The Walled City


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May 5th 2010
Published: May 7th 2010
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As you may recall, I tried to find the walled city in the New Territories a while ago ... and then missed my bus stop. Determination not completely thwarted, I set out again, but this time I was smart enough to take a friend with me who speaks beautiful Cantonese. (These things happen when you're from Hong Kong!) We met up around 2pm and first went to the post office. Not the most exciting of ... Read Full Entry



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Actual City WallActual City Wall
Actual City Wall

Tourists are asked to deposit $3 in the itty bitty slot to the right of the door.
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Yep, that's a wall

and a row of houses... and a very narrow walkway!
Dinner!Dinner!
Dinner!

(Okay, we're in TST, but who's counting?)



7th May 2010

$400 to mail something ????
Oh wait....that's HK dollars, right??
7th May 2010

Of course!
I always write about things in the local currency. Besides, 400 USD would cost more than the airlines rip-off fees!

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