2008 was one of those years in which I was unable to take a day off work on my birthday. On a happier note: made up for this by -- among other things -- spending the Sunday after my birthday with my mother (visiting from Malaysia), a Hong Konger friend and her mother, and two other friends on the Tai Mei Tuk Family Walk, exploring a bit more of the surrounding area, then enjoying a substantial barbecue dinner and, in between, being treated to beautiful sunset sights over at Tai Mei Tuk over in Northeast Hong Kong...
View of Tolo Harbour and Wong Chuk Tsuen(N.B. tsuen means "village" in Cantonese)
The dam in the center of the photo is whatseparates the waters of Tolo Harbour (on the right)
and Plover Cove Reservoir (on the left)
Lower level view ofthe Tolo Harbour side of the same dam
View of Pat Sin Leng (Eight Fairies(or Immortals) Range) from the dam
View across Tolo Harbour of Ma On Shan (trans.,Saddle Ridge Mountain) and the nearby new town
that the mountain range has given its name to
The sun was setting as we made our way to dinner
Unbelievably, I think the (immediately) post sunsetphotos turned out to be even more beautiful
than those taken as the sun was setting!
See what I mean? :b
10 comments:
The pictures are beautiful. I like the second picture the best. It looks like those people along the dam are having a good time.
Hi laicheukpan --
Glad you saw and liked the photos! And yeah, people seemed to be having a good time -- lots of people strolling about, bicycling, flying kites, etc.! :)
Beautiful captures of the scenic views of Tai Mei Tuk :)
Hi Napaboaniya --
Thanks for visiting and commenting on a non-Photo Hunt post and day! :)
hi ytsl
The next to last photo is so beautiful. The color of the sky and the muted grays of the hills give a very painterly look to the photo.
Hi sbk --
Must say that I love all the post-sunset photos I took at Tai Mei Tuk that Sunday. Their beauty almost took my breath away when I saw how the photos came out! :)
Lovely photos, particularly the last two. They look like the kind of image that calendar companies try to get--well composed, muted colors, unusual view of a oft-photographed panorama.
Hi ewaffle --
Thanks for the complimentary comments re my photos! :)
I like the 6th photo it remind me sitting in a boat and day dreaming.
Happy Birthday.
Coffee is on
Hi peppylady --
It was a happy birthday! And the sunset I saw at Tai Mei Tuk that Sunday -- and the photos I took of it -- remain much treasured memories along with the rest of that day. :)
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