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A typical drizzly day in the UK, except this is HK! The star ferry crossing the harbour from Wanchai to Tsim Sha Tsui
The Star Ferry is a passenger ferry service operator and tourist attraction in Hong Kong. Its principal routes carry passengers across Victoria Harbour, between Hong Kong Island, and Kowloon. The service is operated by the Star Ferry Company, which was founded in 1888 as the Kowloon Ferry Company, and adopted its present name in 1898.
With a fleet of twelve ferries, the company operates two routes across the harbour, carrying over 70,000 passengers per day, or 26 million per year. Even though the harbour is crossed by railway and road tunnels, the Star Ferry continues to provide an inexpensive mode of harbour crossing. The company's main route runs between Central and Tsim Sha Tsui.
It was rated first in the "Top 10 Most Exciting Ferry Rides" poll by the Society of American Travel Writers ("SATW") in February 2009.
This picture of the Hong Kong harbour was taken one beautiful autumn evening in November, 2016. The editing on March 8, 2019 changed the “date taken” incorrectly. But I no longer have the accurate date on my camera.
A ferry crosses Victoria Harbour with the skyline of the Central District in the background on Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong S.A.R., China looking south.
I put my heart in your hands
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Sail away with me now
What will be will be
I wanna hold you now
Come sail your ships around me.....
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Meridan Star at the Tsim Sha Tsui Ferry pier in Kowloon Hong KOngm, IN the background you can see the CBD district on Hong Kong Island
The famous Star Ferry on Victoria Harbor in Hong Kong heading to Kowloon. I try to take a ride on the ferry every visit to Hong Kong.
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The Hong Kong Star Ferry arrives at Tsim Sha Tsui, the Star Ferry is one of the best attractions in Hong Kong, I love it!!
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Night time image of the spectacular Hong Kong Skyline, taken during the nightly Light and Laser Show.
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The distinctly shaped Hong Kong Cultural Centre forms the backdrop to the clock tower. Tourists at the viewing galleries above the pier enjoy the start of a busy Golden Week. The Star Ferry crosses Victoria Harbour in about ten minutes.
Taken from the lower deck of the Star Ferry heading from Tsim Sha Tsui to Central on Hong Kong Island
Star Ferry sailing on the Victoria Harbour in Hong Kong.
一生一心一片天
是夢是情是信念
不管身邊瘋與癲
但願同渡歲和年
悠悠天空覆蓋相伴在地面 每一天
THe clouds hung low over Kong Kong Island on this day with many of the 1000+ foot tall skyscrapers in the clouds.
I've been having a look through some photos that I took during a visit to Hong Kong in 2014 and found this one that I didn't process at the time.
The building on the other side of Victoria Harbour is the International Commerce Centre which is the tallest in the city at 1,588ft and the ferry is the Twinkling Star.
Well, after a longer Trip to Island and Greenland I am back again and shall continue the Hongkong 188 Series. This one was shot with the Sony ILCE-7M2 and the Zeiss FE 24-70mm F4 ZA OSS.
In Addition I am starting to work on the many Shots I took on my Cruise to the Islands in the North of Europe. Hopefully first Impressions can be available this Week - stay onboard and follow my Stream. All the best for my Flickr Friends and Followers!!
I am not a city person but I must admit that I am drawn towards coloured lights at night. So the background here catches my eye. Add to that the heritage Star ferry and I was quite happy to hang around by the pier for a little while.
View from Kowloon Promenade over to Hongkong Island with some Clouds in the Sky. This may give you an Imprerssion of the famous Skyline of the Megacity - enjoy.
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The Star Ferry's ferry crossings at Victoria Harbour are acclaimed as an important part of the commuter system between Hong Kong Island and Kowloon, and essential journeys for visitors.
The Star Ferry traces its origins to 1880 when Dorabjee Naorojee Mithaiwala, a Parsee cook, embarked on a new vocation. He began a ferry service across Victoria Harbour with his steamboat, the Morning Star. The fledgling service was known as the Kowloon Ferry Company.. By 1890, the Kowloon Ferry boasted four single-deck Star Ferries. Later on, the ferries acquired a second deck.
During the next ten years, businessman Sir Catchick Paul Chater bought all the boats and in May 1898 the Star Ferry Company, as it is known today, became a public company. Its name derives from the ferries, which all bore the name “Star”.
The Company celebrated its centenary in 1998. Its fleet of 9 ferries is now serving two franchised ferry routes between Tsimshatsui and Central, Tsimshatsui and Wanchai.
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Les traversées en ferry du Star Ferry dans le port de Victoria sont reconnues comme un élément important du système de navette entre l'île de Hong Kong et Kowloon, et comme un voyage essentiel pour les visiteurs. Les origines du Star Ferry remontent à 1880, lorsque Dorabjee Naorojee Mithaiwala, un cuisinier Parsee, s'est lancé dans une nouvelle vocation. Il a lancé un service de ferry dans le port de Victoria avec son bateau à vapeur, le Morning Star. En 1890, le Kowloon Ferry comptait quatre Star Ferries à un seul pont. Plus tard, les ferries sont dotés d'un second pont.
Au cours des dix années suivantes, l'homme d'affaires Sir Catchick Paul Chater achète tous les bateaux et, en mai 1898, la Star Ferry Company, telle qu'elle est connue aujourd'hui, devient une société publique. Son nom provient des ferries, qui portaient tous le nom de "Star".
La compagnie a célébré son centenaire en 1998. Sa flotte de 9 ferries dessert aujourd'hui deux lignes de ferry franchisées entre Tsimshatsui et Central, et Tsimshatsui et Wanchai.
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