Beautiful City

Hong Kong – my birthplace, my hometown, my favorite city in the world.

Our most recent trip to Hong Kong was in December. It was hubby’s second trip there so he was quite familiar with the city already. In addition to visiting with family and friends, we also went out occasionally to enjoy the city. One night, we went by the famous Victoria Harbor (named in honor of Queen Victoria of Great Britain), looking over the Harbor and the beautiful skyline. Hubby shot the following 25-second video with our camera that night. We shared our photos after we came back but had not had the chance to share the video so I thought I would post it here.

At the end of each year, buildings along both sides of the Harbor decorate their exterior with bright lights as well as Christmas and New Year greetings, so the December skyline in Hong Kong carries a very colorful and festive tone in addition to the regular office/building lights. Last year was no exception. Hubby shot the video from west to east, capturing some of the city's most familiar landmarks. The beginning of the clip shows one of his favorite buildings, the 88-storey Two ifc, the International Finance Centre, also the tallest building in Hong Kong (the shorter One ifc is next to it). Following shortly after ifc in the video is the Bank of China Tower, another one of his favorites. Featuring striking white lines in the shape of triangles, the Tower is the work of I.M. Pei, the same Chinese-American architect who designed the glass pyramid at the Louvre in Paris. Towards the end of the video shows a much shorter and wider building with horizontal purple lights. It is the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, venue of the handover ceremony in 1997.

Enjoy!