I first learned of Brittani Sonnenberg's novel Home Leave (Grand Central, 2014) while reading the stellar lineup of the upcoming Hong Kong Lit Fest. And when I was in Hong Kong a couple weeks ago, I met Brittani Sonnenberg at a book event! I just read Home Leave this weekend and … [Read more...]
Photo Friday
It's hard to believe Tom and I left for Hong Kong two weeks ago tomorrow. Or that we've been home for a week.It was such a magical trip that we're still talking about it just as much as we talk about our kids--which is all the time.But when I think back to the day we … [Read more...]
Return to Hong Kong, Day 4
For our last day in Hong Kong, Tom and I met my friends Erica and Jacqueline to tour the Western District. This is another area we didn't see on our trip to Hong Kong two years ago. We took a short tram ride from Central to Western Market.Street art.Once we … [Read more...]
Return to Hong Kong, Day 3
For decades I've been obsessed with the concept of the Kowloon Walled City, a slum of cramped apartment buildings that surrounded an old Chinese yamen, or government building, not too far from the old Kai Tak Airport. The history is absolutely fascinating, and for more about it … [Read more...]
Return to Hong Kong, Day 2
On our second day in Hong Kong, I brought Tom to the Jewish cemetery, which wasn't too far from our hotel. To get there, we walked past cemeteries of all the major religions. The Muslim cemetery was across from our hotel.We also passed a Catholic cemetery and a Parsee … [Read more...]
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