Blogs from Hong Kong, Asia - page 368

1964 Diary Entry "The next morning we got up and got dressed and then we went down and had breakfast. We then went shopping and Mum and Dad bought quite a few things. After shopping we went back to the hotel for lunch. After lunch Dad took me over to Hong Kong island on a ferry. Over at Hong Kong I took my first photo on the trip. When we were walking up one street we saw some street musicians. One was playing a xylophone and the other one was playing a mandolin. The one with the mandolin came over to us and Dad gave him twenty cents. We walked halfway back to the ferry and the rest of the way we went in a rickshaw. We then went back to Kowloon where we caught a ... read more

Hong Kong was the third stop on the 1963 Around-The-World trip. Arrival from Taipei was at the old Kai-Tak Airport via Civil Air Transport's Mandarin Jet. The hotel was a fairly modern one in in Kowloon. I confess I made the mistake of ordering a hamburger for lunch. It was on the restaurant menu, but of course was nothing like an American hamburger. It was simply a meat patty in a bun. I recall a there was a terrific rainstorm on the second night. The first day consisted of Hong Kong sightseeing in Kowloon and Hong Kong island. We took a ferry from Kowloon to Hong Kong Island. We rode the Peak Tram funicular to Victoria Peak for the scenic view over Hong Kong and Kowloon. Quite a panoramic view it was! There was the classic ... read more