HONG KONG from the 35th Floor -- New views from a new home

Kilgore Trout · #1 Posted **Dec 18, 2011, 3:38 PM**

Two months ago I moved into a new apartment. The view is pretty nice so I thought I'd share it here.

This is the western view over the neighbourhood of Tai Kok Tsui. Beyond that is the port and the Stonecutters Bridge.

The southeastern view looks over Mongkok towards Homantin. The tall building you see in the far distance is One Island East in Quarry Bay.

The northeastern view looks over the neighbourhoods of Prince Edward, Yau Yat Chuen and Kowloon Tong. Wong Tai Sin is in the distance.

Looking back over Tai Kok Tsui. It's a working-class neighbourhood that was once on the waterfront, but is now landlocked thanks to land reclamation. It has been intensively redeveloped in recent years with lots of new apartment towers.

The tall building is Langham Place. I've been able to see it from all three of my Hong Kong apartments. It's sort of like a beacon.

This was the scene when I woke up a couple of weeks ago. There was a terrible fire that started in a street market and spread to a couple of nearby tenement buildings. Because the fire was so intense, and the fire escapes in some buildings were blocked, nine people died. Arson is suspected but the police still haven't found any clues as to how the fire started.

The streetcorner you see here is a terminus for buses heading to and from mainland China. There's always lots of mainlanders milling around. They are... distinct from Hong Kong people.

35 floors down. Don't lean over the balcony.

So long!

Zapatan · #2 Posted **Dec 18, 2011, 3:58 PM**

awesome, hong kong is insane!

Twitch2 · #3 Posted **Dec 18, 2011, 5:26 PM**

awesume pictures!!!

HomrQT · #4 Posted **Dec 18, 2011, 6:21 PM**

I have no words.. only...

Danny · #5 Posted **Dec 18, 2011, 7:50 PM**

WOW!!!

Stunning pictures. Spectacular views.

Thanks for sharing your beautiful views with us. You made a very good choice living there.

Congrats and greetings from Madrid, Spain!

Matty · #6 Posted **Dec 18, 2011, 8:10 PM**

Fantastic pictures.

You have what I can imagine to be one of the best views in Hong Kong.

M II A II R II K · #7 Posted **Dec 18, 2011, 10:35 PM**

Never seen that glass highrise before.

Lipani · #8 Posted **Dec 18, 2011, 10:50 PM**

Holy shit, man.

peanut gallery · #9 Posted **Dec 18, 2011, 11:12 PM**

Spectacular views, Kilgore! Must be hard not to just stare out the window all the time.

Tom In Chicago · #10 Posted **Dec 18, 2011, 11:58 PM**

Nice. . .

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giallo · #11 Posted **Dec 19, 2011, 12:40 AM**

Mountains, water, skyline. What more does one need?

Kilgore's got the right idea.

Innsertnamehere · #12 Posted **Dec 19, 2011, 2:08 AM**

loving the cbc mug.

ColDayMan · #13 Posted **Dec 19, 2011, 3:51 AM**

TOTALLY jealous.

hkskyline · #14 Posted **Dec 19, 2011, 3:58 AM**

Ah ... that new block with the Maxim on the ground floor!

arkitekte · #15 Posted **Dec 19, 2011, 3:59 AM**

Awesome views. Its gotta be impossible to get tired of waking up and seeing that everyday.

Kilgore Trout · #16 Posted **Dec 19, 2011, 4:41 AM**

Thanks everyone! I got lucky.

Quote:

Originally Posted by hkskyline

Ah ... that new block with the Maxim on the ground floor!

Not quite! I looked at a place in there but even the cheapest flat on the lowest floor was way out of my budget. I live two blocks away on Reclamation Street.

Private Dick · #17 Posted **Dec 19, 2011, 5:13 AM**

good views kilgore trout

Dylan Leblanc · #18 Posted **Dec 19, 2011, 8:26 AM**

neato!

Bedhead · #19 Posted **Dec 19, 2011, 9:05 AM**

Amazing stuff!

Coldrsx · #20 Posted **Dec 19, 2011, 3:00 PM**

super cool