Tag: hong kong
Our trips 2018, part 1
Dear Readers, Happy 2019 ! It is a tradition on this blog to take a look back at some of the places we visited last year. We traveled more in 2018 than 2017, at least in terms of distance traveled. Chris had been to Hong Kong and Tokyo twice and went to the Middle East. Click
Art Basel 2018, Hong Kong
I (Chris) was in Hong Kong and managed to catch the Art Basel 2018 show on its last day. The show was hosted at the Hong Kong Exhibition Center on the Wanchai harbourfront. Sis had complimentary tickets and access to the VIP lounge, where we had a nice simple lunch there. A Swiss sponsor’s hardware
Breakthrough Book Gallery 突破書廊, Hong Kong
When I(Chris) was in Hong Kong during Easter, I came across this bookstore. Breakthrough (突破) was a magazine that was published between 1973 and 1999. When I was in secondary school in Hong Kong, I was a school librarian and flipped through it. The history of the magazine, the social movement and its activities are described here.
The Police Married Quarters 元創方, Hong Kong
… almost forgot about this post which we wrote earlier in the year. We visited The former Hollywood Road Police Married Quarters, now renamed PMQ 元創方 in Sheung Wan, Hong Kong earlier this year. The buildings and grounds have been turned into a landmark for the creative industries. It is truly a great place to wander