If you’re planing a trip to Hong Kong here are a few recommendations. Visit the secluded Tsz Shan Monastery, reserve tickets, which are free, in advance. En route to the monastery, don’t miss the vibrant Tai Po market. For a unique dining experience with a casual atmosphere, check out the Australia Dairy Company, known for…
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Wonder
Can you believe? Dare to be astonished. The world is amazing.
More Westernized
I’ve started to think of Hong Kong as a more westernized version of mainland China. Most people speak at least some English here. There’s a lot more people from each culture here. Still great food options, although China has a much wider variety. And can’t forget to mention the western toilets, no troughs in the…
Hong Kong
It’s the type of familiarity found after a few days. The city begins to show her true colors. Inviting you in. Comforting you with a now familiar street, that for everyday prior had seemed foreign.
Chinese Characters
Today I wrote 200 Chinese characters. By character 130 they were sloppy and questionably legible at best. My hand was experiencing the distantly familiar sensation of a cramp, and I got to thinking: Writing in Mandarin versus English, which takes longer. They really should have had a calligraphy station at the museums where calligraphy is…
