2014年4月30日 星期三

Trip to Kobe with Sun Princess

The trip started at Ocean Terminal on 16 April, 2014.

Ocean view Stateroom in Sun Princess

Star Ferry taken from Sun Princess stateroom
At 1pm on 17 April, The cruise arrived at Xiamen, China.

Sun Princess docked at Xiamen International Cruise Terminal
Gulangyu Island Ferry Point
At the museum front door
The busy town center at Lung Tao Road, Gulangyu
Zhong Shan Road Shopping zone, Xiamen
On 18 & 19 April, Sun Princess was cruising at sea on her way to Japan.

The Centrum area of the ship

Dining Restaurant at rest

On 20 April, Sun Princess arrived at Kochi Port, Shikoku Island, Japan.


The greeting rally team at pier, Kochi port.
The tea ceremony welcome drink offered by Kochi Tourism Board.
Hirome Market
 
Canal aroung Kochi castle

Sakamoto Ryuma Museum
Ryuma Historic route
Ryuma Post Office

Izumo Taisha Shrine
Inari Shrine
On 21 April Sun Princess arrived at Kobe in the morning. We disembarked here.


roadside flower plantation at Kobe Sannomiya area.

Flower route at Takarazuka town
Takarazuka Performing Hall
Tezuka Memorial Museum at Takarazuka

On 22 April, I toured Kyoto.

Nishihonganji Temple
Cherry Blossom inside Kyoto Imperial Garden
Inner garden of Kyoto Imperial Garden
Higashihonganji Temple

On 23 April, I visited Shigishan Shrine at Osaka Municipal District.
  

Mount Takayasu
Tiger is the Shrine's logo
Dolls donated
The Shrine
On 25 April, I visited Nara.
Toji Temple, Kyoto.
Heijo Palace, Nara
Kashirahara Shrine, Nara
Asuka Station at Nara countryside
On 26 April, I toured around Kyoto.

Shuhakuin Imperial Palace
Kyoto University

2014年3月3日 星期一

Trip to Peninsular Malaysia, Feb.2014





Masjid Zahir, Alorsetar on 21 Feb.
Belai Nobat, Alorsetar on 21 Feb.
Alorsetar Tower on 21 Feb.
Clock Tower, Alorsetar on 21 Feb.
Alorsetar by night
Paddy Museum, Alorsetar on 22 Feb.
Central Market, Alorsetar on 22 Feb.
Ao Nang Beach, Krabi, Thailand on 24 Feb.
Krabi Town Center on 24 Feb.

Traffic Light, Krabi Town on 24 Feb.
Jungceylon Shopping Destination, Batong, Phuket on 25 Feb.
Pelek Tong Cave Temple, Ipoh, Malaysia on 27 Feb.
Cave Temple inside view on 27 Feb.

Chinese Calligraphy inside Cave Temple on 27 Feb.

2013年11月23日 星期六

Red Foliage Trip to Kansai, Japan

The trip started on 11 Nov and ended on 21 Nov. including most popular sightseeing spots for tourist in Kyoto, Osaka, Nara, Kobe and Wakayama.



Tenryuji Shrine, Kyoto on 12 Nov.
Arashiyama, Kyoto on 12 Nov.
Nishinomaru Garden, Osaka Castle on 13 Nov
Inside Garden Osaka Castle on 13 Nov.

Yawata Shrine, 15 Nov
Uji, Kyoto on 15 Nov.
Yawata Town, Osaka on 15 Nov.
Uji, Kyoto on 15 Nov.
Kiyomizudera Temple at night on 16 Nov.


Kiyomizudera Temple, Kyoto on 16 Nov

Tofukuji Temple, Kyoto on 16 Nov.
Todaiji Shrine, Nara, 17 Nov
Nara Park on 17 Nov.
Koyokei Garden, Wakayama City on 18 Nov.
Kuroshio Fish Mart, Wakayama City on 18 Nov.
Kifune, Kyoto on 20 Nov
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Kurama Shrine, Kyoto on 20 Nov.

2013年10月31日 星期四

HK Heritage Fiesta

During Sept.& Oct. I visited some heritage sites including study halls and schools.



Administration Block
Hong Kong Adventist College, Sai Kung
  taken 0n 16 September

The College was built in 1937. Due to the outbreak of Sino-Japanese War, the former South Union Training Institution was evacuated from mainland to Hong Kong.




Taken in the Library with a former colleague at Hong Kong Institute of Education





Lui Sang Chun at Lai Chi Kok Road, taken on 5 Oct.





St Stephen's Girls' College, Lyttelton Road
  taken on 6 Oct.

  The college, founded in1906 bythe Church Missionary Society of the Anglican Church of England, moved to its present site in 1923.
















King' College, Bonham Road, taken on 6 Oct.

It was completed in 1926 but officially opened by the then Governor Sir Cecil Clementi. During the Japanese Occupation, it was used as a military mule and horse stable for the Japanese army.

King's College main entrance







The fig tree.  Background is the classroom where I studied.














 I studied at the college for the matriculation course from 1965 to 1967.
 




   The University of Hong Kong


Main building was completed in 1912.

Hung Hing Ying Building was opened in 1919.         Both buildings formed the main campus in the University's early stage.