When we got back from our Chinese New Year trip, I had almost a full roll of film left in the camera. So, on the walk down from our apartment to the development shop, I took even more photos. (and almost all with the wide angle lens)
The scenes in these pictures are much calmer than normal (and many of the small shops are closed) due to the fact that it was still Chinese New Year, a week long celebration. In fact, on this particular day it was apparently extremely bad luck to be open for business.
Can be seen here. Finally managed to get them all ready for the web.
I have a few other photos as well as some travelogue-ish writing from the trip (which was a whirlwind voyage over CNY weekend, including a flight every day) that I am aiming to post soon, but not quite ready.
Two More Book Reviews:
Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom, by Cory Doctorow
A Peace to End All Peace, by David Fromkin
Both books highly recommended.
Went for yet another hike and then for a barbeque in celebration of our friend Joanna's birthday. Again, took some photos (on Ofoto this time, registration required).
The BBQ was at the home of Joanna's 'uncle', Wong How Man - uncle in the Chinese sense, ie very close friend of Joanna's father. At any rate, Wong is an explorer and photographer, they had some amazing photos in the walls and some very interesting looking maps and other documents. He runs the China Exploration and Research Society.
His home, as you can see from the pictures, is literally on the water's edge. To get to civilization, one can either hike up a very steep set of stairs (probably a couple of hundred steps) or take a two minute ride in the powered dinghy across the harbor to Tai Tam.
So I decided to create a new weblog. It's called In Theory. As in "In theory, Communism works. In Theory."
I'm not sure if I have anything all that unique to say - but there's only one way to find out.