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Electronic Arts Experience Project
Posted July 10, 2007 at 05:42 AM by hkman
The Electronic Arts Experience Project in the Peak Tower mall at the terminus of the Tram Station on the Peak offers the only retail experience from EA that I've seen. The project itself is a two-story architectural edifice built in the foyer at the top of the Peak Tower shopping center, just off the observation deck. The project [...]
Christmas Spirit in Hong Kong
Posted July 12, 2007 at 02:50 AM by hkman
Well, it may not be able to offer a white Christmas, but Hong Kong oozes Christmas spirit. The decorations displayed on every square foot of shopping or street area seemed simultaneously foreign and over the top - and uniquely Hong Kong: bold, perhaps even crass, and colorful. An interesting commentary on local [...]
Madame Tussaud's Wax Museum
Posted July 10, 2007 at 05:47 AM by hkman
Madame Tussaud's wax museum is the fairly predictable tourist trap in the Peak Tower, the mall at the terminus of the tram ride at the top of the hill. In addition to buying tickets at the museum, you can buy tickets at the foot of the hill when you guy your tram tickets. Buying the combination pack will allow you to cut the long line [...]
transit in hong kong.
Posted June 24, 2006 at 07:24 AM by
I had a 7 hour transit stop in Hong Kong and after checking out the Hong Kong Tourism Board website at www.discoverhongkong.com I decided to go with one of their 5 hour transit tours.
Provided you're a national of a country whose citizens arent required to obtain visas for travelling [...]
Walking Around Hong Kong
Posted July 10, 2007 at 03:02 AM by hkman
These photos were taken during my wanderings around Hong Kong's Central, Wanchai, and Causeway Bay districts in December 2006. While a bit rainy, the day was amazing. The energy from walking around was palpable, comparable only to Manhattan. What made it even more interesting was the mixture of the culturally unfamiliarity and [...]
