Swanky and A Nature Macro (This week's Photo Hunt themes)

As those who know me can attest, I tend to shy away from swanky surroundings and things -- except in one area: that of the arts.  Let me put it this way: I've been to far more classical music than pop concerts in my life, have attended my share of performing arts shows, and love going to museums and art fairs.  (In fact, I'd go so far as to say that holidays don't feel complete without a visit to at least one museum or art gallery in the area!)

So no surprise there that my swanky shots for Sandi's Photo Hunt were taken at a museum (with the Faberge themed photo being at the Hong Kong Heritage Museum when it hosted a Faberge: Legacy of Imperial Russia exhibition earlier this year) and this year's Art Basel - Hong Kong (which I have to admit to wishing had kept its old name of Art HK).

I can imagine the pairing of the swanky and Gattina's choice of Photo Hunt theme for this week causing some people to rack their brains regarding how to combine them in a single entry.  For me, however, it represents a very welcome opportunity to hammer home a message that I never tire of communicating: that Hong Kong is where I can get my culture (vulture) fix and also pretty easily venture into the countryside to do such as take a nature macro like that of one of many beautiful water lilies in bloom that I saw when I visited the Mai Po Nature Reserve earlier this year. :)