Blogs from Hong Kong, Asia - page 367

We met up with Jim's family again and they treated us to lunch at a Korean BBQ in Kowloon. I had not eaten Korean before but I loved it!!! After lunch they took me to Kai Tak airport. Jim was staying a few more days but I had to go because I did not have enough time off. I said my thanks and good-byes and went inside the airport. I had wandered around looking in all the shops, while forgetting about the time. I suddenly realized that I only had about 30 minutes until we were departing! I rushed over to the security and passport control. On they way over I saw the Spice Girls and I said hello and ran on. I was so disappointed that I could not stop and get autographs and pictures! ... read more

We met up with more of Jim's family today and they took us all over the area. Jim's family were so kind to me and they were amused when I tried chickens feet and used chopsticks. We had some dimsum lunch at a place near the Choi Hung station, went shopping at Stanley Market and also went to the Peak. I loved the views from up there and we stayed up there until after dark. For dinner, we met up with Jim's uncle again and ate at a restaurant on the ground floor of their apartment. I saw they had jellyfish on the menu and made mention of it. They thought that I was wanting to have it and so they ordered it. I tried it and ended up liking it.... read more

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Hong Kong roars along as one of the four Asian tigers, dear reader; along with Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan. The territory is an Asian powerhouse in the region, and excels by operating as a financial centre with a deregulated economy committed to low taxes and a philosophy of small government. The services economy accounts for 90% of GDP in the territory, with Kowloon peninsula attached to the Chinese mainland and sharing a border with Guangdong province. Hong Kong is also one of the most densely populated places on earth, with a population of six million people packed into a small group of islands. Leading on from the previous journal, my travel companions and I continued our journey south from Canton and noticed significant changes as we headed towards Hong Kong. The level of wealth, infrastructure ... read more

1964 Diary Entry "The next day we got up, got dressed and went down to have breakfast. That morning a Mr Sung picked us up as he was going to show us round Hong Kong. First we went to the car ferry where we drove the car on board. Then we got out of the car and went down to the front of the ferry. By the way that day was Buddha's birthday. On the front of the ferry we saw a Chinese junk with lots of colourful flags on it. I took a photo of this particular junk. A couple of minutes later we arrived in Hong Kong. There we drove off the ferry and Mr Sung took us to the Tiger Balm Gardens. These gardens are really fascinating. In the middle of them there ... read more