Settling in...

I'm beginning to feel settled. Hong Kong's a fairly easy city to find your bearings in - one of my colleagues describes it as "Asia for beginners"... I'm also getting to know various folk from the office which helps with the settling in process. I was out last night for drinks after work and then on for a meal. This evening I'm heading over to Kowloon on the Star Ferry to try out a new restaurant that's opened there.

The weather however's not been great - only one word for it... dreich! It's been grey and drizzly pretty much since I arrived - and also unseasonably cold (only 12c) which I believe is substantially warmer than Edinburgh at the moment, so I won't complain too much!

Here's a few photos taken from the office. This the HSBC Tower with The Peak in the background vanishing into the clouds. The HSBC tower is built on pillars so that you can walk right underneath it - this is because feng shui requires that the old centre of power on the island, Government House, should be accessible in a straight line by foot from the main point of arrival on the island, the Star Ferry. So there you go!



This is the International Financial Centre (2IFC) Tower - HK's tallest building... for the time being!