with the red sign in the top left corner is my office building, Hutichison House, and the one to the left is just so darn cool.

The skyline is so colorful and so active. It's really quite stunning. I reflect a little more on it in a piece for the Forbes Opinions 21st Century City package. If you're interested, the story is here: http://www.forbes.com/2009/09/02/hong-kong-pedestrians-buddha-opinions-21-century-cities-09-hana-r-alberts.html.