Christmas Time in SARs(Hong Kong, Macau)

Just a quick visit to China's Special administrative Regions + 1. It's great to see christmas is still very much celebrated here and they are great places to visit to get into the spirit of the season... shanghai hongkong and macau.. merry christmas 2005 everyone!!!

Pearl TV Tower
Shanghai Bund.. Not much christmas deco..

Nanjing Road Night lights
Shanghai High Street..

Christmas tree at Hooters
Shanghai

Harbor Night Lights.
Hongkong Harbor looking towards Central.. near Arena of Stars.. Christmas time..

Symphony of Lights at 8 pm
Hong Kong comes ablaze with fantastic light show at 8pm everynite Christmas...

Dazzling Christmas Tree at WinterFest
Located at Statue Square, this beautifully created tree soars 35 metres above...

35 feet of tree...
It's truly a sight to behold ... equally matched against the one...

Santa's Town
Part of the Winterfest celebration

Wishing Upon a Star on a moonlit night

Hey that's not Santa
Must be one of his helpers...

Here's the real Santa
Ho ho ho.. i've been good all year Santa...

Taller than Skyscrapers.

Legislative Council Building

Wishing Trees
Make a wish and hang them on these magical wishing trees...

The Peninsula
Falling stars

Flying Santas...
Lan Kwai Fong decoration this year.. the Christmas Crowd in festive mood..

HongKong Bay
Looking out the Excelsior Hotel Room

Sunrise HongKong

HongKong Flower Market

Orchids Galore
This is the hub of Hong Kongs wholesale and retail floral business..sweet...

Yuen Po Street Bird Garden
Bird chirping.. each trying to outdo each other..

Cuddling..
Tis'the season to be loving...

Bird Cages

Chirp Chirp Chirp

Lining up....

Birdie

Parrot

Flowers everywhere..
take ur pick

GreenBean

Green Bud

Purple Buds

Brown Buds

Roses are red.. duh..

Exquisite dandelion..
still in Mongkok/Taichi Flower Market

Purple Cabbage

Green Irises?

Waterlily in Bloom

Mini Melons

Mini tomatoes

Orangy Chrysanthemum

Gorgeous Orchids for sale

Gold Fish in Tung Choi Street
Packets of tropical fish for sale

Angel Fish, Tiger Barb and Swordfish

SwordFish in packets

Neon aquariums

Macau Bridge

Lisboa casino
the casino that built Macau... good job Stanley!

Governor's house

Macau's main street

St paul's Ruins
Burnt down in the 1800's

Senate Square

Place to get the best Portugese Egg Tart
in Macau..

Pou Tart..
Yummy Portugese Egg Tarts

Downtown Macau

Must be the Christmas Spirit
Holding hands in public? I know it's the season to be jolly but...

Feliz natal.. says the tree
hordes of tourists swarm the square for the holiday season

whitelilies

Red Lilies

St Dominic's Church
Predominantly European baroque, but Oriental and tropical features can...

Simple Lines
The architecture is clean and unpretentious

Reading my morning paper
life drifts slowly by in Macau...

Lilau Square?
Can someone help me out with the names? Hate to call this fountain area...

Neat Back alley

Definitely a touch of European flavor

Interesting Doors..

Corridor

Reaching for the Star
last minute touchup...

Flashy Cars in Macau

Fusion.. East meets west?
I was told this beautiful piece of art was designed by Portuguese artist,...

Macau Tower
Macau people aren't the most imaginative when it comes to naming their...

article published 12/24/2005

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nice photos... very colourful...
— leng lui, December 28, 2005

I love Macau...
The biggest surprise of all was of course Macau.. it has a lot more to offer than i expected.. with all the new casinos under construction, i expect rooms to be cheaper and the place to be more convenient/accessible.. hopefully all the influx of visitors will not spoil her old town charm...
— Jon J. Tan, December 27, 2005

HongKong/Macau, It's in my list as well. However, the KL-Macau FOC ticket from airasia, I missed it(sigh!). Next year, next year will stare on airasia for similar offer...heheh. Nice sharing from you, Jon. Happy New Year to you & all WIR members!
— Teo Say Wei, December 27, 2005

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Jon, I forgot to mention that the frames you've used this time are the neatest, most attractive ones I've seen yet. (I plan to use them the next time myself).
— Fred Perry, December 26, 2005

Hi Jon,
Rainy beat me to it, and she's said it all. I echo her sentiments entirely. Merry Christmas to you too.
— Fred Perry, December 25, 2005

JON.......
These pix are FABULOUS! Your night shots are amazing, not just your photography skills but the subjects as well! Of course, I LOVE the colonial architecture in Macao, I had no idea it was that nice, so have added Macao to my list of 100 places I have to see before I croak LOL Loved the birds & flowers & a couple went into my screen saver file ;o) Merry Christmas to you too ;o)
— Lorraine Brecht, December 25, 2005

Merry Xmas 2005!!
cheers
— Jon J. Tan, December 25, 2005

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