To: dynachrome
Hong Kong was a cool and fascinating town when the Brits still ruled it. Years ago when I was living in Japan and had a returning business trip home, my flight from Saudi Arabia arrived early in HK and I learned my connecting flight home would be delayed about four hours.
So I had eight hours to spend there, deposited my luggage with the airline and took a bus into town. Lots of cool stuff to see and do at bargain prices. The only real negative was that the town had a faint sewer smell wherever you went.
4 posted on
10/09/2022 1:18:05 PM PDT by
Vigilanteman
(The politicized state destroys aspects of civil society, human kindness and private charity.)
To: Vigilanteman
That’s where my Matchbox cars were made...
7 posted on
10/09/2022 1:21:03 PM PDT by
EEGator
To: Vigilanteman
It is the dirty harbor that adjoins it. The smell is still there, sometimes worse in the summer. Otherwise it is something of a colonial time capsule, but I would not call it a tourist destination. Too humid, too crowded, well maintained, and plush business hotels.
9 posted on
10/09/2022 1:21:15 PM PDT by
nwrep
To: Vigilanteman
I had R&R in Hong Kong back in 67.
Incredible city and the most beautiful women in the world.
I had a pair of eye glasses made while I waited, something
that didn’t hit the US for years.
12 posted on
10/09/2022 1:23:51 PM PDT by
tet68
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