https://www.stevedrice.net/ 2026-04-08T14:38:58+00:00 https://www.stevedrice.net/ https://www.stevedrice.net/_media/wiki/dokuwiki.svg text/html 2015-10-02T20:09:39+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/travel/asia/hongkong/journal/day1 Saturday, April 19th, 1997 - Kowloon, Hong Kong We finally made it. I am in the flat of my friend, Raymond, here in Kowloon, it is fairly early in the morning, as I have not slept that much over the last night. The rest of the flight yesterday was uneventful, we had another few meals, a few movies then flew into Hong Kong. Unfortunately, it had been raining in Hong Kong yesterday so there were a fair amount of clouds, however, we did get an interesting view of Kowloon as we landed. I had b… text/html 2015-10-02T20:09:40+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/travel/asia/hongkong/journal/day2 Sunday, April 20th, 1997 - Kowloon, Hong Kong It has been a busy day, we have managed to visit a number of places we were intending to make it to. Unfortunately, it was quite cloudy today so we could not visit Victoria Peak which is on Hong Kong Island to get a bird's eye view of Hong Kong so we visited Tsim Sha Tsui instead. text/html 2015-10-02T20:09:40+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/travel/asia/hongkong/journal/day3 Monday, April 21st, 1997 - Kowloon, Hong Kong A different side of the territory was revealed today, in culture, however not in weather. It has been very warm and humid here over the last few days, averaging about 24 Celsius and about 96% humidity, yet no rain. We have had to turn on the air conditioning in Raymond's apartment to cool down the main room, which happens to be where I sleep so I am not complaining. Every morning when I get up the bottom of the mattress is wet from the humidity, … text/html 2015-10-02T20:09:40+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/travel/asia/hongkong/journal/day4 Tuesday, April 22nd, 1997 - Kowloon, Hong Kong Yet another interesting day in Hong Kong. This visit is proving to be full of surprises. Mike woke me up at about 11 am this morning, which is probably for the best, even at that, I would have slept longer having not been woken. It seemed to just work out to sleep fairly late, I was up fairly late last night. The unfortunate side effect was that I was over-tired. text/html 2015-10-02T20:09:41+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/travel/asia/hongkong/journal/day5 Wednesday, April 23th, 1997 - Kowloon, Hong Kong Another tiring day in Hong Kong. Today we had tried to make the day a little less strenuous but things did not work out that way. We started out a bit early, grabbing something to eat from a small store on the sidewalk selling dim-sum ( text/html 2015-10-02T20:09:41+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/travel/asia/hongkong/journal/day6 Thursday, April 24th, 1997 - Kowloon, Hong Kong Another very full day here in Hong Kong. We finally had the opportunity to see the Science Museum today which was very interesting. The museum did not open until fairly late so we had the opportunity to have lunch (Dim Sum) and pick up some postcards. It was good that I also had the chance to pick up some stamps and coins from a money changer. A number of people from Winnipeg and my grandmother all requested some of these from here since 1997… text/html 2015-10-02T20:09:41+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/travel/asia/hongkong/journal/day7 Friday, April 25th, 1997 - Kowloon, Hong Kong Hong Kong is indeed a city of contrasts and no where have we seen this as much as in our travels today. To begin with we met Haley and another of her friends (Crystal) at the Tsim Sha Tsui Clock Tower (on the harbour right behind the Cultural Centre). We then took the Star Ferry to Central and then took another ferry on the way to Lantau Island. We had a very interesting breakfast on the ferry, Mike had instant noodles with various meats in it… text/html 2015-10-02T20:09:41+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/travel/asia/hongkong/journal/day8 Saturday, April 26th, 1997 - Kowloon, Hong Kong Today seemed to be a good day to experience a bit of culture. We began the day by meeting Fiona, her boyfriend and her brother Jackie at the MTR station just down the street from Raymond's house. They had a car so this was the first time we had been in a private vehicle in Hong Kong and it was very exciting. text/html 2015-10-02T20:09:42+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/travel/asia/hongkong/journal/day9 Sunday, April 27th, 1997 - Kowloon, Hong Kong Another warm day in Hong Kong, with a temperature of 24 C and a high humidity rate. We started our day in the traditional manner, and one in which I have become accustomed in Winnipeg, with Dim Sum, joining Avery who was already waiting by the time we arrived. This restaurant was the same one we had visited on our first day here. Dim sum truly is text/html 2015-10-02T20:09:42+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/travel/asia/hongkong/journal/day10 Monday, April 28th, 1997 - Kowloon, Hong Kong I finally had my camera returned to me, it was very nice of Jackie to drop off it with me at our MTR station, I am quite sure he was passing right through but stopped especially to return it. I had to get up fairly early to pick it up but this was not a problem. As per normal, we had a few things from the local bakery. text/html 2015-10-02T20:09:42+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/travel/asia/hongkong/journal/day11 Tuesday, April 29th, 1997 - Kowloon, Hong Kong - Tin Hau Festival One of the many things we read about before our travels was of the Tin Hau Festival, specifically in reference to a tour that was offered by boat to a Tin Hau festival in the eastern area of Hong Kong. Once we arrived, we were made aware that there are Tin Hau temples all across Hong Kong as they are temples that are dedicated to the God of the Fisherman (Sea), Tin Hau. After talking to Raymond, he persuaded us to try the Tin H… text/html 2015-10-02T20:09:43+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/travel/asia/hongkong/journal/day12 Wednesday, April 30th, 1997 - Kowloon, Hong Kong Another day of fun and excitement did not go exactly as planned. We started early again, picking up a few things at the local bakery before catching the MTR to Hong Kong Island, at the end of the line in order to catch the ferry to Macau. Unfortunately, just before we left the station at the other end I was quite upset to realize I had forgotten my passport so I had to turn around and return to the apartment to pick it up. I made it there and … text/html 2015-10-02T20:09:43+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/travel/asia/hongkong/journal/day13 Thursday, May 1st, 1997 - Kowloon, Hong Kong Another extremely hot day, but much better in terms of getting around than yesterday. We began the day by taking the MTR to Tsim Sha Tsui and walking to the Star Ferry so that I could pick up a map that I had lost and so that Mike could get some money from a bank machine. I was also pleased to find a new version of the Hong Kong Guidebook. This book contains detailed maps of all streets and information about various transit routes, Raymond has one… text/html 2015-10-02T20:09:43+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/travel/asia/hongkong/journal/day14 Friday, May 2nd, 1997 - Kowloon, Hong Kong Exploration of Hong Kong continued today with a few different activities. We woke up fairly late due to the lateness of yesterday and the fact that Mike seems to be coming down with a cold. We began the day by Raymond taking us out for text/html 2015-10-02T20:09:45+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/travel/asia/hongkong/journal/day15 Saturday, May 3rd, 1997 - Kowloon, Hong Kong Today was our last full day in Hong Kong. It was a fairly relaxed one when we decided not to go on a package tour of Kowloon and the New Territories but instead decided to sleep in (the tour left at about 8:00 am) and spend the day with Raymond and Ava. This turned out to be a very good choice. text/html 2015-10-02T20:09:45+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/travel/asia/hongkong/journal/day16 Sunday, May 4th, 1997 - Somewhere Over the Pacific Asia is long behind us and we are about half way back to Canada and I am not all that happy about the whole thing. I continue to have serious reservations every time I return home, perhaps that it does not really feel like home. After experiencing a different way of life for so long it makes my own feel so ordinary perhaps, but in this case I felt uncomfortable at home before I left. There is really nothing for me in Winnipeg, at least, nothi… text/html 2015-10-02T20:09:39+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/travel/asia/hongkong/journal/introduction [Central Plaza] Hong Kong Journal Friday, April 18th, 1997 - Somewhere Over Alaska Another year, and I am off on another trip. Another chance to take a long, deep breath and enjoy a new situation, and in this case, a completely different culture. This trip has been quite a long time in planning but now it is just beginning. text/html 2015-10-02T20:09:46+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://www.stevedrice.net/travel/asia/hongkong/journal/sidebar * Hong Kong Journal * Saturday, April 19th, 1997 - Kowloon, Hong Kong * Sunday, April 20th, 1997 - Kowloon, Hong Kong * Monday, April 21st, 1997 - Kowloon, Hong Kong * Tuesday, April 22nd, 1997 - Kowloon, Hong Kong * Wednesday, April 23th, 1997 - Kowloon, Hong Kong * Thursday, April 24th, 1997 - Kowloon, Hong Kong * Friday, April 25th, 1997 - Kowloon, Hong Kong * Saturday, April 26th, 1997 - Kowloon, Hong Kong * Sunday, April 27th, 1997 - Kowloon, Hong Kong * Monday, April …