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Hong Kong

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December 7th 2016
Yesterday we arrived in Hong Kong. Airport express to Kowloon and then a taxi to Icon Hotel. We sampled afternoon tea in the hotel lobby which has a garden wall. Good savouries. The cakes were fun to look at in different colours, but they all tasted similar. The evening entertainment was a harbour tour with the bright lights all around. The laser show didn't add very much, but apparently it is in ... read more

Asia » China

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For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... ... read more