Repulse Bay

One of the places we visited while in Hong Kong was Repulse Bay, located in the Southern part of the island. We traveled by bus, winding through slopes around the mountains. It was a bit of an oddly thrilling ride because the bus drivers seemed so hasty and didn't care at all that anything horrible could happen at any minute... A: we were traveling around a huge mountain B: the roads were narrow C: it was a double decker bus filled with people and D: it was a fast ride, we were even hitting tree branches poking out. This seems to be typical though of public transportation drivers in Hong Kong to be quick and speedy. 

Once we made it, the blazing heat was scorching, feeling like 35°C. Thankfully, in Hong Kong, carrying an umbrella at all times was mandatory, rain or shine. Everyone had their umbrellas open to block the sun (kudos to anything that'll give me an excuse to not wear sunscreen!). If only I could do this in North America and not feel judged by people. Only the Asians understand...  

We walked around the beach area where many people were tanning, as if they weren't already tanned enough living in such a humid climate area!

There were many beautiful apartments surrounding the beach, especially one known as the "building with a hole," which believed to allow positive feng shui and dragons to pass through to guard the area. Repulse Bay was also known to have one of the most expensive housing areas. Who wouldn't want to live here?! It was a pleasant place with naturistic views of the water and mountains. It was quite the place to settle down compared to the more popular districts in Hong Kong, clustered with tall buildings and people on every block. 

  

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