Summary - Pearl River Delta - 18th March 2006. Pearl River Delta, covering an area of 45.000 sq. km, it is a triangular agricultural heartland in Southern China. With a history of more than 800 years, Zhongshan City is situated at the south of the Pearl River Delta, is featured by an extensive area of field and rich attractions by the riverside. Lignan River Village, a network of waterways, is famous for its preservation of traditional agriculture and fishing practice that is a rarity in today´s hi-tech world. You travel here back in time with many traditions. Monkey and Bear. Pearl [View Full Entry]

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Summary - Shenzhen / Mainland China / 17th March 2006. Shenzhen is just 1.30 hour travelling away from Hong Kong. Including getting your visa. For a 5 day visa for Shenzhen you pay 150 HKD. Shenzhen is a SEZ - Special Economic Zone - with a high trade level. In Happy Valley you find a place called China Folk Culture Villages. It contains an area of 22 hectares. The 24 villages you find here give you a good view in the habits, culture and living of 22 minority nationalities who live in China. The people here are authentic from the village [View Full Entry]

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Summary - When you are in Hong Kong do not miss the Ocean Theme Park in Aberdeen. It´s very interesting, lots of education about sealife, stunning rides and shows. And not at least the GIANT PANDA HOUSE. On the other side of the park is also a beautiful Chinese garden and houses with small showcases of the emperors of China. Monkey and Bear. Lieve vrienden en vriendinnen, Hong Kong - Aberdeen - 14 maart 2006. Een dag in Ocean Park. Ocean Park is een fantastisch thema park over alles wat te maken heeft met het leven in de zee. Het heeft [View Full Entry]

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Summary - 13th march 2006 - Strolling around the birds market, flower market and the skyline of Hong Kong by night - pictures from the Avenue of Stars - Kowloon. Enjoy the pictures. Monkey and Bear. Lieve vrienden en vriendinnen, 13 maart 2006. Lekker shoppen en struinen op de vogeltjesmarkt en de bloemenmarkt in Mong Kok - Kowloon. Om bij te komen een lekkere echte Chinese lunch. Wij waren de enige buitenlanders. Dat leverde enige hilariteit op en veel foto´s van ons maken met de mobiele telefoon. Want het was toch eigenlijk maar gek dat die grote Europeanen ook met stokjes [View Full Entry]

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Summary- the Kowloon Walled City Park, the Wong Tai Sin Temple and the Lei Cheng UK Tomb are off the beaten tourist track, but we think they are worth exploration. Also the Hau Wong Temple - 1730 - is worth visiting, but this temple is complete under construction. Start your tour of Kowloon City at Lok Fu MTR Station. Monkey and Bear - 12-03-2006. Lieve vrienden en vriendinnen, Kowloon - 12-03-2006. Here we go again. Vandaag zijn wij op sjouw geweest in een gedeelte van Kowloon dat locaal bekend staat onder de naam New Kowloon City. Dit gedeelte ligt nadrukkelijk buiten [View Full Entry]

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Summary - 07/03/2006 - After shopping the daily groceries, we visit Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Garden and Hong Kong Park. Beautiful landscaped parks in the middle of Hong Kong. In the Hong Kong Park is on Cotton Tree Lane 389 ) lucky chinese numbers' one of the best marriage licence offices. So there are lots of brides in the park. It is really fun to see this. After our visit to the parks, we did a ceremonial tea session in the Flagstaff teahouse of China. Enjoy the pictures of the parks. Monkey and Bear. Lieve vrienden en vriendinnen. Ons avontuur [View Full Entry]

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Summary - 08/03/2006 - The Disneyland Park started last year in october 2005. It´s still a small park. It´s starting up, but the shows and the attractions are great. It´s not Orlando, but it´s a full day of Disney Magic and still rather quiet. You nearly have to wait for the rides or shows. Monkey and Bear. Lieve vrienden en vriendinnen, 8 maart 2006 - A day of magic in het nieuwe park van het Disney Consortium - Disneyland Hong Kong. Het park is vorig jaar in oktober geopend. Het is een schitterend aangelegd park - nog klein en niet te [View Full Entry]

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Summary - Sunday 05-03-2006 - We started with a great breakfast buffet in our hotel The Metropolis Plaza Harbour Hotel - a perfect hotel for a long stay - a month or longer special monthly rates. We booked our studio by the Best Asian Hotels booking system in Singapore. After breakfast shopping until we drop. Then again something special - a Japanese high tea no sweets but all Japense food - sushi, tempura, fish and beef snacks. Perfect. We did shopping for our breakfast on mondaymorning. Monday 06-03-2006 - wake up very early - 05.00. After having breakfast we left the [View Full Entry]

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Summary- an impression of the Hong Kong Flower Show 2006 in Victoria Park. This year is the theme Enchanting Beauty / a showcase of beautiful floral arrangments and gorgeous landscape displays. There are many participants from the mainland China and overseas countries. There is also a large showcase with tulips from Holland / Monkey and Bear / 04-03-2006 Lieve vrienden en vriendinnen, Het is zondagmorgen 5 maart. Vanmorgen bar slecht weer. met veel regen. In de loop van de ochtend zou het weer gaan opklaren dus nu eerst maar het fotografisch verslag van gisteren - ons bezoek aan de jaarlijk [View Full Entry]

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Summary- This is the story of our flight from Amsterdam to Hong Kong and our first full day in Kowloon. Monkey and Bear. Lieve vrienden en vriendinnen. Hong Kong, zaterdag 4 maart /06.30 uur/ in Nederland is het nu nog 3 maart en 23.30 uur. Kortom een tijdsverschil van 7 uur. Ik heb vanmorgen - was vroeg wakker - de eerste foto´s op de laptop gezet en bekeken. Monkey ligt nog lekker te pitten. Met een grote bak koffie erbij maak ik nu ons eerste korte verhaal. Woensdagochtend 1 maart zijn wij vertrokken uit Roden. Onderweg behoorlijk wat sneeuwstormen, maar lang [View Full Entry]

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