Hong Kong
Going way beyond its famed cuisine, Hong Kong serves up a feast for the senses; from the fascinating skyline and lively street markets to a surprising amount of green spaces.
Going way beyond its famed cuisine, Hong Kong serves up a feast for the senses; from the fascinating skyline and lively street markets to a surprising amount of green spaces.
A cosmopolitan, adrenalin-fuelled experience with exhilarating shopping, cuisine and nightlife, the city’s yin-yang sensibility is summed up neatly in the traditional junks drifting past soaring skyscrapers and the colonial buildings neighbouring designer malls.
Not to be missed: a tram ride up Victoria Peak, a trip on the Star Ferry and bargain hunting in Stanley Market, rounded off with a helicopter flight to put this bewildering yet beguiling destination in perspective.
The city’s yin-yang sensibility is summed up neatly as traditional junks drift past soaring skyscrapers and colonial buildings neighboured by designer malls.
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