Rainy days in Hong Kong

Just walking around Hong Kong is an assault on the senses: there is so much to see and read and smell— and traffic to avoid.  Walking down a street, I kept giggling at how far out from the building store signs hung, all in order to get your attention.

For the most part, the buildings aren’t pretty.  They are pretty weather-beaten and everyone has their air conditioning or laundry on their balcony, if they have a balcony.  Advertising is plastered on the buildings at least three stories up.  

 

Even in the rain, the streets are teeming with activity.  We thought that all the umbrellas added to the colors of the urban landscape and we sat for minute or two, watching all the brollies go by.

The rain— the downpour!— didn’t stop the laser light show that the city puts on nightly.  The buildings that line the harbor dance to music every evening for about 20 minutes.  The music blasts over speakers along the waterfront and the buildings respond to the beat. It was a nice way to say good bye to Hong Kong— I hope that we will be back one day!