That was a full moon night and like a true Moon lover, I took the elevator to the 47th floor to catch a glimpse of the moon. Pollution levels in Hong Kong are at alarming levels and the Moon was out of sight. The sky was dark and smoggy. The twinkling lights on each skyscraper … More The skyscraper watch
Christmas has changed the look and feel of Hong Kong. Every other building is well decorated with lights and Christmas trees are set up. The festivities, the celebrations and carols can be heard all around. Malls have “Jingle Bells“, “Joy to the world” and “Rudolf the red nose reindeer” playing on an infinite repeat mode. Sales, … More #MicroblogMondays – Christmas is here
Buildings in Hong Kong are designed keeping in mind the basic principles of Feng Shui. This one was spotted on Repulse Bay beach in Hong Kong and that square hole in the building intrigued me. I later learnt of an ancient legend about such designs. It says that dragons fly through the building to drink from the sea and … More Building with a hole
For Day 18 of NaBloPoMo and NoMo, I am going Wordless and this is #19
Even before I had taken the flight to Hong Kong and was in the initial stages of planning my travel, a colleague at work insisted that I take the Peak Tram. Even VT had planned this for us, so for our first day out in this vibrant city, we took the Peak Tram to reach the … More Hong Kong – The Peak Tram
I landed in Hong Kong yesterday morning and since then I have been spell-bound by this city in more than one way. First things first – immigration, various checks and flying was smooth. This was the first time I was travelling alone on an international journey and having things that take care of themselves was a … More Hong Kong – The First Glimpse
happiness and food 