Articles tagged ‘Places to Go’
Promenade and Avenue of the Stars Re-opening.
By ejh | July 9th, 2006 |
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Last night, while on the way to a Hong Kong Philharmonic performance, we stumbled into a new attraction next to the Cultural Center.
It’s a 10 minute water, light and music show and was truly amazing. One of the effects is to project messages and pictures on to a thin sheet of water so that the [...]
Ten Things to do in Hong Kong, #8
By ejh | July 8th, 2006 | 2 Comments »
Get In or On the Water
It’s easy, in the urban crush, to forget that Hong Kong was, at one time, almost completely made up of small fishing communities. The sea is very much a part of Hong Kong’s history and its present.
Two months ago I posted an item on Hong Kong’s beaches and how much [...]
Ten Things to do in Hong Kong, #7B
By ejh | July 4th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
This is a continuation of Ten Things to do in Hong Kong, #7A:visiting the outer islands.
I wish my wife, Pam, was writing today’s posting since she knows so much more than I do about the outer islands. She’s a hiker so she and her friends have explored many of the smaller inhabited and uninhabited islands.
Peng [...]
Ten Things to do in Hong Kong, #7A
By ejh | July 1st, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Visit!!!!!!!!!!
“Visit what?” you ask. Well, not the usual tourist traps but rather the outlying islands, 221 of which are uninhabited and a number of which are barely inhabited.
I’ll start with the three most popular and then talk about the others in a subsequent posting.
Lantau
Lantau is the largest island in the territory and the most visited. [...]
Ten Things to do in Hong Kong, #6
By ejh | June 28th, 2006 | 2 Comments »
Bet!!!!!!!!!!!!!
If you haven’t been to the horse races in Hong Kong, you have missed something special. I particularly recommend the Happy Valley track on a Wednesday night.
The ponies run only two days a week in Hong Kong. On week-ends at the new track in Sha Tin - usually on Saturday, sometimes on Sunday or a [...]
Ten Things to do in Hong Kong, #5
By ejh | June 23rd, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Drink!!!!!!!!!
I don’t necessarily mean alcohol.
There are two types of venues that seem to attract local people. One is the teahouse. Teahouses come in all shapes and sizes and can be found in most every neighborhood. They serve herb teas. Many, but not all, of the teas are intended to help drinkers improve some aspect of [...]
Ten Things to do in Hong Kong, #4
By ejh | June 19th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Ride!!!!
“Ride what?” you ask. Let’s start with one of Hong Kong’s icons, the Star Ferry. For HK$2.30 (US$0.30) or free if you are over 60, you can ride the ferry back and forth across the harbor. As long as you don’t get off, you can make the trip as many times as you wish. You [...]
Ten Things to do in Hong Kong, #2
By ejh | June 11th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Walk!!!!!!!
I am referring to two kinds of walking here: walking as in “hiking” or “trekking” and walking as in “strolling” or “wandering.” Both apply to Hong Kong.
Aberdeen Country Park on Hong Kong Island
Hong Kong Versus Singapore - Sights and Activities
By ejh | June 6th, 2006 | 1 Comment »
Number four in a series.
Museums
There are some fine museums in Singapore, especially the Asian Civilization Museum. The government is upgrading the museums so some are closed. Hong Kong, on the other hand has at least Six world-class museums, four of which are less than 10 years old. The Hong Kong Heritage Museum and the Museum [...]
Dragon Boat Races
By ejh | May 31st, 2006 | Add a Comment »
My ongoing comparison of Hong and Singapore will have to wait.
Yesterday Hong Kong celebrated the Tuen Ng Festival, which commemorates the death of a popular Chinese national hero, Qu Yuan, who drowned himself in the Mi Lo River over 2,000 years ago to protest against corrupt rulers. Legend has it that as townspeople attempted to [...]
