Hong Kong: Linda and I decided to head out to see the Giant Buddha before heading to the airport for our flight to LAX en route to Lima Peru. As before, the Buddha is, well, giant. The fog that rolled in and out as we were there lent the entire area a nice mystical quality.…
Read more Hong Kong Redux – Part Deux: Week 11 / Day 74 / March 25
Hong Kong: As I mentioned yesterday, we are stopping over in Hong Kong for two days prior to heading to Peru. This was mainly driven by the way airfares and reservations worked out, but I am happy to come back as I liked it quite a bit when Rob and I were here. These posts…
Hong Kong: Today is a travel day for both me and Rob. He is heading back to Boston and I am on to Sydney, Australia, where I will meet my daughter Kelly tomorrow morning. Rob and I decided to take it easy today and not do any sightseeing. We did make breakfast reservations at the…
Read more Travel Day – Hong Kong to Sydney: Week 9 / Day 58 / March 9
Hong Kong: Rob and I headed out to Lantau Island via subway to see Tian Tan Buddha (aka the Giant Buddha or the Big Buddha) and visit the fishing village of Tai O. Upon arriving at the end of the subway line we exited to head over to the gondola station that heads up to…
Read more Tian Tan Buddha and Tai O Village: Week 9 / Day 57 / March 8
Hong Kong: The weather is looking pretty wet and dreary again today. I think people from Seattle would feel right at home here. Our first destination today was the Man Mo Temple in central Hong Kong. I have seen this temple listed as one of the oldest in Hong Kong, but it only dates from…
Read more Man Mo Temple and Tim Ho Wan Restaurant: Week 8 / Day 56 / March 7
Hong Kong: Having stared death in the face and laughed by riding an escalator, Rob and I decided to tempt fate again. This time we are going to throw caution to the wind and ride the world’s longest, outdoor escalator. Well, it is actually a set of escalators, but it goes for about a half…
Hong Kong: Our original plan was to hang around Hong Kong today, but, since the weather appears to be nice, we have decided to head over to Macau for the day. I did not know much about Macau before visiting other than it has a lot of gambling and I really did not like the…
Hong Kong: Today’s main activity is a hike up from the apartment to the top of Victoria Peak. Victoria Peak is the tallest hill on the island of Hong Kong and a popular tourist location. Throwing caution to the wind, Rob and I decided to risk life and limb and use the escalators at the…
Hong Kong: I had to get up early again today to get to the airport, but this time to meet my son, Rob Hartsough, who is flying in from Boston to spend the week with me in Hong Kong. As I was riding the subway (MTR) out towards the airport I noticed again the warning…
Hong Kong: I had to get up and out early for my trip to Hong Kong. The flight departed at 6:00 AM, so I had a taxi pick me up at 4:00 AM. It was a good thing I did to as the lines at the airport were quite long for document check and security.…
Read more Travel Day – Chiang Mai to Hong Kong: Week 8 / Day 51 / March 2
