Dinos in Hong Kong

Our daughter loved it!

It was Awesome!

- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone

Kowloon Adventures

This was not our first trot over to Kowloon. We were shopping for something and we got distracted by the music and groups of people. We ended up just hanging out and playing in around.

Christmas images around HK

Landmark building-





- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone

Location:Hong Kong

Christmas in Stanley

This is what Stanley looks like around Christmas. These photo were taken with my iphone and they didn't come out the best.

Ladies Market

If you don't like crowds or go around 4:30- 5pm, but be aware by 6-6:30pm it is will start getting crowed very quickly .

Ladies Market is positioned in the centre of Mongkok District. The street lies ideally in a section of Tung Choi Street amid Argyle Street and Dundas Street.












Check out this website to get all the info you need: http://www.ladies-market.hk/

Science Museum & Hong Kong Museum of History

The museums are free on Wednesdays.

History Museum is not so much fun for younger kids.

The room of Mirrors

My daughter driving.

Touch screen with clouds and butterflies.

This section of the science  is awesome for everyone.

Science Museum: http://hk.science.museum/eindex.php
Hong Kong Museum of History: http://hk.history.museum/en/aboutus.php

Kwum Yam Shrine @ Repulse Bay beach

The brightly red "Longevity Bridge", next to the shrine. Presumably adds three extra days of life to every person who crosses it.
Longevity Bridge of Kwum Yam Shrine:

My amazing daughter!

My Daughter is sitting on the top bar.  She 7 years old! She is the smallesst and the youngest in her class. I am so proud of her!
- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone

My 34th birthday at Disney

Photos from space mountain- who said I had to grow-up!

Disney is the place to go to be a kid.

- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone

Hk life

What a day and it is only noon! I have been running all over Hong Kong looking for stuff. The great thing about Hong Kong is everything you can or could want is here... The downfall is where In the heck is it located and How much it might cost. Well taxi ride is almost over see yea


- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone

Durian the King of Asian fruits

DURIAN

"It smelled like you'd buried somebody holdinga big wheel of Stilton in his arms, then dug him up a few weeks later." ~Anthony Bourdain (1956 --) http://www.foodreference.com/html/qdurian.html  

My take on Durian fruit...It smells like soured milk crossed with stinky Frito feet and  moldy oranges mashed together to make a custard paste. Have I tried it yet? NO, I hate to admit it, but I can't get pass the smell. I am not jumping up and down to try it, but since we are going on our sixth year in Asia... We should try it...we try so many other things (like goat balls) without over thinking it.

It is the SMELL! It is really hard to get passed. Anyway, we found Durian ice Cream in the market and decided we should try this. Who doesn't like ice cream? How bad could it taste?The smell should be toned down...that would make it easier for my nose.

I have to make this disclaimer, we are not a picky eaters, and we at least try everything once. The Durian fruit has been one of a few things that we haven't been able get passed the smell.

OK...here I go....

It has the appearance of play doh, the consistency of harden soft serve ice cream  and it smells like something all its own. Better yet it isn't stinky. The taste is smooth, sweet and at the back of my tongue I can taste sour, but I can't think of anything to compare it too. Not too helpful.

Our daughter does not like it, she spit it out. My husband and I finished ours, but I don't think I will eat any more.  The aftertaste is not the best...very sour.When I burped it was smell of a sour stomach.

We tried it! We are one step closer to trying the actual fruit.

If you want to know more about durian- check out Wikipedia- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Durian - I am not a big supporter of Wikipedia, but they did a good job on the information.

"Why not go out on a limb? Isn't that where the fruit is?" ~Frank Scullyhttp://www.quotegarden.com/risk.html

Rainbows

You know it is going to be good day when you wake to a rainbow over the water. I wish I could have sat on my balcony with a hot cup of coffee and daydream my day away. No time, but I did take photos to share this lovely moment with you all.



- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone

Today...

I sat on the beach. Nothing amazing, or overwhelming....I just sat there. Kid is in school, husband is at work and I am sitting on the beach. Thats just not fair.
I am looking for a job, but it isn't easy. I thought about going back to teaching Conversational english, but it doesn't seem to be in me to do. I think I am going to go back to school and further my education.

"What does education often do? It makes a straight-cut ditch of a free, meandering brook." ~Henry David Thoreau

How to get to Gateway store

Take the MTR and get off at the Sheung Wan station.
I Seem to always board the MTR at Admiralty station, Sheung Wan is on line 2. Sheung Wan is the last stop on the line. When exit the subway look for the "E＂ exit. The Exit at "E2" Wing lol st 6-26
Gatewaystore is on your left- Yellow door- it is the back entry of the store. Walk down the stairs and you will see the register.

If you want to go to Wing on take a right instead of a left when you exit "e2". Walk around the corner and look up you will see the sign for Wing on in bold yellow letters on the building. The only thing you will need to do is cross the street and enter the front door.

Here is a photo of Wing on-




- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone

Gone and back again

Where have I been?
Learning my way around Hong Kong , my dear. Hong kong is much easier then Japan, not only do they speak English here but it has a European flare.

- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone

Repulse Bay beach

We were hanging on Repulse Bay beach today and my daughter found a dried up starfish. She thought it was the coolest thing ever and asked me to post it for all.

- Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone

Fort Concho tour- San Angelo, TX

http://www.fortconcho.com/

"Fort Concho National Historic Landmark encompasses most of the former army post and includes twenty-three original and restored fort structures. The old frontier army post is now a historic preservation project and museum which is owned and operated by the City of San Angelo, Texas"

Hummer house in Christoval, Texas

Hummer House

Christoval, Texas

Home page: http://www.hummerhouse.com/

Directions: http://www.hummerhouse.com/map.htm

Dan & Cathy Brown are great people and have world of information. They were so great with the kids and all there questions.

AWESOME!  It is a great place for a day trip... if you like birds and want to see them up close with kids this is a wonderful place !

Here is the photo of the day...



Water Lily ponds in San Angelo Texas

San Angelo is a town filled with hidden treasures. No, I am not from San Angelo, so when I go to visit I am always amazed what I find there. The water lilies were one of those amazing sites to find…ok, I didn’t find it…I was told about it and where it was located.

Water Lilies – International Water Lily Collection

Photos taken By Gypsy Girl 2010

Photos taken By Gypsy Girl 2010

Photos taken By Gypsy Girl 2010

Photos taken By Gypsy Girl 2010

Photos taken By Gypsy Girl 2010

 The history behind the Water Lilies – International Water Lily Collection : http://sanangelotexas.us/vertical/Sites/%7BBD27ED61-E710-4F56-8954-CC319F012B3D%7D/uploads/%7BAB09883D-8C61-493E-8F4D-D027A2333012%7D.PDF  

Another great site: http://gardenpage.biz/san-angelo-hidden-treasure-worldwide-reputation-local-man-honored-for/

Mississippi and NASA

Lunar Lander Exhibit

Photo taken by Gypsy’s Husband  

NASA's Lunar Lander exhibit is located at the Mississippi I-10 Welcome Center in Hancock County, Miss., just west of Bay St. Louis and 45 miles east of New Orleans on I-10 at Exit 2. The exhibit features a 30-foot-tall replica of a Lunar Lander used as a trainer by the Apollo 13 astronauts. Apollo 13 astronaut and Mississippi native Fred Haise left space-boot prints and signature in concrete at the base of the exhibit. http://www.ssc.nasa.gov/sirs/scripts/getxmlfile.pl?id=00-068D-01

http://www.ssc.nasa.gov/public/visitors/ 

Storming at Repulse Bay

This is what it looks like when it is storming at Repulse bay! Thanks goodness I am in Texas, but my poor husband. Not so beautiful anymore.

Photos taken by Gypsy’s Husband @ Repulse Bay beach

Photos taken by Gypsy’s Husband @ Repulse Bay beach

Photos taken by Gypsy’s Husband @ Repulse Bay

Photos taken by Gypsy’s Husband @ Repulse Bay beach