Nooks And Crannies in Hong Kong

Night scenes in Hong Kong were beautiful as I had expected 


While, looking around small mom-and-pop shops or having a bite at an eatery in off-streets mesmerized me very much. 

Shop keepers were all in all friendly. 


Foods served at those eateries were sometimes seemed as delicious as at top class restaurants.

Spending 2011 year-end holidays in Hong Kong

Center: Wax Doll of Bruce Lee

Leaving Macau, stayed only two nights though it was very meaningful, we headed for Hong Kong. 

It took just one hour by express ferry. We turned in disembarkation cards again, then we stepped in on Hong Kong island. 

We took a taxi at the ferry terminal and went to the hotel in which we would stay for three nights in the early evening.

Throwing all our luggage into our hotel room, we took a free shuttle bus from the hotel to the nearest station and got on the subway to the center of Hong Kong downtown.

At first, the center of downtown seemed like Ginza area in Tokyo to me. Big department stores, jewelers and famous designer shops were disappointing us a bit.

But, we found later that the scene from the harbor area to the river and the scene from the top of Victoria Peak were awesome.

We waited for a tram car going to the top of Victoria Peak over one hour though, it was well worth for waiting.

At Harbour City Ocean Terminal

View from a Ferry Going to Hong Kong Island 

View from Victoria Peak at Night

A Happy New Year! / Spending 2011 year-end holidays in Macau

 I left Utsunomiya for Narita International Airport by car in the early morning on December 24th.

It took five hours from Japan to Hong Kong by air.

After arriving in Hong Kong, we took an airport express train, a taxi and an express ferry.

Finally we got to Macau in the same day evening.

We spent our Christmas in Macau eating Chinese food, looking around ancient town streets, historical monuments and several World Heritages.


Macau had been a Portuguese colony in China and handed over in 1999.

It lies on south-western China, bordering Guangdong province to the north and facing the South China Sea to the south.



We visited Ruins of St. Paul's Cathedral.
The cathedral was built in 1602 and destroyed by fire in 1835.
The picture taken there follows.

At Ruins of St. Paul's Cathedral

Every Chinese food perfectly suited our palates.

Videos, "Traveling in the American West."

I’ve finished editing two more videos of travel in the States last April. It took me a lot of time. The reason is simple. I put too much pictures (about 2,000) into short two videos.
While editing, every time I change the order of pictures, duration of pictures, music, and titles, my PC freezes for few minutes. Sigh.
I’m not satisfied with the quality of uploaded pictures on YouTube. But, I think it’s bearable.
I featured Japanese POP singer Hikaru Utada as background music.

I’m glad you watch those videos.

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#1 (1st day to 6th day) Music:Hikaru Utada/ Exodus '04
Places we visited
Needles, NV/Colorado river.
Williams, AZ/Route 66, The Grand Canyon.
Kayenta, AZ/The Grand Canyon, Monument Vally.
Page, AZ/Monument Vally, Mokee Dugway.
Bryce, UT/Hoseshoe Bend, Bryce Canyon.
Zion, UT/Bryce Canyon, Zion National Park.

#2 (6th day to 13th day) Music:Hikaru Utada/ Traveling (Bahiatronic Mix)
Places we visited
Zion, UT/Zion National Park.
Las Vegas, NV/Zion National Park, Fremont Street.
Las Vegas, NV/The Las Vegas Strip.
Los Angeles, CA/Santa Monica, Hollywood, UCLA.
Anaheim, CA/Disnyland