Category Archives: travel

Siesta key

I’m spending a week or so on Siesta Key, Florida with Mary and Jared and kids.  Mostly I’m lurking in the condo working while they putter around on the adjacent beach.  I’m also reading Killing Mister Watson which is set … Continue reading

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Hong Kong miscellany

While I’m stuck at the airport waiting for a delayed flight, some more miscellaneous Hong Kong photos.

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Mai Po

A few weeks ago, Brooke signed us up for a ‘Mangrove Walk’ at Mai Po nature reserve through the WWF.  It was only the night before that we figured out the scope of what we were in for… a four … Continue reading

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Temple Street night market

We sat in Mido tea shop for a long time playing cards, watching people set up the night market out the window.  I set up my camera to take time-lapse photos of the setup but after a while a waiter … Continue reading

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Taipa

Portuguese food, weird coffee equipment, and a custard army in Macau.

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Maxim’s Palace

Take a number and wait at city hall… Because there’s a dim sum parlor at city hall.

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Gloomy Photos of Hong Kong Island

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Hong Kong Mini Maker Faire

Lots of 3-d printers here, lots of jewelry, just a few robots.

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Victoria Peak

Took the tram to Victoria Peak on a very gloomy day… the tram rolled up into the cloud bank at which point the view of the city was almost entirely obscured. It still made for a nice walk, but… not … Continue reading

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Dim sum at Celestial Court, Tsim Sha Tsui

Fried squid ink buns, bamboo pith roll with abalone, chicken and mushroom, porcini mushroom and egg on rice cake, baked pork bun, , scallop rice roll. This place has dozens of new-to-me dim sum dishes, many featuring different wild mushrooms.  … Continue reading

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