My mom and uncle each visited Tokyo's famous Imperial Hotel in the mid-60s.Originally built in 1890 in the Victorian style, the Imperial has gone through several incarnations. In 1923 a new building was designed by one of my favorite architects, Frank Lloyd Wright (as shown … [Read more...]
Borscht and pastries, Hong Kong style
I've become a little obsessed with Tkachenko's Restaurant and Confectionery, formerly of Hong Kong.It's popped up in literature: Martin Booth's Golden Boy (Picador, 2006) and Janice Y.K. Lee's The Piano Teacher (Viking, 2009) mention it in a 1950s setting. So I thought I … [Read more...]
Eight kowtows
Wow. In the month since I launched this site, people have viewed it in 20 countries. I am humbled.These countries include:Australia Canada China Costa Rica FranceGermany Hong Kong* India Indonesia Israel JapanPoland Portugal South Korea … [Read more...]
Vintage Thai
My friend Charlene sent me these vintage ads from Thai Airways International.The ad on the left reads:The happiest combination in Far East travel is now offered to you on the fabulous Royal Orchid Jet Service. To the traditional Thai hospitality, superb cuisine, and … [Read more...]
Sun Ya Hotel, 1961 and 1966
Okay, I'm officially obsessed with the Sun Ya Hotel. I found these two photos, one from 1961, a year before my mom stayed there, and the other from 1966. Even back then, Nathan Road was hopping with street and sidewalk traffic.A document published in 1961 by the Hong Kong … [Read more...]
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