Jul 4, 2008

Yup, housing is expensive here. And the city has the world’s highest density of millionaires.

Yup, housing is expensive here. And the city has the world’s highest density of millionaires.
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Jul 4, 2008

HK Day #7


Two must-see tourist destinations are the Wong Tai Sin temple and the Chi Lin Nunnery (both free). Get onto the green line towards Tiu Keng Leng, and stop at Wong Tai Sin and Diamond Hill,…
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Jul 4, 2008

HK Day #6


Wednesdays are free museum days in Hong Kong!

Most of the museums you want to see are in the TST area, so either stop at Hung Hom or East TST on the light blue rail. I went to the Museum of…


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Jul 4, 2008

HK Day #5


National Holiday on July 1st, we woke up late and relaxed, then headed off to Oceanside resort area of Stanley. Take the MTR to Central, and then take the 6X (Express) bus straight there. Along the…
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Jul 4, 2008

HK Day #4


I did nothing exciting, but managed to stay in the apartment where I cooked myself food!
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Jul 4, 2008

HK Day #3


I wanted to check out the waterfront area, Victoria Harbor. From the Kowloon side, you can see the skyline of Hong Kong Island. On the light blue line, get off at the Hung Hom stop, follow the…
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Jul 4, 2008

I finally updated my travel diary blog. It’s boring (very matter-of-fact), but mainly for my own records/Google archiving to help out anybody else looking for things to do or travel suggestions in the cities I visit.

Now I’m off to check out Victoria Peak in the evening.

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Jul 4, 2008

HK Day #2


I woke up way too early and watched movies to keep myself entertained. It looks like a typhoon outside (yes, they actually do have typhoons), but it’s just another downpour on a humid day. R and I…
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Jul 4, 2008

HK Day #1


Hours and hours of flying later, I arrived in Hong Kong from the great city of Beijing after a two-hour delay. It was 11pm by the time I had cleared immigration and met up with R. We set off on a…
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Jul 4, 2008

Travel interlude


Left Columbia by taking the $2 M60 bus (leaves from 106 St. / Broadway and goes North, then all the way to Laguardia). Flight to DC, flight to Beijing, flight to Hong Kong.
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