Tourist Boats on Victoria Harbour

Land of Golden Skyscraper and Biiiiiiig Eagle

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June 24th 2007
Macau was slightly uninspiring, interesting but the heat melted any enthusiasm I had about exploring the city. Met some Philippino bead traders. Oh yes. Bead Traders. They bought us lunch and showed us some of the city, they were very nice and not at all going to kidnap us, but we'd left our bags in the care of a restaurant and were rather anxious to get back to them, so we said our goodbyes and d ... read more

Asia » Hong Kong

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Occupied by the UK in 1841, Hong Kong was formally ceded by China the following year; various adjacent lands were added later in the 19th century. Pursuant to an agreement signed by China and the UK on 19 December 1984, Hong Kong became the Hong Kong... ... read more