Hong Kong Archives - Rachel's Ruminations

storefront, open to the street in Hong Kong, with large steam baskets holding a variety of dim sum.

Hong Kong Impressions

My short visit in Hong Kong was a stimulating, perhaps over-stimulating, series of strong impressions. Here are some of the strongest ones.

small fishing boats in the foreground, houses partly on stilts in the background, with large balconies: on Lamma Island

On Lamma Island, a Meditative Walk

Car-free Lamma Island is the third largest island of Hong Kong after Hong Kong itself and Lantau.

scene of jumbled houses, with boats moored outside them, in Tai O

Tai O, Hong Kong: Village on stilts

Tai O village in Hong Kong is known as a picturesque village of stilt houses. Up close, though, it raises questions about poverty tourism.

The Big Buddha sits in a lotus, his right hand raised

Big Buddha Hong Kong (and a cable car)

The Big Buddha on Hong Kong’s Lantau Island is breathtaking because of the beauty of its mountain setting and the stunning cable car ride up to its base.

the skyscrapers of Hong Kong and Kowloon and the waterway between them, seen from Victoria Peak

Victoria Peak: The Top of Hong Kong

Victoria Peak, the mountain that looms over the skyscrapers of Hong Kong, is one of Hong Kong’s top tourist attractions.

a view of the front of the colonial-era Flagstaff House in Hong Kong Park

Hong Kong Park Has a Lot to Offer

Hong Kong Park is a destination in itself, with an oddly wide variety of things to see: an aviary, a museum, a conservatory, and more.