Blahnik Net » Life in Hong Kong http://blahniknet.com Information from Andy and Rica! Sun, 04 Mar 2012 05:32:23 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Lamma Island in Hong Kong (with pics) http://blahniknet.com/2010/05/lamma-island-visit-hong-kong/ http://blahniknet.com/2010/05/lamma-island-visit-hong-kong/#comments Sat, 15 May 2010 07:27:24 +0000 Andy http://blahniknet.com/?p=116 Rica and I headed to Lamma Island a few weeks ago to visit and see whats out there. We headed down to Central Pier 6 on Hong Kong Island. For there we went to Sok Kwu Wan and planned to do the walk over to Yung Shue Wan. You can actually go the other way around but the ferries to Sok Kwu Wan come a little less often so we decided to go there first.

Once you get to the island it really feels like you’ve left Hong Kong, no more sky scrapers or even roads for that matter. Just a few little houses and a few restaurants. If you’re ever in Hong Kong and have an afternoon on a nice day I would defiantly recommend it. We just did the walk and then had food down in Yung Shue Wan although the restaurants we saw Sok Kwu Wan looked a little better so when we go back next time we’ll have to try there.

Here are some pictures from our visit!

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We're both here Enjoying the beach Lamma Island Thats where we're going Resturants! Rock with Chinese written on it! Yummy Andy water and islands On the boat! me on Lamma Island
]]> http://blahniknet.com/2010/05/lamma-island-visit-hong-kong/feed/ 4 Initial Impressions of Life in Hong Kong http://blahniknet.com/2010/01/initial-impressions-life-in-hong-hong/ http://blahniknet.com/2010/01/initial-impressions-life-in-hong-hong/#comments Sun, 31 Jan 2010 08:39:04 +0000 Andy http://blahniknet.com/?p=69 I’ve been living in Hong Kong for two weeks now after moving from Shenzhen. I am in Tsuen Wan (New Territories) so my experience is different then if I was downtown Hong Kong. Below is a map of where I live.

So far the move was good, it took two days to move from Shenzhen [...]]]> I’ve been living in Hong Kong for two weeks now after moving from Shenzhen. I am in Tsuen Wan (New Territories) so my experience is different then if I was downtown Hong Kong. Below is a map of where I live.

So far the move was good, it took two days to move from Shenzhen to Hong Kong, so no need to wait a long time to get our stuff.

I defiantly enjoy the open and fast internet of Hong Kong, which is probably my favorite part at this point. I also like the order of traffic here, so even when there is traffic it keeps going unlike Shenzhen where it can just stop.

I do miss the prices in Shenzhen as I spend a whole lot more money to transport and food everyday in Hong Kong. This is adding up and I see that its a lot more expensive, when I was spending 7 RMB for lunch and now I’m spending 25 HKD at a cheap place. I also miss the Mandarin as now I can’t understand when I’m out walking around, though most people know English and if I asked probably Mandarin too.

To let you see where I live here are some pictures from the top of the apartment (and 2 from the star ferry)

More to come later as I get use to Hong Kong and I can make a better comparison between being in China and being in Hong Kong.


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a little rainy Eating some Ice Cream before Lamma Island Hello Lamma Island nice and green Nice flower Resturants! More of Lamma Island water and islands Temple Lamma Island
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