Thursday, April 13, 2006

Friday

Afternoon arrival in Hong Kong from Singapore. Dinner with parents.


Sunset from the plane
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A train links the new airport on Lantau Island with Kowloon and Hong Kong. 23 minutes.
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Welcome to Hong Kong
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So, my first meal in HK was a 1/2 rack of babyback ribs. How fitting.
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Mmm...ribs.
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Saturday

Victoria Peak, Dim sim lunch, Exploring Central, Star Ferry to Kowloon


Rickshaw driver at the top of Victoria Peak
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Banyan Tree
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Interesting plant along the walk.
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Slightly hazy, but still beautiful view from Victoria Peak
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Mmm. Dim sim. Restaurants in HK are known to be freezing, we've got our jackets on.
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A series of escalators connect Central to the Mid-Levels. Along the way are shops, galleries and restaurants. Great way to check out the city without too much walking.
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We took the Star Ferry from Central to Kowloon. Me trying to get a decent pic of the HK skyline
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Oops.
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This one turned out pretty good.
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This one turned out good too
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Pretty HK buildings
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Saturday, April 08, 2006

Sunday

Sai Kung, Lunch at the Hong Kong Jockey Club, Kowloon


We took a morning trip to Sai Kung, which is a sleepy fishing village in the New Territory. I watched a seafood vendor work on his small boat off of the pier, preparing for the morning market. Each colorful bin contained a different kind of seafood.
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And he just kept on pulling up buckets and buckets of different stuff.
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Now it's filled!
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All sorts of sea creatures waiting to be eaten.
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The biggest lobster I've ever seen.
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Pretty shells. Wait, you can eat them too!
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Lots of durians in the market
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Crack that thing open!
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The Sha Tin horse racetrack. No raise on Saturday mornings. We had lunch at the Jockey Club.
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Want to buy a lamp? No need to go to Home Depot.
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Monday - Lantau Island


We're going to Disneyland!
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Oh wait...this ain't no Mickey!
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Offerings. Mmm, Nescafe.
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Beautiful painted ceiling inside the monestary.
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Hot stuff!
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Big Buddha
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2 tired tourists
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Lan Kwai Fan. Bar district in Central
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Old Fashioned Tram. It'll take you across town for 30 cents.
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Tuesday - Sightseeing in Hong Kong


Old and new. Man Mo Temple overshadowed by modern highrises.
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Ornate roof. I think it tells a story.
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Interior. Those coils hanging from the ceiling are inscents.
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Buy some candles and your prayer will be answered.
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Write your wish on the red tag, hang it up, and burn baby burn.
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Lots of people wishing for things
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Friday, April 07, 2006

Wednesday

Wednesday was a shopping day. We went to Kowloon and browsed the Jade Market as well as Temple Street Night Market. In between, we took a break and had afternoon tea at the famed Peninsula Hotel in Kowloon side. So very British!


Don't you just love those little white hexagonal "pot holder"?
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Enjoying my scone.
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Scones, finger sandwiches and other sweets
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Mom on her 3rd cup of coffee
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Friday - Macau


Welcome to Macau! All of the signs are in Chinese, Portugese (and sometimes English).
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Golden lotus flower, gift from the Chinese government upon reunification in 1999.
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Buddhist statue in the harbor - the last gift from Portugal in 1996 (it's prettier than the gift from China).
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Macau Tower from across the bay. We went to the top later, but couldn't see much.
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A temple complex, 3 temples built into a hillside - notorious for pick pockets!
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