me and the banyan tree

A Holiday From Travelling.

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June 10th 2010
What a contrast. I was in the swing of china. Used to being harassed for photographs, stared at, glared at, talked to. Elbowed out of the way. I arrived in Hong Kong. I took an escalator out of the train station and people queued for it. I got a taxi to Jordan station where my friend Herry (who I met in Mongolia, remember? http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/blog-493994.html) lived and I didn't get rip ... 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