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The Peak Tower
Posted July 10, 2007 at 05:06 AM by hkman
The Peak Tower is a multi-story shopping mall at the terminus of the tram station at the top of the Peak. The Tram stops in the basement, and while you can choose to leave the mall at ground level, most tourists tend to proceed up the mall to the top floor where an observation deck provides some breath-taking views of Hong Kong and the [...]
Downtown Mountain View
Posted May 26, 2007 at 11:32 PM by Omar
Mountain View is a town founded in the 19th century as a stagecoach stop between San Francisco and San Jose. By the end of the 19th century, it had turned into an agricultural boomtown. It remained predominantly agricultural until the 1950's when the changing local economy - with the emergence of aerospace and technology industries - [...]
lemon garden cafe
Posted August 10, 2006 at 10:42 AM by
A popular dining option that attracts both locals and tourists alike, the Lemon Garden’s lunch and dinner buffets offers a delicious sampling of worldwide flavors. The sumptuous spread includes a salad bar complete with cold seafood, sashimi and sushi, as well as Western, Indian, Chinese, Malay and Italian food stations. And while these [...]
hawaii's largest mall: ala moana center
Posted August 08, 2006 at 07:57 PM by
ala moana center opened nearly sixty years ago on a large parcel of land, drained from marshland and ponds that nearly characterized the hawaiian coast for thousands of years. located one block from the ala moana beach park, this mall was once america’s largest mall, anchored by the department store greats, such as j.c. penney and sears, [...]
