One of my favorite pictures in 2023 is me cycling among the famous asian movie stars……oops, not the real people, they are the wax figures in Madame Tussauds Hong Kong. As you can see, the most fun part for me in this act is riding the bicycle. When I studied in the graduate school, I rode my bike to classrooms, labs, and dormitory. It was … Continue reading On the Wheels of 2023
Only about 190 miles from Taiwan, local people speak the same dialect, Xiamen is where my family located. We had great time stopping at Taipei, Taiwan before heading home. The people of Taiwan are incredible friendly, polite, and humble. Even Taiwan Strait is under intense challenge and pressure now, we have seen Taipei, capital city of Taiwan is peaceful and enjoyable. Taipei is one of … Continue reading Three Days in Taiwan
About a month ago, my husband saw a little kitten running and jumping through the traffic on one of our busiest streets in town. It was certainly too danger for a little kitty to do so. Mr. Animal lover immediately went into action and caught this little guy. It remained as a mystery why this little one running on the busy street in the city, … Continue reading Little Cute Dash
Hong Kong tram is also called the Ding Ding tram. It gets its namesake, because the tram will make a sound of “Ding Ding” when it arrives at the station. Ding Ding tram has been in operation for more than a hundred years since 1904 and is one of the oldest trams in the world. Each tram has a double-decker structure with beautiful color painting. … Continue reading Hong Kong Ding Ding Tram
Hong Kong is a cultural melting pot, blending Chinese traditions with British western influences. I had a very short stay at Hong Kong on the way to visit my family. I wish I could stay longer and plan to go back sometime later. You have to admit the languages of Hong Kong people are genius. Three languages have been used to make any announce: Cantonese, … Continue reading Hong Kong – Victoria Harbour
In 2022, we went to Naples, Italy to visit National Archaeological Museum. Although, Naples is not the most picturesque, most rich or most charming city in Italy, it hold several things it’s global influence. It is the birthplace of pizza! The city has a long and rich history of pizza making, dating back to the 18th century. The National Archaeological Museum is one of the … Continue reading Pizza in Naples Italy
In 2022, we visited St. Peter’s Basilica, Cathedral of Florence (Basilica di Santa Maria del Fioreon) and St. Mark’s Basilica in Venice. Being the center of Catholicism, it is no surprise that Italy is home to many of the world’s most beautiful churches. I have always enjoyed the beautiful and historical Catholic Churches. I was baptized in a family church in China. Family churches don’t have … Continue reading The Pictures of 2022
There are two reasons for Tower of Pisa is so special. First, it has been leaning for over 900 years. Secondly, Galileo Galilei dropped two cannonballs from the top of Pisa tower and proved the theory of gravity in physics. The Tower began to lean when the construction reached about 23m high some when around the year 1178, due to the soft ground could not properly … Continue reading Leaning Tower of Pisa & Galileo Galilei
My husband and I recently visited Italy for our anniversary. We had wonderful time there. Italy is a fabulous mix of history, religion, archeology, art, delicious food and great music. While traveling from Venice to the south Amalfi, my favorite place is Rome. Rome is a museum itself. There are so many historical places to see: Colosseum, St Peter’s Basilica, Vatican Museum & Sistine Chapel, Trevi Fountain, … Continue reading “Libiamo ne’ lieti calici” (Drink from Joyful Cups) in Rome
Bodie sits nearly 8,400 feet up in the Bodie Hills of California, near the California-Nevada border. In 1859 William (or Waterman) S. Bodey found it was a good place to look for gold in these hills. Bodey died in a snowstorm not long after. The new mining town was named after Bodie to honor him, although his last name was not spelled right and his first … Continue reading Bodie Ghost Town California
Between the two popular places in French Riviera – Nice and Monaco, Eze is a charming medieval village on the hilltop that overlooks Mediterranean Sea. During the winter of 2021, we didn’t go to Monaco because of the surge of Covid omicron. Instead, I took a half hour of bus from Nice to go to this remarkable village of Eze. Eze was built over 400 … Continue reading Eze, France
Today is World Book Day, the day of celebrating of books and joys of reading. My legendary bookstore experience was in Shakespeare & Company in Paris. Located on the bank of the Seine opposite Notre-Dame, it is the one of the most famous booksellers in the world. Sylvia Beach, an American expat established Shakespeare and Company in 1919. In his book “A moveable feast”, Ernest … Continue reading World Book Day-Shakespeare Bookstore in Paris
June’s Journeys 