Vignettes of the World
I Have a Date with Spring
Photo credit: All close-up photographs of the pink dolphins on this entry are the work of Thomas Tue, aka Mr. Dolphin, of the Eco Association Limited. The Dolphin-Sighting Tour On this bright late summer morning I got up at 6:30 and headed over to Tung …
The story of the Fanling Magistracy Post WWII Hong Kong was a place of booming industry and commerce. With that also came the problem of crime. The New Territories then was not unlike the wild, wild west, where hooligans and drug lords ran rampant. It was …
The trail of the day is to hike from the Pokfield Road stairs to the Pok Fu Lam Reservoir. I have headed up the trails from the Pokfield Road stairs a few times. This time is no different. Next to the gas station of Pokfield …
The trail of today is a two-looped walk from the Lions Nature Education Centre in Tsiu Hang, then Ma Lam Wat Village, and return via Tai Ngam Hau, then back to Tsiu Hang. I have previously written on the Lions Nature Education Centre. Because I …
The fish intestines! You know the cost of the water that goes into cleaning them would end up more than that of the intestines themselves! The owner of Yixin Restaurant jested about this traditional Cantonese dish on the radio food show, The Golden Plaque. A …
Orchards, farming fields, outdoor education areas, air-conditioned exhibition centres, a lotus pad, short hiking trails and a nice café – what location offers better summer outing options than Tsiu Hang? The 24-acre Tsiu Hang Special Area is a designated area of environmental conservation. It received …
“So what’s the plan for our walk in Peng Chau?” My besties finally had a chance to get together for a day trip to Peng Chau. “No plan, let’s just walk around aimlessly.” Sounds like a plan, and it turned out to be a good …
I was looking for easily accessible heritage sites in northern New Territories. Research revealed that there are two Grade 1 Historic Buildings in the villages of Wo Hang in Sha Tau Kok. The first is the Fat Tat Tong of Ha Wo Hang Tsuen Village …
The Lei Cheng Uk Han Tomb Museum is a small exhibition of an excavated ancient tomb dated to the Han Dynasty. It stands as testament to the presence of China’s ancient civilization in Hong Kong. Indeed, it was rather surprising for me to learn that …
It is approaching summertime now, but the spring of 2022 was a heavenly time for the photographers of Hong Kong. Fellow bloggers have taken wonderful photos of the spring blossom all over Hong Kong. In late April, my friend and I visited the Cherry Street …