tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post4619833705390622760..comments2024-03-27T18:23:34.322+08:00Comments on WEBS OF SIGNIFICANCE: Vertical (This week's Photo Hunt theme)YTSLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09930487923185001591noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-51162510379842467642010-04-12T14:34:36.383+08:002010-04-12T14:34:36.383+08:00i don't find it scary, actually i love the vie...i don't find it scary, actually i love the view of the beautifu buildings and you're right it's convenient! but sometimes you'll yearn for the countryside! goo dtake on the theme, here's mine<br /><br />http://www.facilityserv.net/2010/04/ph208-vertical-tree.htmlRacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08120951736284385896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-73802932202813342682010-04-11T23:19:05.260+08:002010-04-11T23:19:05.260+08:00Hi Life Ramblings --
Thanks for reading as well a...Hi Life Ramblings --<br /><br />Thanks for reading as well as looking. :)<br /><br />Hi jams --<br /><br />OTOH, today, I went hiking in an area of Hong Kong where hardly a skyscraper was in sight! So yeah, there actually are some parts of the Big Lychee with few tall buildings... and more trees than people!! :) <br /><br />Hi Sara Katt --<br /><br />There are plenty of cat lovers in Hong YTSLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09930487923185001591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-77792912638836393492010-04-11T22:20:37.040+08:002010-04-11T22:20:37.040+08:00hong kong is definitely a vertical city! I often w...hong kong is definitely a vertical city! I often wondered how would it be like to live in one of those tall buildings with another building right next to you.. I'm thinking it'll be weird..<br /><br />Great photo hunt entry.. here's <a href="http://pinaywifeatbp.blogspot.com/2010/04/photo-hunt-208-vertical.html" rel="nofollow">mine</a>.Luihttp://pinaywifeatbp.blogspot.com/2010/04/photo-hunt-208-vertical.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-80004778809562831212010-04-11T18:17:28.557+08:002010-04-11T18:17:28.557+08:00Yes, I confess that the verticality of Hong Kong d...Yes, I confess that the verticality of Hong Kong does scare me a bit. But I must admire the people of Hong Kong for making it work! If given the opportunity, I would gladly visit Hong Kong. There must be lots of interesting things to discover there, even if the first sight of it i very V E R T I C A L !!<br />Happy Sunday!<br />I'm very late. But if you have the time you can take a look at mySara Katthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01642051500349373788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-27879824759025952682010-04-11T17:14:59.406+08:002010-04-11T17:14:59.406+08:00I knew that Hong Kong was densely populated but lo...I knew that Hong Kong was densely populated but looking at the sea of towers brings it home. Great photosjams o donnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17315325008175184363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-48670164627434537342010-04-11T12:06:55.298+08:002010-04-11T12:06:55.298+08:00i didn't know that HK has more skyscrapers tha...i didn't know that HK has more skyscrapers than any other city in the world. but now i do. thanks for the info.:)LifeRamblingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13671888795238528513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-83006840721823987422010-04-11T10:15:07.240+08:002010-04-11T10:15:07.240+08:00Hi Marta --
Not *all* of Hong Kong is like that.....Hi Marta --<br /><br />Not *all* of Hong Kong is like that... remember, there are the country parks and still some areas with older, lower buildings too. ;b<br /><br />Hi ancient one --<br /><br />No, no weed whackers and no weeds and grass for most people here -- at least not private ones! ;bYTSLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09930487923185001591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-83151021396379750532010-04-11T05:42:17.538+08:002010-04-11T05:42:17.538+08:00Perfect for the theme.. and with so many living up...Perfect for the theme.. and with so many living up high.. I guess you don't get to use many weed whackers... thanks for coming by to see me..ancient onehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12996555276368371467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-4605800077009164902010-04-11T01:19:31.174+08:002010-04-11T01:19:31.174+08:00Wow - That is a very dense. I didn't realize i...Wow - That is a very dense. I didn't realize it either even from other photos. Your photo really shows it. Perfect for this week's theme.Martahttp://www.slowtrav.com/blog/martanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-23955950066179474322010-04-11T00:52:50.127+08:002010-04-11T00:52:50.127+08:00Hi Colin --
Glad to hear that you went beyond the...Hi Colin --<br /><br />Glad to hear that you went beyond the beaten (tourist) path when you visited Hong Kong -- and sounds like you are too! :)<br /><br />Hi Greyscale Territory --<br /><br />That's partly why I included the second photo in the entry -- from nearer and the bottom, you can discern more space than from far away and above!<br /><br />Hi Gattina --<br /><br />Wow, I didn't YTSLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09930487923185001591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-80221925140988439682010-04-10T23:29:48.065+08:002010-04-10T23:29:48.065+08:00Well going vertical is the only way to house so ma...Well going vertical is the only way to house so many people in such a small space as Hong Kong. <br /><br />Love the first photo. Amazing.<br /><br />Happpy weekend YTSL.jmbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13563252743976699923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-26788548227535083852010-04-10T23:07:36.483+08:002010-04-10T23:07:36.483+08:00Very interesting. I didn't know that it was th...Very interesting. I didn't know that it was the world's most vertical city. While I'm not a city dweller, I do love the vertical lines of the architecture of those sky scrapers. <br /><br />Happy weekend!Anniehttp://www.slowtrav.com/blog/annienc/2010/04/photohunt_vertical.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-23579346318223574392010-04-10T22:33:38.062+08:002010-04-10T22:33:38.062+08:00Very vertical indeed. Nice pics and I like your “...Very vertical indeed. Nice pics and I like your “angle” on the vertical theme.Scott Lawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10987812136291082288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-11243662151685045872010-04-10T21:38:16.993+08:002010-04-10T21:38:16.993+08:00great pics..
Mine's up, too...
http://sandyben...great pics..<br />Mine's up, too...<br />http://sandyben.blogspot.com/Sandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07819622018711051298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-83902601927043535042010-04-10T21:37:55.334+08:002010-04-10T21:37:55.334+08:00Hong Kong sure have a lot of this verticals.. :P
...Hong Kong sure have a lot of this verticals.. :P<br /><br />http://crizcats.blogspot.com/CRIZ LAIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14236091977189115069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-50092375041481801732010-04-10T20:14:48.480+08:002010-04-10T20:14:48.480+08:00Very vertical! I guess that's the way to go wh...Very vertical! I guess that's the way to go when there's not much land but tons of people!EG CameraGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12803759124643467711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-40916077749846289422010-04-10T19:49:58.021+08:002010-04-10T19:49:58.021+08:00i would feel claustrophobic among such skyscrapers...i would feel claustrophobic among such skyscrapers.. need at least a few weeks to get used to itBengbenghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17125654531487342492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-37851536712863256212010-04-10T19:31:26.412+08:002010-04-10T19:31:26.412+08:00To me it is both breathtaking, and kinda scary at ...To me it is both breathtaking, and kinda scary at the same time. Not certain I would want to live so high up. Great pic, and thank for the added information on Hong Kong. I love learning new things when I'm visiting the other photo hunters! <br /><br />Happy photo hunting and thank you for visiting mine.Susan Demeterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10051571908334440043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-1385208498214261562010-04-10T18:16:55.117+08:002010-04-10T18:16:55.117+08:00Coming from an earthquake region of the world, I l...Coming from an earthquake region of the world, I look at skyscrapers with a lot of respect!!<br />Beautiful vertical shots.<br />Happy weekend!<br /><br /><a href="http://maremag.blogspot.com/2010/04/vertical.html" rel="nofollow">vertical</a>MaRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04627282961669893082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-89071552654867874142010-04-10T18:13:33.349+08:002010-04-10T18:13:33.349+08:00Amazing structures, perfect for this week's th...Amazing structures, perfect for this week's theme. I've seen some of these skyscrapers when I went to HK years ago.Sreisaat Adventureshttp://www.sreisaat.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-2935780024204767452010-04-10T17:09:53.832+08:002010-04-10T17:09:53.832+08:00I guess I had no idea that there were that many sk...I guess I had no idea that there were that many sky scrapers in Hong Kong, I knew there were a lot, but not that many. I would have a problem, with living above the 14th floor, with my fear of heights. eeek, Very nice photos, and perfect for this weeks theme! Happy week endSandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08595283776380641058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-25115635520459750772010-04-10T17:04:59.318+08:002010-04-10T17:04:59.318+08:00vertical homes is the way to go to make use of the...vertical homes is the way to go to make use of the land properly :)juliehttp://teacherjulie.com/2010/04/09/bougainvillea-branches/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-43769349147040759392010-04-10T16:39:58.839+08:002010-04-10T16:39:58.839+08:00I think there is not a lot of choice if you have s...I think there is not a lot of choice if you have such a population density other then using the sky and build high. The highest building I have ever been was the Empire State building I guess. In Belgium there are no buildings such high, it goes maybe to 15 floors not more.Gattinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06636525277807715146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-70256480941226066972010-04-10T16:11:24.642+08:002010-04-10T16:11:24.642+08:00I am amazed how closely crammed these skyscrapers ...I am amazed how closely crammed these skyscrapers appear to be! They almost seem to be competing against one another for space - including vertical space!!Gemma Wisemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17466540188839321484noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-50371798555508464502010-04-10T15:32:09.945+08:002010-04-10T15:32:09.945+08:00Always enjoyed my trips to Hong Kong. I was lucky ...Always enjoyed my trips to Hong Kong. I was lucky enough to see some of the remote areas as well.Colin Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14991363859883869289noreply@blogger.com