Being in Asia, it’s been ages since I attended anything remotely Jewish related outside Israel. But the HKUST international undergraduate guidebook I got while listening on an orientation I wasn’t meant for, suggested that there is a lively Jewish community
Touring Hong Kong Museum of Coastal Defense
The Hong Kong Museum of Coastal Defense is another one of those great HK themed museums that’s really nice to visit. It’s situated in local fort built by the British around the end of the 19th century overlooking a beautiful
Japanese Pop Dancing and Music at HK HITEC Comic World
The last of the Cosplay sessions (Gorgeous Naruto Cosplay Costumes I saw at Hong Kong Comic World; Beautiful Japanese Cosplay at HK Comic World continued), with a few more photos and some videos of Japanese dances performed by Cosplay fans
Beautiful Japanese Cosplay at HK Comic World continued
This is the second post to show a bit more of the Gorgeous Naruto Cosplay Costumes I saw at Hong Kong Comic World. There’s alot more at the Comic World Cosplay exhibition gallery.
Gorgeous Naruto Cosplay Costumes at Hong Kong Comic World
Riding the MTR on the way to Central I was reading BC magazine that’s distributed for free at the university, and caught this : 31 January – 1 February 1 Since 1998, Comic World Hong Kong, held every February and
Chinese New Year 2009 – Danshui
For Chinese New Year 2009 I was invited to join a lovely Taiwanese family up in Danshui, just north of Taipei. The whole area enjoys an amazing view of the Tamshui river and the surrounding mountains. The area has some
Taiwan Suggested Itinerary & Visit Summary
Following is a short summary of most of the places I took my mother to visit around Taiwan (and related posts). Probably a few I already forgot about. North Taipei Touring Taipei : National Palace Museum Shilin Terrific Chinese Opera,
New Years Dinner with the Bao-An Christian Community
On one of the Sundays my mother was visiting I decided to take her to see the Chi-Mei private museum in Bao-An. On the way, I took her to see the church in Bao-An that had a small holocaust museum
Liouguei Tunnels and Maolin National Scenic Area
Moving on from Meinong, we arrived at Liouguei Tunnels serving the Japanese to get to the area till better transportation came up. I must say, I was not impressed, it’s, well, it’s just tunnels, and not very pleasant ones at
Visiting Lukang’s Folk Arts Museum and Old Chinese Style Streets
Lukang’s old streets is a reminder of the alternative style the Chinese/Taiwanese culture could have offered the world. Those magical small streets hidden between exceptionally ordinary Taiwanese small-town streets are what – IMHO – Taiwanese cities could have felt like