Some Pictures Around My New Flat

I have added a few more pictures

In the morning and after work I walk through Tsing Yi Park and see the fish and occasionally turtles resting on the rock - you'll have to click on the pick to see the turtles.  It's a small park but a pretty one with lots of birds and photographers with impressive cameras and more impressive lenses.
 

 My students a the annual camp out day and BBQ.
 

 A happy couple - Hello Kitty craze is not dying down.

 On our way to the mixed choral speaking competition and passed by my apartment (center). 

 Heading home on the bus going over the Tsing Ma bridge.  It's the second biggest bridge in the world - if you want to know more about the bridge check it out here http://www.cityu.edu.hk/CIVCAL/book/bridge.html

 

 Riding in the moving van to my new pad.  Google images has lots of great photos https://www.google.com/search?q=tsing+ma+bridge&client=firefox-a&hs=6Qk&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=WFmoUqGLGYTOiAfFuoHoBw&sqi=2&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAQ&biw=1366&bih=596

 The ferry from Ma Wan to Central - 25 minutes to the heart of Hong Kong.

 Tsing Ma Bridge from the other side of the ferry terminal.

 Arriving downtown Central pier.  This is the ICC building (International Commerce Centre) - the other similar looking building is behind me called the 2IFCi (International Finance Centre) - Hong Kong makes so much cash they need two of these monstrosities.  The building here is the 7th largest in the world and 118 floors.  The IFC is not slouch as the 8th largest building in the world.  The guys in Central are always saying how great they are - me thinks they have some building envy - Kowloon is bigger baby.
   

 Another photo heading home over the Tsing Ma bridge.

 My beach on Ma Wan - this is less than a 1 minute walk from my apartment.

I love the sand - no rocks here at all - smooth - another nice photo of the bridge.

Noah's Ark.  No really this is Noah's Ark.  It's a tourist attraction on Ma Wan and sits on the end of the beach.  With all the typhoons in HK - at least I know I can get to the Ark in 1 minute.  Since only two of every animal is allowed - I can only take one of you with me - and sorry guys but it ain't going to be you.  Ladies - you have my number :-)

 Ma Wan from the other side of the island.

Don't have to tell me twice.

 The beach again.

 There are several restaurants right on the beach - the above is a German restaurant which has good food - not cheap for HK but it is good.  I had a German meatball with sauerkraut and a flat potato gratin with salad - it was about $13.  A pint of beer during happy hour is about $5.  That's about half of what it is most places so it;s good for Hong Kong but not if you've lived in Korea.

One of the 4 pools (the picture below is an extension of the above.  I would count that as five but they don't.  It's close for winter but this one looks more like those Greek pools.  This one is not deep - I think it's meant more for relaxing than any sort of swimming.  I believe it 0.9m deep

 One of the many walkways around my apartment complex. 

Walking down the path by the waterfall down to the stairs to the lower level.

On my way to the ferry is the small shopping district.  The P is for Park and Shop (no cars allowed so no parking) but it is a pretty big grocery store chain in Hong Kong and this one is one of the bigger stores.  Near the center by the trees there is a Chinese Restaurant, Pacific Coffee and 7-11.The bus depot and Mannings drug store is under and behind me.