Sik Sik Yuen Wong Tai Sin Temple is located in Wong Tai Sin in Kowloon, next to the MTR station. The name is a combination of the organisation (Sik Sik Yuen) who run the temple and the Wong Tai Sin, who is commemorated at the temple. Wong Tai Sin was born in the 4th century… Continue reading Sik Sik Yuen Wong Tai Sin Temple
Category: Kowloon
Hau Wong Temple in Kowloon
On our way to the Kowloon Walled City Park we passed the Hau Wong Temple at Junction Road in Kowloon. It sits at a street corner, but is dwarfed by the surrounding high-rise buildings. The Hau Wang Temple in Kowloon was built around 1730 but has been renovated a number of times. While there is… Continue reading Hau Wong Temple in Kowloon
Kowloon Walled City Park
In 1995, Kowloon's historic Walled City was transformed into this tranquil inner city haven. The design of the Kowloon Walled City Park is based on the Jiangnan garden style of the early Qing Dynasty.The design is divided into eight landscape features which complement one another and subtly blend into the overall layout. The Old South… Continue reading Kowloon Walled City Park
Chinese New Year 2012: Fireworks over Victoria Harbour
On Tuesday night, day two of the Chinese New Year, are the traditional fireworks over Victoria Harbour in Hong Kong. The fireworks display is huge, almost 25 minutes long, and much more interesting to watch then 'normal' New Year fireworks in Hong Kong. Everyone wants to go and see the fireworks display, so you have… Continue reading Chinese New Year 2012: Fireworks over Victoria Harbour
Chinese New Year 2012: Night Parade in Hong Kong
On Monday night we made our way to Nathan Road in Tsim Sha Tsui to watch the 17th Night Parade on the first day of the Chinese New Year. Every year this event takes place around Nathan Road with thousands of spectators and we also queued up hours beforehand (as we could not get any… Continue reading Chinese New Year 2012: Night Parade in Hong Kong
Aqua Spirit Bar
Last week we visited Aqua Spirit for the first time - and I was impressed by it. Not only is the view stunning, but the service is great and not too pushy. The bar is on the 30th floor of 1 Peking Road and has dramatic windows overlooking the harbour and the sparkling city skyline.… Continue reading Aqua Spirit Bar
Hong Kong Museum of History
I visited the Hong Kong Museum of History for the first time last week, after our visit to the Chi Lin Nunnery and Nan Liam Gardens - and for sure it's not going to be the last time. It was a very interesting trip to a museum full of great artifacts! The Hong Kong Museum… Continue reading Hong Kong Museum of History
Review: Spring Deer – famous for its Peking Duck
A couple of days ago we had colleagues from Singapore visiting our Hong Kong office and team. We decided to treat them to a lovely dim sum lunch and a Peking duck dinner. My colleagues recommended Spring Deer in 46 Mody Road, Tsim Sha Tsui. They managed to book a table on the day before… Continue reading Review: Spring Deer – famous for its Peking Duck
Hiking: Wilson Trail Stage 3
A friend of mine regularly goes hiking and I joined her and her husband for a hike last weekend. We decided to walk the Wilson Trail Part 3 (her plan is to walk the whole Wilson Trail and she had already done parts 1 and 2). The Wilson Trail is a 78 km long-distance footpath… Continue reading Hiking: Wilson Trail Stage 3
Dragon Boat Carnival 2011
Yesterday we went to the final day of the Dragon Boat Carnival in East Tsim Sha Tsui. Together with thousands of other dragon boat enthusiasts we went to the East Tsim Sha Tsui waterfront and watch the dragon boat races. They had already started on Friday, went through Saturday and finished today - so it… Continue reading Dragon Boat Carnival 2011
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