As usual, while in HK, I try to stay at the Mandarin Oriental. Its the closest hotel to the office and has a lovely restaurant, bar and patisserie. Very convenient. Views aren't that good, but here are some of them from the hotel room.
Peering out from the side of the room, nearly falling out, well, would have fallen out if there wasnt the thick glass. Lots of construction going on over a reclamations project on the bay. I remember the first time when I came here, the waterline was on the road, now they have extended this by almost a kilometer. 
The road in front of the Mandarin Oriental which is called as Connaught Road. Its fascinating to see purely British names on this quintessential Asian city.
Looking up Connaught Road
That is the Hong Kong Club Building and behind that is the AIA Central Building. 
The Bank of China Tower, the Lippo Building and then the sharp edged Bank of China Building. The building on the bottom is the Legislative Council Building with the dome. 
Here’s the Bank of China Building and then the Chueng Kong Building. 
There’s the HSBC Building. 
A view of the Legislative Council Building. The old style colonial era building looks so incongrous around these tall gleaming windows skyscrapers. 
This is the Statue Square. 
A balcony on top of the Legislative Council Building and backing that is the Bank of China building with a rather grumpy lion in front of it. 
The Cenotaph. I always think of going there but every time I miss out, next time, dammit. I will be there. 
A nice fountain. Adding more moisture to the exceedingly humid air. Thank you. 
Cranes waving their bits around. 
The ferry jetties getting extended and constructed. 
The Hong Kong Cultural Centre cradling the Clock Tower. 
I think that grater building with the CCB sign on top is the Peninsular Building although I might be mistaken. In the front is the Space Museum and Museum of Modern Art and the road in front is the Avenue of Stars. Where you can see a photo of Bruce Lee. 
More apartment Blocks. 
That is an ugly ass big fella of a crane, even mobile. Woweee, big fella indeed. 
Another christmas tree of a crane on the bow of that ship. All the cranes are highly coloured, looks like a child’s play area. 
Not sure what this extraordinary building is but I think this is the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Building. Look at all the antennae on top. 
Lovely Building, 
A closeup of the Lippo Building. 
The top of the Dome of the Legislative Council Building. Have you noticed how most of the world’s legislative buildings have this dome plonked on top of them? 
Some good detail there on top of the roof. 
Nice balconies. You can almost imagine the mandarins walking around on these corridors. 
More views of the Corinthian pillars. How much more architecturally incongruous can you be? 
The Chinese flag flying over the building. 
Entrance to the Metro. 
Traffic queued up. 
Couple of the ubiquitous red taxi’s. 
Four very gnarled trees in the Cenotaph Building. 
View of the traffic on Connaught Road. 
View over Victoria Harbour during twilight. 
Looking up Connaught Road. 
The lights are starting to come on. 
The Bank of China Tower. 
Kowloon
Some clouds which arent really looking threatening. 
We have closed up shop for the night. 
The Bank of China Building. 
The window cleaner crane is supposed to have some kind of Feng Shui thing going by pointing to the Bank of China Building. Something complicated, dont ask me. 
Peeking between the buildings to see a tall skyscraper perched precariously on the hillside.
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