Fireworks
Went to Kowloon again to watch the fireworks celebrating the 10 years of the handover to China. It was absolutely packed… so many people. Went with Thomas and his kid Alexis - very…
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Interesting Details
The taxi doors open by themselves - the drives controls them. Every building has plastic bags to wrap your umbrellas in not to wet the floors inside. It’s clean - very clean - I di…
Hong Kong - Kowloon
Besides being humid (90% humidity) it has been raining all day long for the past two days. Took a “day off” on Friday and on Saturday was “forced” to stay in because the rain was r…
Quick video
Here’s a quick video of the Kowloon Walled City Garden and the show inside the shopping mall I mentioned earlier… Legacy links from the original WordPress post …
Lama Island
Trying to catch up on my posts here… After touring the bay in Hong Kong as I mentioned, I took a random ferry and ended up in Lama Island. Basically a fishing community + a power p…
Macau
Bizar to see all the signs in Portuguese and in Chinese. Like Hong Kong, Macau was handed over back to China about 10 years ago but it is still under Portuguese law (hence a huge n…
Map pictures on Picasa Web Albums
Just noticed that Picasa Web Albums added a new feature where you can link your photos directly on to Google Maps… the idea is not new but again, the simplicity of their interface …
Quick Post
Just got home (3am) after an early start - went to Macau and met with Diana and Miguel, a Portuguese couple (interior designer and architect) friends of Andrea’s. They took me all …
Long Day!
Started out as a very lazy day in bed sadly watching the rain pour out of the sky wondering what the heck I was going to do if the rain did not stop. Went down for breakfast, came …
First pictures
After waiting a little for the morning rain to stop I started walking around the area close to my hotel and taking some pictures. It is a mixture of high rises and of tiny shops on…