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Chi Lin Nunnery
The Chi Lin nunnery is a Buddhist temple located in Kowloon. It was founded in 1934 and recently renovated to resemble the Tang dynasty monastic architecture and is now home to 60 nuns. With its 30.000 square meters site, this place is a perfect quiet...
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Nan Lian Garden
This garden is a traditional Chinese landscaped garden. According to specific rules, each rock, plant or water is placed meticulously around the area. With high building in the background as well as the Lion Rock Mountain and the Kowloon peak, this place...
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Ping Shan Heritage Trail - Part 1
This trail introduces tourists to the history of the Ping Shan Tang Clan through three villages and is located in the North West New Territories. To go there, you will have to use the Light Rail Transit (LRT) and its complicated lines. We started the...
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Ping Shan Heritage Trail - Part 2
On our way, we found a map of the Ping Shan Heritage trail; it was helpful to know where we were. Based on the description in our book, the same hike was described but without a map… Two ancestral halls are the next stop on the trail. The Tang ancestral...
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The "House of Dancing Water" show in Macau
The “House of Dancing Water” is a permanent show based at the City of dreams in Macao. The story is about a princess being held by a malicious queen and of course, some males come to rescue her… A classic for me, Xavier thought it was looking like the...
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Fun Ice World
Macau is always offering various shows and as I needed to go outside of HK to validate my work permit, I chose to give it a quick try. Until middle of September 2011, the “fun ice world” exposition is held at the Venetian in Macau. This indoor exhibition...
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Ocean Park - Part 1
Ocean Park is a marine theme park in Hong Kong and a major attraction for Chinese people and tourists - a bit like the “Parc Asterix” you know in France! There are the usual roller coasters and some animals’ exhibits as well. The park is divided into...
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Wetland Park - Part 1
Situated in the New Territories, the Hong Kong Wetland Park is worth a visit. It is a conservation and education facility, offering themed exhibition, a resource and visitor center and even a theater. Starting the tour with a bunch of screaming and running...
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A stop at the Bride's Pool
With a very hot weather (around 35 degrees) and 90% of humidity, it becomes difficult to plan more hikes for summer. It was without counting on all the water hike opportunities we found in the New Territories. Direction the North East next to Wu Kau Tang...
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Pat Sin Leng Nature Trail
After a nice swim in the Bride’s pool, we are starting the real hike in the Pat Sin Leng country park. It is known for its dizzying, rugged uplands… hopefully I didn’t know it before; Pat Sin Leng means Mountains of the 8 immortals! It is a symbol used...
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Shek'O Trek
Situated in the south of Hong Kong Island, Shek O is a small village surrounded by a country park. Of course it is a popular destination for the weekends because of its beach, barbecue area and local restaurants. The first beach I discovered in Hong Kong...
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Szechuan diner
Szechuan cuisne is originated from the "Sichuan" area in China. Don't be confused there are different way of writing this word, I thought it might be funny to check if you were following... and obviously you are already lost! Their cuisine is known as...
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A day kayaking at Hoi Ha Wan Marine Reserve
Hoi Ha Wan is a marine park situated in the Sai Kung peninsula. It said that mangroves, various corals and more than 100 species of fishes can be spot in the area. I thought it would be a nice stop for a Saturday outside the crazy city. But first of all,...
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First Typhoon 8 for me
I was waiting for a typhoon and especially a 8 one since I first came in Hong Kong and today is finally THE DAY! You wonder why ? Let me explain you... Hong Kong is known for its typhoons from May to November, aven the word typhoon is said to come from...
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Dried food and medecine
Sheung Wan, a district of HK, is known for its dried seafood and medicine foods. There are hundreds of stores around and even the streets smell the very particular odor of dried food…. It is not the best smell ever in the morning but I am now able to...
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Halloween in Hong Kong
Written by Yalun Tu in the Hong Kong magazine on the 27th of October, I found that this text was the perfect description for Halloween in Hong Kong. Here you go with some pictures of friends and myself. Here are some tips for Halloween in Hong Kong: If...
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Lung Yeuk Tau Heritage Trail - Part 1
I went for my second heritage trail in the New Territories last week with a friend, Mara. This short trail took us through 11-century-old villages which most are connected to the Tang Clan. This area is known as the mountain of Dragon “Lung Ling” as there...
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The peak trail
Nothing is better than a short walk before a nice brunch on a Sunday morning! This easy path skirts around Victoria Peak and is very popular among residents so don’t expect a quiet and relaxed walk. ? Nothing long either, we are going out for a brunch...
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The Hobbie Cats trek
Starting the day with a calm and relaxing hike in the South of Hong Kong Island. We were supposed to go on a hike with Xavier's work but we missed the early departure at 7 am. We decided to do a small hike instead and joint the rest of the group for the...
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Peng Chau - Part 1
Going to an island in Hong Kong really depends on which island you plan to go to. All of them are served by ferries of course, but the schedule can become quickly a mess as some of them are very tiny and can have only one ferry to get there in the morning...
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Peng Chau - Part 2
Later on, the island is showing its rural part while we are crossing woodlands, fields and farmhouses... guarded by dogs. Thanks to my two angels, the dogs were kept away from me… I wanted so much to run! We saw the warning afterwards of course… Peng...
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The Amah Rock trek
Within the Lion Rock Country Park, there is the Amah Rock – a nice hike if you don’t feel like climbing straight to the Lion Rock. The second good reason is that I could do 2 different hikes instead of a big one. This place is located in Sha Tin district...
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Chinese baking class
Because being in a different country without trying to understand the culture is a bit sad, I took my first chinese baking class. Also, I am not very good to learn a foreign language and cantonese is not one of the easiest so for the moment, cooking and...
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Vietnam - First stop in Hue
Hue was our first stop during our trip in Vietnam. The weather was not perfect to discover this city and it is the rainiest city in Vietnam. Even if you always pray to have a good weather while you are on holidays, we needed more to be frustrated! Everywhere...
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Hoi An
The second step in Hoi An ancient town was a pleasant one. Hoi An is an old fashioned city with influences from Japanese, Chinese and French. It has been my favorite place in Vietnam so far (Halong Bay is a magical place as well I have to admit). In the...
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