Articles tagged ‘Popular Sights’
Cheap Thrills in Hong Kong
By BootsnAll | April 22nd, 2008 |
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From the elegant afternoon tea service at the Peninsula Hotel, to designer shopping in Central, to family dim sum at Maxim’s; Hong Kong has a deserved reputation of being high class and expensive. However, it isn’t necessary to have Jackie Chan’s budget to enjoy Hong Kong, especially if you’re traveling with kids who would [...]
Promenade and Avenue of the Stars Re-opening.
By ejh | July 9th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
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. [...]
Hong Kong’s Very Own World Cup - Shopping
By ejh | June 12th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
The Hong Kong Tourism Board announced a two month Shopping Festival in an attempt to lure tourists who are not caught up in World Cup fever.
There has never been any doubt that Hong Kong people are World Class shoppers. I guess that now they will have some competition from tourists lured here by the opportunity [...]
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 [...]
Trashing Hong Kong Disneyland Goes Global
By ejh | April 11th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
So, I’m driving down Interstate 90 about 10 miles East of Bozeman, Montana listening to a local radio station when the newscaster presents a story about how the Hong Kong Disneyland employees wearing the Mickey Mouse costume have had numerous injuries because of the weight of the costume. He goes on to say that [...]
Changes On Hong Kong’s Victoria Peak
By ejh | March 27th, 2006 | Add a Comment »
Four days until the Hong Kong Rugby Sevens.
The Peak Tower is going to be made part of the nightly “Festival of Lights” when it re-opens sometime this summer. It has been undergoing a substantial revitalization, which, without messing with the original “wok” design, will provide more interior viewing area, add access to views [...]
