tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15935045.post9002023004037741783..comments2024-01-19T02:23:51.665-06:00Comments on Journal Wunelle: Hong Kong Againwstachourhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12447198404608861357noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15935045.post-41685646276013590072010-05-06T01:19:01.195-05:002010-05-06T01:19:01.195-05:00Most of the 'houses' on the hillside are a...Most of the 'houses' on the hillside are actually huge apartment / condo towers. A spot is flattened and the real estate is just too valuable to waste it on a single residence, I guess. In fact, there aren't many stand-alone houses anywhere in Hong Kong, at least that I've seen. It's almost all apartments.<br /><br />The locals are everywhere, of course--it's a huge city, like New York. But tourists are everywhere too, mostly concentrated in the center of town around the harbor. The places I saw on this particular day were more tourist-oriented than I sometimes do, so I saw lots of natives and non-natives. My walk today (the next day) was in more non-tourist areas, which felt more like Guangzhou or Shanghai.<br /><br />Of course, it's not always easy to tell who's local and who's not. The racial Chinese are easy enough to identify, though I can't tell if they're residents of Hong Kong or visitors from adjacent China proper. And then there are lots of Brits and Aussies, and a fair number of Americans as well. Plus the Middle-Eastern contingent and plenty of Indians. No Central / South Americans that I could tell.wstachourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12447198404608861357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15935045.post-9918243095955400542010-05-05T18:56:01.161-05:002010-05-05T18:56:01.161-05:00I got tired just reading the story! The hills loo...I got tired just reading the story! The hills look incredible and I wonder how anyone could live anywhere up there unless you flaten off a spot for your house. Still, neat looking. I wonder if you saw much of the locals on the trip up and down the mountain?Jonnoreply@blogger.com