Blogs from Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong, Asia - page 109

Our 3 favorite things in Asia * Great Wall of China * Hue, Vietnam * Bangkok, Thailand In Asia, we learned that... * the James Blunt revolution has reached at least two continents. More reports to follow... * music stores alphabetize musicians by their first names rather than last * Beer is very expensive in Malaysia * Beer Lao is good, but not as great as people claim it is. Vietnamese beer (Saigon, Huda) was good too. Thai beer (Chang) was terrible. * Vietnamese wine (Sulat) will not be the next hot thing at Sam's anytime soon. *Asian red bull is a concentrated version of what we have at home * Thai "whiskey" is actually rum * Fried rice is not just an Americanized Asian food. We ate in almost every country. If the menu says ... read more

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 behalve een hoog educatie niveau, ook schitterende shows, spannende kermisachtige attracties, prachtige nagebouwde riffen op alle vier de niveau´s van de zee. In het zuidelijke deel van het park is een onvoorstelbaar mooie Chinese tuin ... read more

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 gaat weer verder / Vandaag - 07-03-2006 - hebben wij eerst onze boodschappen gedaan voor ons ontbijt, lekkere taartjes gehaald voor bij de koffie en ons was- en stoomgoed opgehaald bij de stomerij. Dit zijn ... read more

For our farewell to SE Asia, we spent a couple of days in Ho Chi Minh City, otherwise known as Saigon. The former capital of South Vietnam, it's a crowded city of more than 5 million people. Ironically, it featured less noise pollution and hassle than sparser regions to the north, although you still wouldn't describe it as calm. After getting off of the train from Danang at 6 A.M., we headed to the backpacker area to find some cheap digs. After a nap, we headed out into the city. We grabbed some Vietnamese sandwiches, and finally succombed to one of the endless hawkers beseeching us to take a ride. We each got into a cyclo, which is a seat pushed by a bicycle behind it, and headed to the museums. Chris hit the Art Museum, ... read more

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 jaarlijkse Hong Kong Flower Show. Deze bloemen en plantenshow wordt jaarlijks georganiseerd door het departement van ontspanning en cultuur van Hong Kong. De doelstelling van deze tentoonstelling is om de bevolking van Hong Kong en de directe ... read more