The skyline at night!
expansive hong kong skyline at night from Mary Qin on Vimeo.
The skyline at night!
expansive hong kong skyline at night from Mary Qin on Vimeo.
Check out these awesome little flying fish! These were doing what they could to stay ahead of our boat.
little flying fish! from Mary Qin on Vimeo.
Those shiny flecks are all flying fish – swarms of them! There must be thousands there.
flying fish from Mary Qin on Vimeo.
I find there’s something fascinating about watching planes land at an airport. Whether it’s from underneath them, at the terminal, or inside them, there’s always an interesting perspective to be had. In fact, one of these days I wouldn’t mind sitting somewhere near the airport, watching the planes come in. The ones coming into the Hong Kong airport were filing in at a steady rate and it was cool to watch as they appeared in the distance, just a little speck, and slowly got larger and closer.
plane landing from Mary Qin on Vimeo.
It’s been a long 3 1/2 days, so here’s a quick video post. When I went up to Ngong Ping Village in Hong Kong, I was walking over to the temple when I came across this bull grazing. He was SO close – the video doesn’t do it justice. I was intimidated and very watchful of him, in case he decided to run one of us over. But hey, it seems he’s really into his food.
grazing bull from Mary Qin on Vimeo.
I took a ride on a ferry all around the Hong Kong harbor. Here we are stopping at Central Pier to pick up a few people. First they churn the water really hard to stop the forward momentum, then a guy pulls us in.
approaching central pier from Mary Qin on Vimeo.
ferry docking from Mary Qin on Vimeo.
Victoria Peak is a beautiful vantage point in Hong Kong, but boy is that a steep ride up!
tram to Victoria Peak from Mary Qin on Vimeo.
chugging up the slope from Mary Qin on Vimeo.
So this is how the tram mechanism works!
tram pulley from Mary Qin on Vimeo.
And then the descent, offering beautiful views of the harbor.
descending from Victoria Peak from Mary Qin on Vimeo.
When I got my very own crystal cabin going up to Ngong Ping, I couldn’t resist lying down on the ground and enjoying the feeling of floating (kinda).
lying down in crystal cabin from Mary Qin on Vimeo.
Out on the water enjoying a gorgeous sunset in Hong Kong. There’s something really cool about watching the sun setting while surrounded by water.
This was reminiscent of my grandfather’s house. Not that it’s quite so loud, but he does love to raise birds and out of sight in this clip are bamboo/wooden cages that really reminded me of the ones he has at his home.
along the bird market from Mary Qin on Vimeo.
After hours of searching, we finally came across them! Read about the entire adventure that led up to these videos, then check’em out:
pink dolphins spotted! from Mary Qin on Vimeo.
pink dolphins swimming from Mary Qin on Vimeo.
pink dolphin emerges from Mary Qin on Vimeo.