Category: Hong Kong

During our explorations of the city, we have noticed that Sundays are particularly crowded everywhere. Any visitor to Hong Kong will not fail to observe the hundreds of young women that gather in parks, open spaces, and mall areas to talk, sing and picnic together. These women are mostly from the Philippines and Indonesia and they…

 I’ve not read Maya Angelou’s book but intend to do so one of these days. The title of the novel I know why the caged bird sings very literally came to mind when we were walking through the Bird Market this weekend. Songbirds are bought and sold here and it’s also a tourist attraction, as…

We have been watching birds for well over 30 years –in fact that’s how we met. When we found out that we live close to a nature reserve here in the New Territories, we had to unpack those binoculars and find a way to get there. It’s not the easiest place to get to –Mai…

Grrr….. the tiger is all the rage here. Feb. 14 is the big day – the beginning of the Chinese Lunar New Year and 2010 is the year of the tiger, an animal that is both feared and admired. Tiger traits: courage, power, and passion. Of course it’s also Valentine’s Day! As is generally known,…

Waterfront at Stanley

Many moons ago in one of my history classes at school in Singapore I recall learning about the Opium Wars through which the English came to have a foothold in Hong Kong. At the time of course, I often wondered, no doubt like many other of my classmates, what relevance any of this would have…