Decorating the town for Christmas is done is a bit way in Hong Kong. Leading the pack are the shopping malls that always try to have the biggest and best display on show.

This is the International Finance Center who were running a puppet theme. They obviously look good and exciting , especially for the children.

But do not be fooled, Hong Hong is one of the shopping capitals of the world and the happier the customers are, the more they might spend.

Macau is Asia’s gambling capital has seen increased growth in casinos over the past few years. The Venetian is (currently) the largest casino in the world.

Gamblers are well catered for here with around 3,000 rooms to rest your head or a massive indoor shopping center.

The hotels is styled after the companies casino in Las Vegas and as can be seen from the picture is just as tacky.

No matte how nice the imitation skies look and realistic the gondolier’s signing may sound, the whole complex is designed to make you part with your money.

If you are wealth enough to loose a few thousand then spending a few nights at the Venetian might be quite pleasurable. I did and temptation got to me, I played the slots and wasted around US$10. Never again, never again.

Macau is a Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China and was formerly a colony of Portugal. The city is littered with colonial styled buildings  and feels quite different from the other SAR, Hong Kong.

The Macau Tower is from a more modern age and was completed in in 2001. Standing at over 1000 ft it provides a great view of the city from its observation deck.

For the more adventurous it hosts the second highest bungee jump in the world. Yep, people love to throw themselves off the tower with nothing more that a rubber band tied to their legs.

Hong Kong Advertisment Skyline

Hong Kong Island has a world famous skyline of tower blocks situated on a narrow strip of land in-front of the dominating mountains. On street level neon signage covers every avilable space. Here we see how its elevated itself to new heights as seen from the kowloon side of the harbour.

Hong Kong Clock Tower

The Hong Kong clock tower is all that remains of the Kowloon Railway station before the station was relocated. The site is now redeveloped and hosts the Hong Kong Space Museum, The Hong Kong Cultural Centre and The Hong Kong Museum of Art.

In this view we see one other area,  just to the right that needs to be redeveloped