Not too far away from Senado Square is the very picturous Saint Dominic’s Church (Igreja de São Domingos, 玫瑰堂). Finally on familiar grounds in China, I went in to meet my old pals from Jerusalem – Jesus, Maria, John and
Macau – Europe meets Las Vegas in China
Macau is a fascinating place. With a surreal mixture of European Portuguese architecture next to monstrous shiny world-class casinos in a Chinese atmosphere, it all gets quite overwhelming. Somehow, those striking contrasts co-exists in Macau in an appealing balance. Last
China National Day 2009 – Hong Kong Fireworks display
On China National 60th anniversary, Hong Kong ran an insane fireworks display that went on for about 23 minutes all around Victoria Harbor. Starting from 6:30pm all traffic to through to the harbor was stopped, and the police took charge
Cheung Chau Island – Local HK life
Cheung Chau Island is a true hidden gem. I absolutely love that place. First time I visited Cheung Chau Island, my little sister when she was visiting and we had the most terrific time walking around the island and chilling
Mid Autumn Lantern Festival @Victoria Park HK
The main official Hong Kong festivities were held at Victoria Park between Causeway Bay and Tin Hau MTR stations. The event ran for a few days, including large lanterns and a few local Chinese culture stages with Cantonese opera, Chinese
HK Mid Autumn Festival – Tai Hang Fire Dragon Dance Parade
The Chinese sure know how to through a good party for their Gods and the 130th Tai Hang Fire Dragon Dance Parade as part of the HK celebrations of mid-autumn festival is a great opportunity to see that. Gives something
Hong Kong Heritage Museum – Couture
HKUST organized a tour this last Saturday to see a terrific exhibition at the Hong Kong Heritage Museum called "The Golden Age of Couture: Paris and London 1947–1957". It’s a brilliant exhibition. Photography is not allowed inside, but here’s
Upmarket HK Shopping Malls – Festival Walk Kowloon Tong
Hong Kong has one of the most impressive selection of shopping malls I’ve seen anywhere. It’s somehow well embedded in the local culture and the local way of life and so almost every MTR subway station has one if not
HK Arts Center Wan-Chai : Street Music Concert #5
HK Arts Center in Wan Chai has a neat series of street concerts just outside the culture center building that’s been running for a while now. The Hong Kong Arts Centre (香港藝術中心), mind you, runs an English Facebook group with
Tel Aviv from Above : Google TLV
One of my good friends in Israel has been working in Google Israel for quite some time now. When I came to visit him in my recent visit to Israel he took me up to see Google’s Tel Aviv office