Susan Blumberg-Kason

An ode to the Hong Kong sampan

March 1, 2011 By Susan Blumberg-Kason Leave a Comment

This slide brings tears to my eyes.I think it's because when I decided to move to Hong Kong in 1990, I thought this would be a normal scene. The sea, the mountains, the beautiful skyline, and of course the exotic sampan.But when I arrived, the tallest building in this … [Read more...]

Happy birthday, blog!

February 28, 2011 By Susan Blumberg-Kason 2 Comments

One year ago to this day, I launched this blog and never imagined 365 days later, people in 50 countries would view my little posts about travel and books.Thank you!This blog has inspired me to search for old postcards and photos, not to mention the thousands of slides my … [Read more...]

My grandparents up near the China border, 1974

February 27, 2011 By Susan Blumberg-Kason 2 Comments

Last weekend my maternal grandmother celebrated her 95th birthday. Everyone at the party remarked how fit and alert she looked. To me, she hasn't changed much since my earliest memories, going back 40 years now.Grandma Kohlhagen, as my brother and I called her (Nama to her … [Read more...]

View from the Peak, 1962

February 26, 2011 By Susan Blumberg-Kason 2 Comments

I have recurring nightmares about this scene.I'm back in Hong Kong, my flight for Chicago leaves in less than 24 hours, and somehow in two weeks I never made it to the Peak or to the Tsim Sha Tsui harborfront. 13 years away from Hong Kong and I can't manage to see what I went … [Read more...]

A day in the clouds, 1962

February 25, 2011 By Susan Blumberg-Kason Leave a Comment

I found another box of old slides at my mom's apartment last week. When I saw a box labeled "Hong Kong, 1962", I claimed it for my own (or at least until I could scan them).This is one slide in that new batch.My mom took this photo in the summer of 1962, months before her … [Read more...]