One of the first places I visited in HK after my ‘quarantine’ period was over was the West Kowloon Cultural District (WKCD). Built on reclaimed land from the 90’s, the arts district has been expanding in phases and is still under development. However there’s lots of areas to explore already and I saw many families enjoying the free outdoor parks on the day I went. The reason I was interested in going was because there was a Kusama Yayoi exhibition being held…
The next few days in Hong Kong were mostly spent chilling at home in the mornings and going to the malls in the afternoon. Since I was unable to eat in restaurants, it was easier to limit my time out so I could save myself the hassle of having to return home each time for a meal. But after spending so many hours at the mall, both my wallet and my luggage space were significantly depleted, so I needed to find other…
Back from my first overseas trip since the start of the pandemic! It’s so weird to see how things have changed since my trip to LA last year. Omicron broke out and we were back in lockdown and curbside service in the winter. Waves came and went, then it seemed like everything settled down during the summer as everyone began adjusting to the new normal. Traveling to HK was still ambitious, since they had a lot of restrictions in place when I arrived December…
After coming back from Taiwan I think my energy started to drain. I probably slept around 6 hours each night while I was in Taiwan to maximize my time, but once I was back in HK my laziness (and maybe some jetlag) finally kicked in. I didn’t really have a lot planned for my last two full days in HK. On the first day I had to go to Kwuntong to meet my aunt, so I ended up going to…
For day 2 of my travels(?) in HK, I played the role of a tourist and asked my uncle to take me to Wetland Park, which is about an hour and a half away from where we live. After stopping for breakfast at the 茶餐廳 down the street, we hopped on the MTR then switched to the local LRT which would take us to Wetland Park. Once we arrived, we got in line for admission tickets. Since it was a…