Tag: 2012 China
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Aberdeen
in: Travel
From the Victoria Peak trail we followed a branch down to the south side of Hong Kong Island to Aberdeen. There we took one of the free ferries to the Jumbo Floating Restaurant for Lunch. The Restaurant is situated in the harbour on what appears to be a large boat. I’m not sure it really…
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Victoria Peak
in: Travel
We arrived in Hong Kong Sunday May 27th early in the morning, giving us a full day in the city. While it was too early to check in, we did go to the hotel and drop off our luggage. From there is it was a short walk to the Peak Tram which took us to…
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Lamma Island
in: Travel
iPhone 4S This morning we journeyed out to Lamma Island. The island is a 30 minutes or so ferry ride from Hong Kong. It is a rural setting, largely parkland and a couple of small fishing villages. It is popular with “ex pats” because of its setting yet a reasonable commute to the city. The…
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Lunch in Shilin
in: Travel
iPhone 4S For lunch today our guide took us to a little family-run restaurant. No menu; we picked the ingredients, specified the style (soup, stir fry…) and the restaurant prepared it. The highlights were a fried goat cheese, and a stir fry of a vegetable something like pea sprouts with egg.
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Meishan
in: Travel
Meishan itself is a small town. The major attraction here is the Giant Buddha which we saw yesterday. Today we drive to Mt Emei. Both of these are considered UNESCO World Heritage sites. We walk around the area of the hotel however it was quite warm. Our hotel is adjacent to a monastery or more precisely…