tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39173975578121865322024-03-20T01:37:17.626-07:00Lonely TravelerLonely Travelerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04926321231683666682noreply@blogger.comBlogger47125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3917397557812186532.post-3342759872848227932010-07-16T09:55:00.000-07:002010-07-16T10:01:37.556-07:00Floating flower market in Amsterdam<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzfg0bINX3wIIPH9Es_7pKB1gQzp502uZZYo2QB_tleWSqJfxcVqWWBbh3WFYDzvHINn_PAjTu5sreXUyXCKa8kK-dgSRkqd3Twbf-A32RnXYnRYmeE5vo2ljv4TBv7VuDbediOPUXrqA/s1600/Amsterdam+-+17-19.05.2010+370.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494549755663472514" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzfg0bINX3wIIPH9Es_7pKB1gQzp502uZZYo2QB_tleWSqJfxcVqWWBbh3WFYDzvHINn_PAjTu5sreXUyXCKa8kK-dgSRkqd3Twbf-A32RnXYnRYmeE5vo2ljv4TBv7VuDbediOPUXrqA/s400/Amsterdam+-+17-19.05.2010+370.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPUWb4hWWdpwkGDr8JpMPe2nnpAgsOTpzaOmy2kkXTgJa-NIDclgTys8_aQteiu2S3kfP_pZPobnZxFq_JEp6sT2D-RtjQ2dcR3E3Ib2tyaoU99GfTDLPIX8h9APpzaZfcC0a0d_oHfns/s1600/Amsterdam+-+17-19.05.2010+295.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494549665206961890" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPUWb4hWWdpwkGDr8JpMPe2nnpAgsOTpzaOmy2kkXTgJa-NIDclgTys8_aQteiu2S3kfP_pZPobnZxFq_JEp6sT2D-RtjQ2dcR3E3Ib2tyaoU99GfTDLPIX8h9APpzaZfcC0a0d_oHfns/s400/Amsterdam+-+17-19.05.2010+295.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRhcEFDzUXVYw3C2tKZpJ3OCZWHrWoXwwPOcRa2FXygrpbeEbFrabD5J4dEUB_QyZd0ri7XWL8pnzTumqUzsN_24ZcsiUdIctyVohhU0wByEubXIqO2cZZ9aO5eMeNmHX1a5VsxEEVB2g/s1600/Amsterdam+-+17-19.05.2010+323.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494549449708405698" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRhcEFDzUXVYw3C2tKZpJ3OCZWHrWoXwwPOcRa2FXygrpbeEbFrabD5J4dEUB_QyZd0ri7XWL8pnzTumqUzsN_24ZcsiUdIctyVohhU0wByEubXIqO2cZZ9aO5eMeNmHX1a5VsxEEVB2g/s400/Amsterdam+-+17-19.05.2010+323.jpg" border="0" /></a> This unique floating flower market, founded in 1862 is a series of permanently moored barges that contain the most exotic and unique flowers from around the world, as well as the beautiful blossoms that you may be familiar with. If you are a flower or gardening enthusiast this is definitely a site that you will not want to miss a trip to the Bloemenmarkt. Located near Muntplein the Bloemenmarkt is found in Singel between Vijzelstraat and Koningsplein. There are several trams that will take you to the Market, and the tram schedule allows for frequent arrivals and departures. Most people advise that a trip later in the afternoon is best if you wish to take your time to look through the displays of flowers, plants, herbs and bulbs that are available.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG68_VTUYPX7cBoZ5M3Gzi0XS9zMb_ZaAaXi7mbeI12V8A1IDFaggb4VlUyZFbc71T9XRtoIpuZESXuoVNvfBZZ5o6IdP2fl8oeLox7VOScEHx-56GSHW7rskd6QsJ0dcITfpdDn23BK0/s1600/Amsterdam+-+17-19.05.2010+346.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494549344504006322" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG68_VTUYPX7cBoZ5M3Gzi0XS9zMb_ZaAaXi7mbeI12V8A1IDFaggb4VlUyZFbc71T9XRtoIpuZESXuoVNvfBZZ5o6IdP2fl8oeLox7VOScEHx-56GSHW7rskd6QsJ0dcITfpdDn23BK0/s400/Amsterdam+-+17-19.05.2010+346.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOyv_JuY7vcDLl0CofXIejhU20YCCVwtSgt4Hl4dNDJgUgercPqLTpoCvM9AaaqMXNC_3vGmWbg5pfX3L7h1ILu5QDzl9vr_lWouGvlmdoM0VifDoee7tOOxHE5HBB1VpCRwkeLTlAzT0/s1600/Amsterdam+-+17-19.05.2010+322.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494549232059638338" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOyv_JuY7vcDLl0CofXIejhU20YCCVwtSgt4Hl4dNDJgUgercPqLTpoCvM9AaaqMXNC_3vGmWbg5pfX3L7h1ILu5QDzl9vr_lWouGvlmdoM0VifDoee7tOOxHE5HBB1VpCRwkeLTlAzT0/s400/Amsterdam+-+17-19.05.2010+322.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>Lonely Travelerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04926321231683666682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3917397557812186532.post-25263075247143391092010-07-16T09:52:00.000-07:002010-07-16T10:01:37.556-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqhBl8KDlzTuGq9_zW9Nwgyeuq4nDcP2shaVNevlfMsv6VNXy4M56gjCfJ6MdsTO4GsUiZ1TEuvCW6eJJbEOvNkhZX7buIjRpt9uAubTdeLghJSb86GVkp2TwuqmoA1s0ICevwf6cORnk/s1600/Amsterdam+-+17-19.05.2010+307.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494548581049265458" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqhBl8KDlzTuGq9_zW9Nwgyeuq4nDcP2shaVNevlfMsv6VNXy4M56gjCfJ6MdsTO4GsUiZ1TEuvCW6eJJbEOvNkhZX7buIjRpt9uAubTdeLghJSb86GVkp2TwuqmoA1s0ICevwf6cORnk/s400/Amsterdam+-+17-19.05.2010+307.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi43FjgdhvadLp-KexJrwBr3aIbkkwCHzCOorjxkbuklfjZSqtJ3hxC8QJvFHojaTMy2em7up_Xn9UjgnnNA_jS8kJyw3fFbkStn53DmetPvLXDWBA1r1eowlSjkB4XDLNWbql1nBxBA74/s1600/Amsterdam+-+17-19.05.2010+300.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494548491191398658" style="FLOAT: left; 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MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT9td9dVeR6NVUpPzG28znQf-sfxJKMZGp5F6mhQ0mE0SlVd7TgpCksjhmxJBLQPGXh_D9FsfHofrdcJtWE5EZfSzfUwqCgiMVmckWVT9yB1kjmpsy7QX8PWAkKDzLWamEKpoejarTiIk/s400/Amsterdam+-+17-19.05.2010+358.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>Lonely Travelerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04926321231683666682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3917397557812186532.post-80812467426069989132010-07-15T13:24:00.000-07:002010-07-16T10:01:37.558-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPfW9nm6072KHNG_nJvtmSjzW-iRLRlIQnpI-OOZy55iLVH7sd8p71B0ytbcNPA0K_4p-Ndw0HTpdRPIzaWGwnKzElos2wX9BTsdMSS0OJAosaj1ixnhy1pEqxWEClyUWswiTjO5NCpr0/s1600/Amsterdam+-+17-19.05.2010+364.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494233158610160626" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPfW9nm6072KHNG_nJvtmSjzW-iRLRlIQnpI-OOZy55iLVH7sd8p71B0ytbcNPA0K_4p-Ndw0HTpdRPIzaWGwnKzElos2wX9BTsdMSS0OJAosaj1ixnhy1pEqxWEClyUWswiTjO5NCpr0/s400/Amsterdam+-+17-19.05.2010+364.jpg" border="0" /></a>In addition to the flowers there are also souvenir and knick-knack shops that have both Dutch and international art, sculptures, and ornaments.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMA6CEi4cZCfl7W_GvkhCLyH5R2qO3S6ypWruXcaOIRzMR10sPpp_8KdX_7J_Xgz5hDUCNJdzUimbgSvrlClVTD3ZnINN7geBC-FVuFZzM8SZC6ITTFO8iqacSKme4spghhlbH06EF7Fs/s1600/Amsterdam+-+17-19.05.2010+342.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494233051963064786" style="FLOAT: left; 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MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGNHCIyzPqWgUnxE4gdsqlqm3wfDGbg6HmIhIqByPSYFisCsA6uyU-ws7spoBvIVGFSVZTMuVBgAr4DowPIdNxfi4wJfjZHmZBfj9oHwvvYY8mo1acOwAvKktu1DPMX8OFWmpuxnAKYvI/s400/Amsterdam+-+17-19.05.2010+362.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Lonely Travelerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04926321231683666682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3917397557812186532.post-80507213781706944062010-01-28T14:28:00.000-08:002010-01-28T14:43:02.062-08:00Cheung Chau Bun Festival - 包山節<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq4swinqREW53k4u_4e1nzMJhuAtoxde3TaAxzlwOka3y3FLPvK_9LXIdFbMwQsGuDlMzkuoND6ibw5s3k9ZvzVVesOJGXCQ9GBrH9bhbM3UgvmscA4KYD6njQ6o17Za3sxL89w4AY-Pg/s1600-h/002+-+Hong+Kong+-+25.04.+-+07.05.2009+593.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431924320663694802" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq4swinqREW53k4u_4e1nzMJhuAtoxde3TaAxzlwOka3y3FLPvK_9LXIdFbMwQsGuDlMzkuoND6ibw5s3k9ZvzVVesOJGXCQ9GBrH9bhbM3UgvmscA4KYD6njQ6o17Za3sxL89w4AY-Pg/s400/002+-+Hong+Kong+-+25.04.+-+07.05.2009+593.jpg" border="0" /></a> <strong>Cheung Chau</strong> ( 長洲, Chángzhōu; lit. "Long Island") is a small island 10 km southwest of Hong Kong Island. It has been inhabited for longer than most other places in the territory of Hong Kong, with a population of about 30,000 up to 2006. Administratively, it is part of the Islands District.<br />Geographically the island is formed from two mostly granite lumps joined by what was presumably once a tombolo, a kind of sandbar. With an area of 2.45 km², the island is therefore "long", hence the name as translated from Cantonese is Long Island. Thus, it is redundant to say "Cheung Chau Island". The island is dumbbell-shaped, with hills at the northern and southern ends and the settlements concentrated in between.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_JNfTarr7eMcZ1ULJMi3YDdR2Vj9UoC-LEedcwaJxioXoTE9o80PsWYmOXXziwg0MbpI7Mf-fKIybttPoHGhyug5eSHw0tHBvBdWM0dLhdpXxLXz5ZVfPrqaPUY0C1P1hBebmC7fSMGU/s1600-h/002+-+Hong+Kong+-+25.04.+-+07.05.2009+291.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431924111514955762" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_JNfTarr7eMcZ1ULJMi3YDdR2Vj9UoC-LEedcwaJxioXoTE9o80PsWYmOXXziwg0MbpI7Mf-fKIybttPoHGhyug5eSHw0tHBvBdWM0dLhdpXxLXz5ZVfPrqaPUY0C1P1hBebmC7fSMGU/s400/002+-+Hong+Kong+-+25.04.+-+07.05.2009+291.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEVM74XdB0uO9-x1ysY-jfuzeyumXX6IxYPN0xTZWTzd3P4tHUS4rSvPBMJPiQMf_PQqLYlVGYK2p0zn-amDPCT1RQf7gAM9dVrazyyCVMMfcGGgg9E_InMPUxC6Jefmzw1ak7xt1IOaY/s1600-h/002+-+Hong+Kong+-+25.04.+-+07.05.2009+247.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431923919821431170" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEVM74XdB0uO9-x1ysY-jfuzeyumXX6IxYPN0xTZWTzd3P4tHUS4rSvPBMJPiQMf_PQqLYlVGYK2p0zn-amDPCT1RQf7gAM9dVrazyyCVMMfcGGgg9E_InMPUxC6Jefmzw1ak7xt1IOaY/s400/002+-+Hong+Kong+-+25.04.+-+07.05.2009+247.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWRa4Dk3bhWcbNdgfHYS8SAbAr70PqnHqjFRj7bPCZyShFMEy90XBJPjRoB7qCTqtOf_MiW3H7eM7AFnPameEyHV177hQ4ub60FzR1eoiDblq3XqpuwQFEtP5abTsAx7LmgOkDZcslLa0/s1600-h/002+-+Hong+Kong+-+25.04.+-+07.05.2009+1429.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431923724341807826" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWRa4Dk3bhWcbNdgfHYS8SAbAr70PqnHqjFRj7bPCZyShFMEy90XBJPjRoB7qCTqtOf_MiW3H7eM7AFnPameEyHV177hQ4ub60FzR1eoiDblq3XqpuwQFEtP5abTsAx7LmgOkDZcslLa0/s400/002+-+Hong+Kong+-+25.04.+-+07.05.2009+1429.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinw0Ej-J62YXL0Rz4HZs33bre1eZrhH26JYxjQyKKkKTIdOTWnqU4bdgtnNcuSgD75y51wbIFb2GGnbA-yXdkbHWCUqaIclLrq5MbY3cz60edheTyq70FPxvwExrAO2YQU1eGYlq49JbI/s1600-h/002+-+Hong+Kong+-+25.04.+-+07.05.2009+1442.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431923534824535858" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinw0Ej-J62YXL0Rz4HZs33bre1eZrhH26JYxjQyKKkKTIdOTWnqU4bdgtnNcuSgD75y51wbIFb2GGnbA-yXdkbHWCUqaIclLrq5MbY3cz60edheTyq70FPxvwExrAO2YQU1eGYlq49JbI/s400/002+-+Hong+Kong+-+25.04.+-+07.05.2009+1442.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>Lonely Travelerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04926321231683666682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3917397557812186532.post-48487447439116697052010-01-28T14:14:00.000-08:002010-01-28T14:43:02.063-08:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgadbIIo0G3Vb5Rjh1vl2R4b01JWdyBkY7buCPFG1Y0_NZy_u78U17ieDaCN8g4k3aDl5xNjgn5jAGkIQpQ_Zll4_BZvjxr2IKUFhbdwuTdv7MUkJVk0EaPKonlyT15OQfeCRsNVh-i3lw/s1600-h/002+-+Hong+Kong+-+25.04.+-+07.05.2009+773.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431919740274351362" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgadbIIo0G3Vb5Rjh1vl2R4b01JWdyBkY7buCPFG1Y0_NZy_u78U17ieDaCN8g4k3aDl5xNjgn5jAGkIQpQ_Zll4_BZvjxr2IKUFhbdwuTdv7MUkJVk0EaPKonlyT15OQfeCRsNVh-i3lw/s400/002+-+Hong+Kong+-+25.04.+-+07.05.2009+773.jpg" border="0" /></a><strong>Cheung Chau Bun Festival</strong> ( 包山節) or <strong>Cheung Chau</strong> <strong>Da Jiu Festival</strong> ( 長洲太平清醮) is a traditional Chinese festival on the island of Cheung Chau in Hong Kong.Being held annually, and with therefore the most public exposure, it is by far the most famous of such Da Jiu festivals, with Jiu (醮) being a Taoist sacrificial ceremony. Such events are held by mostly rural communities in Hong Kong, either annually or at a set interval of years ranging all the way up to once every 60 years (i.e. the same year in the Chinese astrological calendar). Other places that may share the folk custom include Taiwan, Sichuan, Fujian and Guangdong.<br /><strong>Cheung Chau's Bun Festival</strong>, which draws tens of thousands of local and overseas tourists every year, is staged to mark the Eighth day of the Fourth Moon, in the Chinese calendar (this is usually in early May). It coincides with the local celebration of Buddha’s Birthday.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK4XFz5gkn3rQ8ZzK8-8duCSMeb5sjtoRkLymcDxjvbUAlAjMmmou0ZZPadlkoiams1RN4I5hkY1l_EQ95xdXziO4-3H81jKqSZbaffxknCPVRbI73O4y8kO_GkTWypjNpve-F7_ISos4/s1600-h/002+-+Hong+Kong+-+25.04.+-+07.05.2009+1481.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431919556676977666" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK4XFz5gkn3rQ8ZzK8-8duCSMeb5sjtoRkLymcDxjvbUAlAjMmmou0ZZPadlkoiams1RN4I5hkY1l_EQ95xdXziO4-3H81jKqSZbaffxknCPVRbI73O4y8kO_GkTWypjNpve-F7_ISos4/s400/002+-+Hong+Kong+-+25.04.+-+07.05.2009+1481.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihXcBaqFSNvFnmTxpnkUw23cD18zNz4sOr4mGiB2oL6PUcd7iBxyoLWHp3m9zgCSgHK5VxDLBn6AL19Pe6Ug_kxJEUsHX_-LDM4VIINFRlk8oGpkjpNS4Of25ZoBedfYFFNhl8Y9EZd8Y/s1600-h/002+-+Hong+Kong+-+25.04.+-+07.05.2009+321.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431919366355961586" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihXcBaqFSNvFnmTxpnkUw23cD18zNz4sOr4mGiB2oL6PUcd7iBxyoLWHp3m9zgCSgHK5VxDLBn6AL19Pe6Ug_kxJEUsHX_-LDM4VIINFRlk8oGpkjpNS4Of25ZoBedfYFFNhl8Y9EZd8Y/s400/002+-+Hong+Kong+-+25.04.+-+07.05.2009+321.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdGbouWzlhDsWzo7vEa1IiS2MpFTZJ7ToNOhtsPyesRmJnxDn1GuprQgSUxLgwq3WuP2FvgjFDuRvgF425rMFXMZiSqqtQs0E7tSWkmmzgmu9Yzz1f3mAlGXIZZzQk_vW7HqngZK-pi-U/s1600-h/002+-+Hong+Kong+-+25.04.+-+07.05.2009+1494.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431919137297100290" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdGbouWzlhDsWzo7vEa1IiS2MpFTZJ7ToNOhtsPyesRmJnxDn1GuprQgSUxLgwq3WuP2FvgjFDuRvgF425rMFXMZiSqqtQs0E7tSWkmmzgmu9Yzz1f3mAlGXIZZzQk_vW7HqngZK-pi-U/s400/002+-+Hong+Kong+-+25.04.+-+07.05.2009+1494.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxdPkiDkSnVSPaD0w2xUZBO5e4YqGnMiE7LBrso22mG28pylJoZJefttUQg-9X_JCLNloB5IGNcPs2TyRv7-jCQEuBqLdJA7YPrDpui6a9T4eiH2JSMR0hsJmT7IWQGR91BYJ_5_whU1U/s1600-h/002+-+Hong+Kong+-+25.04.+-+07.05.2009+776.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431918946420543378" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxdPkiDkSnVSPaD0w2xUZBO5e4YqGnMiE7LBrso22mG28pylJoZJefttUQg-9X_JCLNloB5IGNcPs2TyRv7-jCQEuBqLdJA7YPrDpui6a9T4eiH2JSMR0hsJmT7IWQGR91BYJ_5_whU1U/s400/002+-+Hong+Kong+-+25.04.+-+07.05.2009+776.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div>Lonely Travelerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04926321231683666682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3917397557812186532.post-15180424023071270302010-01-28T14:04:00.000-08:002010-01-28T14:43:02.063-08:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5zKbCYzJ42TwCNHdcNlA64vNvodcdiKNJsjO5Ax4h19Og9PYHZTdkO39rLw06vpKvaboSRiBYDXa3ikhPoXpVCdDvzfqzjxiayeBgfGKXsQjB2WnYlsc3bDcbsdfUcNh_LRjRL2yy4iw/s1600-h/002+-+Hong+Kong+-+25.04.+-+07.05.2009+697.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431917239787450818" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5zKbCYzJ42TwCNHdcNlA64vNvodcdiKNJsjO5Ax4h19Og9PYHZTdkO39rLw06vpKvaboSRiBYDXa3ikhPoXpVCdDvzfqzjxiayeBgfGKXsQjB2WnYlsc3bDcbsdfUcNh_LRjRL2yy4iw/s400/002+-+Hong+Kong+-+25.04.+-+07.05.2009+697.jpg" border="0" /></a>One story of the origin of the festival is that in the 18th Century the island of Cheung Chau was devastated by a plague and infiltrated by pirates until local fishermen brought an image of the god Pak Tai to the island. Paraded through the village lanes, the deity drove away evil spirits. Villagers also disguised themselves as different deities and walked around the island to drive away the evil spirits.<br /><div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho_xk9WRFMh2lzfav3scYV5WQKmqRyM9G2xxbYp7ptX6vxTFHcRcASpIOtFLcmp4ZU8kSqKRrEr0W2mVTBrPHHwcc1_BPxIuAneTdplr4_QTUomw2lIItK9j9NkMew5E7H6coMU0h0uLY/s1600-h/002+-+Hong+Kong+-+25.04.+-+07.05.2009+725.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431916109467801746" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEho_xk9WRFMh2lzfav3scYV5WQKmqRyM9G2xxbYp7ptX6vxTFHcRcASpIOtFLcmp4ZU8kSqKRrEr0W2mVTBrPHHwcc1_BPxIuAneTdplr4_QTUomw2lIItK9j9NkMew5E7H6coMU0h0uLY/s400/002+-+Hong+Kong+-+25.04.+-+07.05.2009+725.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVV4yUVRzpIcUCv5qE1m2-hUb1cE2kpdTbug9nRWqu2JJp5PobHszEB0TdcKNnWwFo3iIvROhWOBDzK2jhRvFXg298_eAJ4rIjy6PSwT7x1yAbo_bp5iVUTbMkoU3cfnmyofchQsxNJf0/s1600-h/002+-+Hong+Kong+-+25.04.+-+07.05.2009+733.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431915911377420498" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVV4yUVRzpIcUCv5qE1m2-hUb1cE2kpdTbug9nRWqu2JJp5PobHszEB0TdcKNnWwFo3iIvROhWOBDzK2jhRvFXg298_eAJ4rIjy6PSwT7x1yAbo_bp5iVUTbMkoU3cfnmyofchQsxNJf0/s400/002+-+Hong+Kong+-+25.04.+-+07.05.2009+733.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMG8UHcsOUt8aoZbGKRJ5ZpA9kDa4Umew0GVe3l7Q-SuqU5gWoz9KZilApiV3RYhQmXVLdfEhrC95qkDbtFw0__UfqQ3N0NQ8RnoT-RTf-bLh_XEOtoTsnMT20sCiJy4If_1dP5QNrDv4/s1600-h/002+-+Hong+Kong+-+25.04.+-+07.05.2009+718.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431915755991128690" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMG8UHcsOUt8aoZbGKRJ5ZpA9kDa4Umew0GVe3l7Q-SuqU5gWoz9KZilApiV3RYhQmXVLdfEhrC95qkDbtFw0__UfqQ3N0NQ8RnoT-RTf-bLh_XEOtoTsnMT20sCiJy4If_1dP5QNrDv4/s400/002+-+Hong+Kong+-+25.04.+-+07.05.2009+718.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXRBTKTZwviZ1OhoRjUwSEqP5SoOSnISHGMfgOzSDXIFoStpZcRY7SiMWC3CarbdKU3FakQGWDaBjq_WAVwClSnXFOCURlFEr5GZs8DTzoeV1fBCkgJMYu4qdNPmVuSPGYUPOU97hUxGk/s1600-h/002+-+Hong+Kong+-+25.04.+-+07.05.2009+720.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5431915169718746850" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXRBTKTZwviZ1OhoRjUwSEqP5SoOSnISHGMfgOzSDXIFoStpZcRY7SiMWC3CarbdKU3FakQGWDaBjq_WAVwClSnXFOCURlFEr5GZs8DTzoeV1fBCkgJMYu4qdNPmVuSPGYUPOU97hUxGk/s400/002+-+Hong+Kong+-+25.04.+-+07.05.2009+720.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Lonely Travelerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04926321231683666682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3917397557812186532.post-14808518264612152672009-12-01T12:39:00.000-08:002009-12-01T12:49:31.682-08:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVTBO6EO1gr0sW1qU19cNgx_naHngPhZ5tbJeR8sSX3tb2DqLbOe-6aicqhHCF6ZMRqynZnqP17q65Y_sFvltS2U8kcFjBPKDIqUChxSJE3oi6KbxWKgDgfotBt08Y4wAmb1QWrr4JfTM/s1600/002+-+Hong+Kong+-+25.04.+-+07.05.2009+815.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410372723940011218" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVTBO6EO1gr0sW1qU19cNgx_naHngPhZ5tbJeR8sSX3tb2DqLbOe-6aicqhHCF6ZMRqynZnqP17q65Y_sFvltS2U8kcFjBPKDIqUChxSJE3oi6KbxWKgDgfotBt08Y4wAmb1QWrr4JfTM/s400/002+-+Hong+Kong+-+25.04.+-+07.05.2009+815.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpop6NijgQImPC0zknG5OCb47GvmG7kcrufR-h90g-i4Ber7MtLknFocj2gmYdn6zc8wYjHs7q3kRZKAZYIcL13pa6jAb2sbJ-KEiKIXyz8FGkPKc5w54s6PRNVjDN0mAEJWBUeqG8YQA/s1600/002+-+Hong+Kong+-+25.04.+-+07.05.2009+884.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410372491096557634" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpop6NijgQImPC0zknG5OCb47GvmG7kcrufR-h90g-i4Ber7MtLknFocj2gmYdn6zc8wYjHs7q3kRZKAZYIcL13pa6jAb2sbJ-KEiKIXyz8FGkPKc5w54s6PRNVjDN0mAEJWBUeqG8YQA/s400/002+-+Hong+Kong+-+25.04.+-+07.05.2009+884.jpg" border="0" /></a>In addition to traditional lion dances and dragon dances, children dressed as legendary and modern heroes are suspended above the crowd on the tips of swords and paper fans. They form the parade-in-the-air and are all secured within steel frames, though they appear to glide through the air. Parents consider it a great honour for their offspring to be part of the parade.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiOqQPjU-rBhtgVe2cgc93VBj8HC8WYWX1B_NWOXTWc_Y6eNgTSv0ZebaztiLWpUh2mI1t-dka_8MtLYSd22gpEgezl_47FY07NYbOBs99xM4Di-lDlcb1-FDBk7JjYHFFTGKAs7X1RKU/s1600/002+-+Hong+Kong+-+25.04.+-+07.05.2009+985.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410372243645381874" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiOqQPjU-rBhtgVe2cgc93VBj8HC8WYWX1B_NWOXTWc_Y6eNgTSv0ZebaztiLWpUh2mI1t-dka_8MtLYSd22gpEgezl_47FY07NYbOBs99xM4Di-lDlcb1-FDBk7JjYHFFTGKAs7X1RKU/s400/002+-+Hong+Kong+-+25.04.+-+07.05.2009+985.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0FeK_Rxz0HjrzSiyBCSRo2D7AbySG44ObgWwU2SzvjYsIWVKATXC1Z8gp5PSJB7WUINlj5gOPZOq76sUTErhg-DkAqW5AzG284EFqgpsa7K2FKI8FbB8SP8aW1VpdbF7baGhKbBh40gM/s1600/002+-+Hong+Kong+-+25.04.+-+07.05.2009+994.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410371971854003490" style="FLOAT: left; 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MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcL62C7UZPX-Om5UTxnYQ4txRmxz_66lCiALHOeC2KGUvfWPG52rOdxD84tHu2mVM8q39RHRg0ercKELWGiAVkF-PEFZubYq7shKSnhkWUXoqMqMvpFCzXnfty1hR0srS0vhY7lVcCHik/s400/002+-+Hong+Kong+-+25.04.+-+07.05.2009+1412.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Lonely Travelerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04926321231683666682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3917397557812186532.post-22466269182446441812009-12-01T12:26:00.000-08:002009-12-01T12:34:01.787-08:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCyVFsgWjYL3HSgNtqFhdZ-fD_loUDOKmcUoQEjrP6eHs9wWBd-lTpbt9XAdoT5OW0N0R6MXojVmLm2jwx0j3c0tJDGnFzAM8zwLGC_MklowP3P4QhNLFXeDNRvn6oIFtMNdcjM_EY5d4/s1600/002+-+Hong+Kong+-+25.04.+-+07.05.2009+1248.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410368684171281746" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCyVFsgWjYL3HSgNtqFhdZ-fD_loUDOKmcUoQEjrP6eHs9wWBd-lTpbt9XAdoT5OW0N0R6MXojVmLm2jwx0j3c0tJDGnFzAM8zwLGC_MklowP3P4QhNLFXeDNRvn6oIFtMNdcjM_EY5d4/s400/002+-+Hong+Kong+-+25.04.+-+07.05.2009+1248.jpg" border="0" /></a>The Cheung Chau Bun Festival began as a fun and exciting ritual for fishing communities to pray for safety from pirates. Today this religious origin has largely been forgotten, and the festival has mainly become a showcase of traditional Chinese culture.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_XXtOIviLiXygLKuA2cnUXuemE7i_wYkmaJyl1cysuHkdocFfN0LAhkwomaFXZWFHHNEtoizARCB_RxWLyFYt5IajZajmYyzGpbl4ObnHpAxgpu_XCuJo7KZTLn7Tx3v2OOSsgdFQ4FE/s1600/002+-+Hong+Kong+-+25.04.+-+07.05.2009+838.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410368324181879362" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_XXtOIviLiXygLKuA2cnUXuemE7i_wYkmaJyl1cysuHkdocFfN0LAhkwomaFXZWFHHNEtoizARCB_RxWLyFYt5IajZajmYyzGpbl4ObnHpAxgpu_XCuJo7KZTLn7Tx3v2OOSsgdFQ4FE/s400/002+-+Hong+Kong+-+25.04.+-+07.05.2009+838.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK4upqev_H3p3jUOzBIiqQQWnsBQ7-j-dox92vdbSF9MxkO_KUlbcs4eTtG2XBPV4GFL6B0e_8Jfaj8UyIkfRefeaRHwVOZ6HE0mEoU0tfaTJrniKN4rYm9_ti8qMkQFHMqkohODe0MCI/s1600/002+-+Hong+Kong+-+25.04.+-+07.05.2009+791.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410367955536924818" style="FLOAT: left; 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MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM38bSilWRt1HHPK94fSDS1r0HvNOdJ3GgDbvBy5i3ac2AsHm-1zJQ9Taz_VNO2k5EYKktA_58sUlIiTaRNnD-KJX2PSYAMfTMHbVN-prG35nEzbsjW6vITE87v6IA8Io8ovrbCQ-LQp8/s400/002+-+Hong+Kong+-+25.04.+-+07.05.2009+775.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHBDx_z4ctcRA6r4P4qC00zisyXvUDp9rCU-JWmnpxZdaYtdEmdMICCZsPvLlTf13grqEXQKwrmxHoJtO1DELPtBUaN5WSWaXgSIKAW74HoACA2W2Z8T-ocKg5-S3iQiMyft3-VD8-jZU/s1600/002+-+Hong+Kong+-+25.04.+-+07.05.2009+776.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5410354471215476818" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHBDx_z4ctcRA6r4P4qC00zisyXvUDp9rCU-JWmnpxZdaYtdEmdMICCZsPvLlTf13grqEXQKwrmxHoJtO1DELPtBUaN5WSWaXgSIKAW74HoACA2W2Z8T-ocKg5-S3iQiMyft3-VD8-jZU/s400/002+-+Hong+Kong+-+25.04.+-+07.05.2009+776.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Lonely Travelerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04926321231683666682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3917397557812186532.post-14034247988257519822009-11-29T12:52:00.000-08:002009-11-29T12:58:57.742-08:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-yAlS-1Du3lPLeavAsXX8CxiP_e5uQsxM9QlcWOrZ_lRH6_uPt4_I_4jX_izywdNN2Z9BjAamUojIV6Eim33EAUUjf9d1h1V4k5dX3tE_Lxml-UC52Htv34ltOq8R4iMvioKnA_s_-aY/s1600/002+-+Hong+Kong+-+25.04.+-+07.05.2009+1456.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409632911429700114" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-yAlS-1Du3lPLeavAsXX8CxiP_e5uQsxM9QlcWOrZ_lRH6_uPt4_I_4jX_izywdNN2Z9BjAamUojIV6Eim33EAUUjf9d1h1V4k5dX3tE_Lxml-UC52Htv34ltOq8R4iMvioKnA_s_-aY/s400/002+-+Hong+Kong+-+25.04.+-+07.05.2009+1456.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5IirAO-_pvL69C3ea5xR-xlr7HiaCefERpSKqTR7UjJHpc0lFL44-6RhTC2DCGFc9WknMN25r2_bvB_wXHpFkeR_9289QD8WqURqV_9I3ZuMjrikXQAowM4sHbEuVlajmrU2YiK07fTI/s1600/002+-+Hong+Kong+-+25.04.+-+07.05.2009+1458.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409632636894834530" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5IirAO-_pvL69C3ea5xR-xlr7HiaCefERpSKqTR7UjJHpc0lFL44-6RhTC2DCGFc9WknMN25r2_bvB_wXHpFkeR_9289QD8WqURqV_9I3ZuMjrikXQAowM4sHbEuVlajmrU2YiK07fTI/s400/002+-+Hong+Kong+-+25.04.+-+07.05.2009+1458.jpg" border="0" /></a>Every year on the 8th day of the fourth month of the lunar calendar, the islanders organise a weeklong thanksgiving, the Cheung Chau Bun Festival usually in April or May. The festival lasts for seven days. On three of these days the entire island goes vegetarian; and the island's famous seafood restaurants goes to detest this tradition, and even the local McDonald’s restaurant would just sell burgers made of mushrooms.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcuLJjzyCJJqdbhDPdXVnkmwDqRVKtM8jXFqTIEmuf4UhSmtLKkrLL2zwAO4zmeVH8R9YDmaDjazrqkpWPb2WCGcmgT3beWvO4VbipTxUbc9kf2xfB1W9iIWhC58TZNEM9k-qA7Qxnmd8/s1600/002+-+Hong+Kong+-+25.04.+-+07.05.2009+1464.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409631944535459842" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcuLJjzyCJJqdbhDPdXVnkmwDqRVKtM8jXFqTIEmuf4UhSmtLKkrLL2zwAO4zmeVH8R9YDmaDjazrqkpWPb2WCGcmgT3beWvO4VbipTxUbc9kf2xfB1W9iIWhC58TZNEM9k-qA7Qxnmd8/s400/002+-+Hong+Kong+-+25.04.+-+07.05.2009+1464.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4T-fBtXKmdmMzq22GMXhzIZmZwca9Ki0-1RqkGYXYQBYtnTWpBzSSEgVilg7JHqp9LVx9KzDlzVIiAtpsJczaU4GiqSnhnksPRiZBwmusqSPsOpA_EGw47EG26btuZkU6aexGaIr1erU/s1600/002+-+Hong+Kong+-+25.04.+-+07.05.2009+1535.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409631552797657922" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4T-fBtXKmdmMzq22GMXhzIZmZwca9Ki0-1RqkGYXYQBYtnTWpBzSSEgVilg7JHqp9LVx9KzDlzVIiAtpsJczaU4GiqSnhnksPRiZBwmusqSPsOpA_EGw47EG26btuZkU6aexGaIr1erU/s400/002+-+Hong+Kong+-+25.04.+-+07.05.2009+1535.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div>Lonely Travelerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04926321231683666682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3917397557812186532.post-9963741391198028212009-11-29T12:27:00.000-08:002009-11-29T12:42:13.991-08:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje9Nc_aFnbUJT_6QMNULvyETryj5T1ozBXWdYbwgpkrqxhALGJfVgpziIAsmREBTg8wfkObq-QKPjv6VmOArjk-srY8j-6xPIg2dHuJcrAp-9EHxe6UpNOcwxwGAHdKqV0tYoYBzOK0n0/s1600/002+-+Hong+Kong+-+25.04.+-+07.05.2009+765.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409628196117021954" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje9Nc_aFnbUJT_6QMNULvyETryj5T1ozBXWdYbwgpkrqxhALGJfVgpziIAsmREBTg8wfkObq-QKPjv6VmOArjk-srY8j-6xPIg2dHuJcrAp-9EHxe6UpNOcwxwGAHdKqV0tYoYBzOK0n0/s400/002+-+Hong+Kong+-+25.04.+-+07.05.2009+765.jpg" border="0" /></a>The centrepiece of the festival is at Pak Tai Temple where are the "Bun Mountains" or "Bun Towers"(包山), three giant 60-feet bamboo towers covered with buns. It is those bun-covered towers that give the festival its name. Historically, young men would race up the tower to get hold of the buns; the higher the bun, the better fortune it was supposed to bring to the holder's family; the race was known as "Bun-snatching" (搶包山). However, during a race in 1978 one of the towers collapsed, injuring more than 100 people. In subsequent years, three designated climbers (one climber to each tower) raced up their respective towers and having cleared the top buns proceeded to strip the towers of their buns as they descended.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU4iOEtscpPPqKYt2Em2IcvQBEhgZBxd0VcYzZ7o3m5v8xD7xIi5S1n8hC3GNypLbe5NeOWNc63Irl6mNAsl2JtNX67UI_EKuyeY92bEW1SWBI266E0X-hO5KbtA1FSSMc4JnCM3Jojsg/s1600/002+-+Hong+Kong+-+25.04.+-+07.05.2009+759.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409627759898885298" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU4iOEtscpPPqKYt2Em2IcvQBEhgZBxd0VcYzZ7o3m5v8xD7xIi5S1n8hC3GNypLbe5NeOWNc63Irl6mNAsl2JtNX67UI_EKuyeY92bEW1SWBI266E0X-hO5KbtA1FSSMc4JnCM3Jojsg/s400/002+-+Hong+Kong+-+25.04.+-+07.05.2009+759.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6Go_a8fLYNGrcuLKp7YO0iSFS7TkpVMx1Gi5b-04nc6R_8QkeaC-lxF8ZVmh6A2WpsUxKA5ctIivziedXFcf84t0kmFL70D531C04xRWc76TbcGTch7p78DBlECfRe1CRtx1qGz86gPk/s1600/002+-+Hong+Kong+-+25.04.+-+07.05.2009+768.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409627011537571522" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6Go_a8fLYNGrcuLKp7YO0iSFS7TkpVMx1Gi5b-04nc6R_8QkeaC-lxF8ZVmh6A2WpsUxKA5ctIivziedXFcf84t0kmFL70D531C04xRWc76TbcGTch7p78DBlECfRe1CRtx1qGz86gPk/s400/002+-+Hong+Kong+-+25.04.+-+07.05.2009+768.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtsfEkfaa2ADMXnDQJZFNvuzGmwMU5qtj9fpPEtIlMpahoGmWWDPbVVjtWbh8VdtJ94eUgF3k3cGznPnb_KxKZ5tkiBztZCgNzGJAfgBzYxfJwAEY3jxqOkibTlg4bK8KbxyxBXrSqqXw/s1600/002+-+Hong+Kong+-+25.04.+-+07.05.2009+695.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409626654679469090" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtsfEkfaa2ADMXnDQJZFNvuzGmwMU5qtj9fpPEtIlMpahoGmWWDPbVVjtWbh8VdtJ94eUgF3k3cGznPnb_KxKZ5tkiBztZCgNzGJAfgBzYxfJwAEY3jxqOkibTlg4bK8KbxyxBXrSqqXw/s400/002+-+Hong+Kong+-+25.04.+-+07.05.2009+695.jpg" border="0" /></a>The three "Bun Mountains" are still placed in the area in front of Pak Tai Temple, and are constructed using the traditional fixation method – bamboo scaffolding.<br />In 2005, a single tower climbing event in the adjacent sports ground was revived as a race -- with extra safety precautions including proper mountain-climbing tools as well as tutorials for participants (which now include women). A teamwork version of the event was added in 2006.The revised version of "Bun-snatching" as well as the traditional three "Bun Mountains" still have their buns removed from the towers at midnight of the Festival.<br />In February 2007, it was further announced that the buns on the single-tower construct will henceforth be made of plastic.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggdwKJIRUUVvwSc7Qm7lNpMzaE9nleVybgmWIOx5u87BBSLnvo7SJJX5rU7qgWitmssMXZ5ZmFbREhczP79UktGfl7hWlXWBmg6ztYLkqKQF67SdiuUceXqNCsGFYpHdHuCg4lFAk2ou8/s1600/002+-+Hong+Kong+-+25.04.+-+07.05.2009+1543.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409626306626217282" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggdwKJIRUUVvwSc7Qm7lNpMzaE9nleVybgmWIOx5u87BBSLnvo7SJJX5rU7qgWitmssMXZ5ZmFbREhczP79UktGfl7hWlXWBmg6ztYLkqKQF67SdiuUceXqNCsGFYpHdHuCg4lFAk2ou8/s400/002+-+Hong+Kong+-+25.04.+-+07.05.2009+1543.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibugWEuVGr2HF_GST0t6kXCQXW9hPcHlS1VtOCiCEI0MdP19xEbjfgDSs4nYftPwJREHVeO_HvVXLxVtQa3tWqLmRoLi-LnJ9pq5MqJ9ifxoPIzDZDTdJ9cdHeHbZq3fcRJMTuHrSUSWk/s1600/002+-+Hong+Kong+-+25.04.+-+07.05.2009+1552.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409625853164737970" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibugWEuVGr2HF_GST0t6kXCQXW9hPcHlS1VtOCiCEI0MdP19xEbjfgDSs4nYftPwJREHVeO_HvVXLxVtQa3tWqLmRoLi-LnJ9pq5MqJ9ifxoPIzDZDTdJ9cdHeHbZq3fcRJMTuHrSUSWk/s400/002+-+Hong+Kong+-+25.04.+-+07.05.2009+1552.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXUVZqKGYVJfu09F_lSAuiIXaasDKWmIJF6E-r8CY64on3BZCvYLW4l4ruv3zrco_V1I-ztfAPlqULd7x7SoV_SlVl4KogR_e4pe7oW1fSB0SsYpER3uF2oiJhXOSHqZw5gCKk1pHzO4k/s1600/002+-+Hong+Kong+-+25.04.+-+07.05.2009+1554.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409625329565339874" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXUVZqKGYVJfu09F_lSAuiIXaasDKWmIJF6E-r8CY64on3BZCvYLW4l4ruv3zrco_V1I-ztfAPlqULd7x7SoV_SlVl4KogR_e4pe7oW1fSB0SsYpER3uF2oiJhXOSHqZw5gCKk1pHzO4k/s400/002+-+Hong+Kong+-+25.04.+-+07.05.2009+1554.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Lonely Travelerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04926321231683666682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3917397557812186532.post-26374477520081216592009-11-29T12:14:00.000-08:002009-11-29T12:42:13.991-08:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj913D8B5n8QXweeVGOZdjwP0j_H4oioWnicXR5vutJVGmj5M8B64C5VjS3LiAETeJy51FcA6RWSlmfFFz3xbwT4pv51tupcZKtUpCVxIFpFCSSyMeDFPY2mgmICCZvuynBLwsbjYRnHwI/s1600/002+-+Hong+Kong+-+25.04.+-+07.05.2009+1522.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409623286144896290" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj913D8B5n8QXweeVGOZdjwP0j_H4oioWnicXR5vutJVGmj5M8B64C5VjS3LiAETeJy51FcA6RWSlmfFFz3xbwT4pv51tupcZKtUpCVxIFpFCSSyMeDFPY2mgmICCZvuynBLwsbjYRnHwI/s400/002+-+Hong+Kong+-+25.04.+-+07.05.2009+1522.jpg" border="0" /></a>Here are some divinities Cheung Chau people would celebrate in the festival:<br /><strong>Pak Tai</strong> - Since Cheung Chau is traditionally an island of fisherfolk, Pak Tai is its most revered divinity, since it is believed that he has the power to confer smooth sailing for the fishing boats and good catches for their crews. Pious believers recognise him as "Pei Fang Chen Wu Hsuan T'ien Shang Ti" (True Soldier and Superior Divinity of the Deep Heaven of the North).<br /><strong>Tin Hau</strong> - The second of the significant deities whose images add a supplementary splatter of Oriental holiness to the pageant is the much-revered Tin Hau (Goddess of the Seas and protector of all fishermen and boat people). Celebrated for providing warnings of imminent storms and saving countless lives from wreckage, she is in many ways Pak Tai's competitor for the fondness of the fisherfolk. Two more Gods complete the celestial divinities taking part in the parade: <strong>Kuan Yin</strong> (the Goddess of Mercy with her tranquil and ever compassionate smile) and <strong>Hung Hsing</strong> (the terrifying God of the South with his menacing head-dress, unkind face, bushy black beard, and stave at the ready to chastise all enemies).<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgomhd9ysM_IBkB9owUoBO3gj-WfsxMbrfZn_PMaSK6muYAhaHfm5rDzebYDiTFlJXicn9IIH9W6oPtLfeFE4FIZ4h95o96b6bImeygJLcihtPrJPp_QHeOev7_9fA1Sb1VOM2wZxDtEnk/s1600/002+-+Hong+Kong+-+25.04.+-+07.05.2009+1524.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409622989240067650" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgomhd9ysM_IBkB9owUoBO3gj-WfsxMbrfZn_PMaSK6muYAhaHfm5rDzebYDiTFlJXicn9IIH9W6oPtLfeFE4FIZ4h95o96b6bImeygJLcihtPrJPp_QHeOev7_9fA1Sb1VOM2wZxDtEnk/s400/002+-+Hong+Kong+-+25.04.+-+07.05.2009+1524.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiItRBSvnuabk0Sj-JA9BP5V4-bTtDegthPnbzsOo3A4stXDXoTOGrhQxlDjET-kFZHcEPMCffz3YU9psDU7vHAFWJf0NE2uu7JKgQFg2T1Lv7l4HvX3XPWdrumGEgmul-wf7Q71Y6xtJI/s1600/002+-+Hong+Kong+-+25.04.+-+07.05.2009+1519.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409622747037950162" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiItRBSvnuabk0Sj-JA9BP5V4-bTtDegthPnbzsOo3A4stXDXoTOGrhQxlDjET-kFZHcEPMCffz3YU9psDU7vHAFWJf0NE2uu7JKgQFg2T1Lv7l4HvX3XPWdrumGEgmul-wf7Q71Y6xtJI/s400/002+-+Hong+Kong+-+25.04.+-+07.05.2009+1519.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJrL82moLgsxN2Cvi7A7QLDn7ZOqNj8l_clsOZTcVzxvL2vthDhkvqkANSWyatQfYQjTDfUIsEvqGu2pqwZq_uElxygGLW7_Sa4Sa8KMTKNi6d-jhEerc-zQotP3UkMW4oL4tNiGhJiaE/s1600/002+-+Hong+Kong+-+25.04.+-+07.05.2009+1546.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409622477119256802" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJrL82moLgsxN2Cvi7A7QLDn7ZOqNj8l_clsOZTcVzxvL2vthDhkvqkANSWyatQfYQjTDfUIsEvqGu2pqwZq_uElxygGLW7_Sa4Sa8KMTKNi6d-jhEerc-zQotP3UkMW4oL4tNiGhJiaE/s400/002+-+Hong+Kong+-+25.04.+-+07.05.2009+1546.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcpJZ-FAuLDeJN1U1EIi4ohZHlVvmI_dXym_92tcPsAmYIuk69E-mHvfxkN5DSd6eQmkZhrgI8ZxEF4bNPtnMimbF81vMP1wHujdDhB02GXXWEsEkYW7ae0pXRV_bLeE7BqintjMpDfqI/s1600/002+-+Hong+Kong+-+25.04.+-+07.05.2009+1548.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409622194642059058" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcpJZ-FAuLDeJN1U1EIi4ohZHlVvmI_dXym_92tcPsAmYIuk69E-mHvfxkN5DSd6eQmkZhrgI8ZxEF4bNPtnMimbF81vMP1wHujdDhB02GXXWEsEkYW7ae0pXRV_bLeE7BqintjMpDfqI/s400/002+-+Hong+Kong+-+25.04.+-+07.05.2009+1548.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2D-BwcvVbdy6-4GvHSscQYCScrzxAl3fc1zMNxcZBCJHdFHBBbaMDFJthrzsepvt2eLI3-ecerlq787su2I13ZtJR7aAh6eUjmWQqiDMcDQvN4pIZXIMqZpIdQlZp9_wGY-ihm79vgJE/s1600/002+-+Hong+Kong+-+25.04.+-+07.05.2009+1540.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409621971288054178" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2D-BwcvVbdy6-4GvHSscQYCScrzxAl3fc1zMNxcZBCJHdFHBBbaMDFJthrzsepvt2eLI3-ecerlq787su2I13ZtJR7aAh6eUjmWQqiDMcDQvN4pIZXIMqZpIdQlZp9_wGY-ihm79vgJE/s400/002+-+Hong+Kong+-+25.04.+-+07.05.2009+1540.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Lonely Travelerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04926321231683666682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3917397557812186532.post-24433567160696430552009-11-29T09:50:00.000-08:002009-11-29T12:42:13.991-08:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHK9xqm1g54qt-cAagI4urhikGedRUaVg_Rq5C-nA2PhrHfnD4TE6okmiNt5V7QAj6YXSb6540pwrY0mfCyxVrY4Nr_JxI9BqFuyW7w5xMcjpil-ZOPie7rodg5yKCAClHNp0rX127aPo/s1600/002+-+Hong+Kong+-+25.04.+-+07.05.2009+1555.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409585684432833506" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHK9xqm1g54qt-cAagI4urhikGedRUaVg_Rq5C-nA2PhrHfnD4TE6okmiNt5V7QAj6YXSb6540pwrY0mfCyxVrY4Nr_JxI9BqFuyW7w5xMcjpil-ZOPie7rodg5yKCAClHNp0rX127aPo/s400/002+-+Hong+Kong+-+25.04.+-+07.05.2009+1555.jpg" border="0" /></a>At a quarter to midnight a paper effigy of the King of the Ghosts is set ablaze, enormous incense sticks are lit and the buns are harvested and distributed to the villagers, who, pleased to be sharing in this propitious good fortune, rejoice late into the night. <em><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:78%;color:#ffff00;">**Source: Wikipedia</span></em><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBZDL67Mn_PRl4TqbH2p9VJ3CvLb8Mn1quhXo7WAZiI84p4yYYQdV7vf4AJ4AQCru2K_NfyVkoiqquaXqMMcmAmSCRdca4s-_ZBX0k-8PlbTcA2sefjUwPG5zYDDFpdhesNSuq6K7vMTA/s1600/002+-+Hong+Kong+-+25.04.+-+07.05.2009+1564.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409585452299039522" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBZDL67Mn_PRl4TqbH2p9VJ3CvLb8Mn1quhXo7WAZiI84p4yYYQdV7vf4AJ4AQCru2K_NfyVkoiqquaXqMMcmAmSCRdca4s-_ZBX0k-8PlbTcA2sefjUwPG5zYDDFpdhesNSuq6K7vMTA/s400/002+-+Hong+Kong+-+25.04.+-+07.05.2009+1564.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh49RBcJ8jGrUagqtB4482HQz6i3dlF5B_FK71EAklUB3ZLVvulUWGfw-5Q8n-8mQ4CJbLPFf7ybTVjksFjQ7drkw61jCEuaCEHFIOs_RNoF6Y2aBZ-rEQXyqd73Hza0ixvxKVgIIy0OKU/s1600/002+-+Hong+Kong+-+25.04.+-+07.05.2009+1556.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409585193946245234" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh49RBcJ8jGrUagqtB4482HQz6i3dlF5B_FK71EAklUB3ZLVvulUWGfw-5Q8n-8mQ4CJbLPFf7ybTVjksFjQ7drkw61jCEuaCEHFIOs_RNoF6Y2aBZ-rEQXyqd73Hza0ixvxKVgIIy0OKU/s400/002+-+Hong+Kong+-+25.04.+-+07.05.2009+1556.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxFezMLlte8xg8K4WC_AoS5VeWkMNLGMaTm4djQBpeVmYEMpMcq5GVulQbqGN7-vT9tSy3B4ZBdNHvcGJRLaMrws3sqzN8LIpXgUo__EtWoe6xwWDUyry02zQMllKL8wWgD4roe4x7Qxw/s1600/002+-+Hong+Kong+-+25.04.+-+07.05.2009+1566.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409584781932951922" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxFezMLlte8xg8K4WC_AoS5VeWkMNLGMaTm4djQBpeVmYEMpMcq5GVulQbqGN7-vT9tSy3B4ZBdNHvcGJRLaMrws3sqzN8LIpXgUo__EtWoe6xwWDUyry02zQMllKL8wWgD4roe4x7Qxw/s400/002+-+Hong+Kong+-+25.04.+-+07.05.2009+1566.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div>Lonely Travelerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04926321231683666682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3917397557812186532.post-21992305954937386612009-10-18T13:29:00.000-07:002009-10-18T13:33:13.699-07:00Oktoberfest in Munich - Germany<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7gWnrrFD6JO_rrZR-mjw9sWyPTNhmK4KvMj5yPQB0tCkP4HL6UWn1S09bs9kEs9rZNYeU30C4VYwVAhY9X8A__rWE18bOSCUTpUNmgGnKWazFTxh-WUz0-U0IvOXfefuxZkXRQK2lHsk/s1600-h/Oktoberfest+2009.jpg"><strong><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394040255168714962" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7gWnrrFD6JO_rrZR-mjw9sWyPTNhmK4KvMj5yPQB0tCkP4HL6UWn1S09bs9kEs9rZNYeU30C4VYwVAhY9X8A__rWE18bOSCUTpUNmgGnKWazFTxh-WUz0-U0IvOXfefuxZkXRQK2lHsk/s400/Oktoberfest+2009.jpg" border="0" /></strong></a><strong> Oktoberfest</strong> is a 18-day festival held each year in Munich, Germany, running from late September to early October. It is one of the most famous events in Germany and the world's largest fair, with some six million people attending every year, and is an important part of Bavarian culture. Other cities across the world also hold Oktoberfest celebrations, modeled after the Munich event.<br />The Munich Oktoberfest, traditionally, takes place during the sixteen days up to and including the first Sunday in October. In 1994, the schedule was modified in response to German reunification so that if the first Sunday in October falls on the 1st or 2nd, then the festival will go on until October 3 (German Unity Day). Thus, the festival is now 17 days when the 1st Sunday is October 2 and 18 days when it is October 1. The festival is held on an area named the Theresienwiese (field, or meadow, of Therese), often called d’ Wiesn for short.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB-u1LndGVbrxS8RN6cCGD5Unax5FwslCol0xx4ybXZRzABvbz7jbVSSowWy2rT5jpag0NM2EYAQETZwRUgBMS0V5M7oXoN9wmJo2bFHreAoxoK2Q1QkA4BQ8sFimuzMX5gl1LEEkZ6mU/s1600-h/Oktoberfest+2009+(47).jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394040079679006754" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB-u1LndGVbrxS8RN6cCGD5Unax5FwslCol0xx4ybXZRzABvbz7jbVSSowWy2rT5jpag0NM2EYAQETZwRUgBMS0V5M7oXoN9wmJo2bFHreAoxoK2Q1QkA4BQ8sFimuzMX5gl1LEEkZ6mU/s400/Oktoberfest+2009+(47).jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJJoOYGYIaN1O9aaQ26pQOZNbbUUzo0lpo7EeIhAfdooalv9yds_VCT8yERar3ihXEw_WtT_huY1ZeFsCy1YGYurkZ_95-vGQRkPPN8zXxPfPKpFSVt0vyPHu3kCOv9RB-P0sFYTRoe18/s1600-h/Oktoberfest+2009+(77).jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394039960541086690" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJJoOYGYIaN1O9aaQ26pQOZNbbUUzo0lpo7EeIhAfdooalv9yds_VCT8yERar3ihXEw_WtT_huY1ZeFsCy1YGYurkZ_95-vGQRkPPN8zXxPfPKpFSVt0vyPHu3kCOv9RB-P0sFYTRoe18/s400/Oktoberfest+2009+(77).jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div>Lonely Travelerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04926321231683666682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3917397557812186532.post-91560185708927103282009-10-18T13:14:00.000-07:002009-10-18T13:33:13.699-07:00There are currently fourteen tents at the Oktoberfest. The tents themselves are non-permanent structures which are constructed for and only used during the festival. The beer (or wine) served in each is in accompaying table. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSX8BRaWdPLO2BOVKuIFXS56bsyu0AgVp7fOUS1HhXANBpcPQA2SHJd3evKioICmvJ8Fj9elLkuIJD1bgTBSaFGqojA6lNsgEW6HIk_9uA8orncgQitgyRkHQBULCCt4h_nx_F11SskyQ/s1600-h/Oktoberfest+2009+(19).jpg"><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394037335729527602" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSX8BRaWdPLO2BOVKuIFXS56bsyu0AgVp7fOUS1HhXANBpcPQA2SHJd3evKioICmvJ8Fj9elLkuIJD1bgTBSaFGqojA6lNsgEW6HIk_9uA8orncgQitgyRkHQBULCCt4h_nx_F11SskyQ/s400/Oktoberfest+2009+(19).jpg" border="0" /></a> <strong>Hippodrom</strong> — One of the smaller tents, it's the first tent that many visitors see at the fest. As well as serving normal Wiesn beer, it has a Sekt (sparkling wine) bar and Maß of Weißbier. Considered one of the trendiest tents, and attracts the occasional celebrity.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpFfIG_5bMZGOtCiuQhccbYI5QCHAkZNslXLb9_0S6cEgaQAZywQhsdshBKMeuARzE3dWiRhLJEKvwxte8U-3mbLgDETDZqStR-VX-KfNnpWTnOVYwL6kZxBgc4arb5sKA8Ql8leRG2WU/s1600-h/Oktoberfest+2009+(141).jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394036971748687506" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpFfIG_5bMZGOtCiuQhccbYI5QCHAkZNslXLb9_0S6cEgaQAZywQhsdshBKMeuARzE3dWiRhLJEKvwxte8U-3mbLgDETDZqStR-VX-KfNnpWTnOVYwL6kZxBgc4arb5sKA8Ql8leRG2WU/s400/Oktoberfest+2009+(141).jpg" border="0" /></a> <strong>Löwenbräu-Festhalle</strong> — Above the entrance is a 4.50 meter (15 foot) lion who occasionally drinks from his beer. This is overshadowed by another tower where another drinking lion sits.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRuRpTqZDHxq1aW_HYiQ9VpoaoJnTKtqWoUgesKk6bwuVLy3IM8p4KjLYYLmWTr7Q0Xp_Sheal6M-YzUyAyMOWcLtZ6MTK7gNTwLO5tq1WN4-5NGzljDasJYOQBm7Ri3FDPMUl5bl6L7I/s1600-h/Oktoberfest+2009+(157).jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394036787003101538" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRuRpTqZDHxq1aW_HYiQ9VpoaoJnTKtqWoUgesKk6bwuVLy3IM8p4KjLYYLmWTr7Q0Xp_Sheal6M-YzUyAyMOWcLtZ6MTK7gNTwLO5tq1WN4-5NGzljDasJYOQBm7Ri3FDPMUl5bl6L7I/s400/Oktoberfest+2009+(157).jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><strong>Augustiner-Festhalle</strong> — Considered by many locals to be the best tent, due to the fact it sells the favourite local brew, Augustiner, from individually tapped wooden kegs rather than stainless steel vats used by the other tents.</div></div></div>Lonely Travelerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04926321231683666682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3917397557812186532.post-48629735060189632732009-10-18T13:06:00.000-07:002009-10-18T13:33:13.700-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-Jj9FmJoLRX8DpYSbe0LAJ8JUgBngkG1iwEj0ag9J21l4e-5pY4eg6WVPyW5YrNISJVSsNCfUkB4FVjn78DdVQJcfhfjIT5iU4NiQwTmt7L8jzjfMRwSBqr7HcwaihEamAfv7et-n49s/s1600-h/Oktoberfest+2009+(147).jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394035716709894418" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-Jj9FmJoLRX8DpYSbe0LAJ8JUgBngkG1iwEj0ag9J21l4e-5pY4eg6WVPyW5YrNISJVSsNCfUkB4FVjn78DdVQJcfhfjIT5iU4NiQwTmt7L8jzjfMRwSBqr7HcwaihEamAfv7et-n49s/s400/Oktoberfest+2009+(147).jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><strong>Winzerer Fähndl</strong> — This tent is noted for its huge tower, with a Maß of Paulaner beer sitting atop it.<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVgFIUucGBPmSxDNAkddf6XVI1Uoc6GGWJF1x99ZWlWSeuOVhrC0m_hADqzGc36krAVZT9JrPbEp_8-O5HGRHjTk41lHnvzGuZONz6Sx17i7GZoWfIe43CEl-kzvLMfdS-UvMerpb_6w8/s1600-h/Oktoberfest+2009+(460).jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394034906448848146" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVgFIUucGBPmSxDNAkddf6XVI1Uoc6GGWJF1x99ZWlWSeuOVhrC0m_hADqzGc36krAVZT9JrPbEp_8-O5HGRHjTk41lHnvzGuZONz6Sx17i7GZoWfIe43CEl-kzvLMfdS-UvMerpb_6w8/s400/Oktoberfest+2009+(460).jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCVFIk4dFGGI0iryO0XC7jzlrcwhyvx4vvC11Kk91jE30G40MUCwDJ4NatdpDCEsvP1buli-Lq9JmbOZACi_kZm5G8C7KhyphenhyphenVhyphenhyphenIOBFOOa84xLThpeKxlu6NXgfVC_i_mlXoIbLTbbsqoA/s1600-h/Oktoberfest+2009+(456).jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394034258644263682" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCVFIk4dFGGI0iryO0XC7jzlrcwhyvx4vvC11Kk91jE30G40MUCwDJ4NatdpDCEsvP1buli-Lq9JmbOZACi_kZm5G8C7KhyphenhyphenVhyphenhyphenIOBFOOa84xLThpeKxlu6NXgfVC_i_mlXoIbLTbbsqoA/s400/Oktoberfest+2009+(456).jpg" border="0" /></a> <strong>Schützen-Festhalle</strong> — This is a mid-sized tent. Situated under the Bavaria statue, , the current tent was newly built in 2004. </div></div></div>Lonely Travelerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04926321231683666682noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3917397557812186532.post-33531815445568269752009-10-18T12:44:00.000-07:002009-10-18T13:33:13.700-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcquWmbb4GO5dfho5TnHNlRkOMs_mFExdg3c-CEuKqil3OLoLzkTUglAHjr4rfldkT3KWeCcxUlqfzTlFguOVxvBqPDaNBBHf0K59QyVFeGthoqwvrmgqs_xysbUSb2BOKHc30zEbsPYU/s1600-h/Oktoberfest+2009+(109).jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394029785560475938" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcquWmbb4GO5dfho5TnHNlRkOMs_mFExdg3c-CEuKqil3OLoLzkTUglAHjr4rfldkT3KWeCcxUlqfzTlFguOVxvBqPDaNBBHf0K59QyVFeGthoqwvrmgqs_xysbUSb2BOKHc30zEbsPYU/s400/Oktoberfest+2009+(109).jpg" border="0" /></a><strong>Schottenhamel</strong> — Reckoned to be the most important tent at the Oktoberfest, mainly because it is where it starts. On the first Saturday of the event, no beer is allowed to be served until the mayor of Munich taps the first keg, at 12pm. Only then can the other tents begin to serve beer. Very popular amongst younger people.<br /><strong>Armbrustschützenzelt</strong> — Translates as the "Crossbow Shooters Tent", a competition that has been a part of the Oktoberfest since 1895.<br />Hofbrau-Festzelt — The counterpart to the famous Hofbräuhaus, this tent is especially popular with Americans, Australians and New Zealanders.<br /><strong>Hacker-Festzelt</strong> — One of the largest tents on the Wiesn, they have a rock band that plays from 5:30 each evening (as opposed to the traditional brass band). This tent is also known as "Himmel der Bayern" (Heaven of the Bavarians).<br /><strong>Käfers Wiesen Schänke</strong> — The smallest tent at the Oktoberfest, it is frequented by celebrities, and is known for its especially good food. In contrast to the other tents (which must close by 11pm), it is open until 0:30am, but it can be very difficult to get in.<br /><strong>Weinzelt</strong> — This tent offers a selection of more than 15 wines, as well as Weißbier.<br /><strong>Bräurosl (Hacker-Pschorr) </strong>— Named after the daughter of the original brewery owner (Pschorr), this tent has the usual brass band and a yodeler.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCJh-yaaOKBlplFBEphBxdWc7qVHw3ffsny69NkbHNFxi51Qfg9kRoD44Qf1vhA4DNnbsb-LpstgfsdMA8Q8iOuThy9w2-CKcFLaX5FOC7YPxC9NrxM5oRzkZFT5J4CzhI6JuxXHohYcM/s1600-h/Oktoberfest+2009+(91).jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394029618348984242" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCJh-yaaOKBlplFBEphBxdWc7qVHw3ffsny69NkbHNFxi51Qfg9kRoD44Qf1vhA4DNnbsb-LpstgfsdMA8Q8iOuThy9w2-CKcFLaX5FOC7YPxC9NrxM5oRzkZFT5J4CzhI6JuxXHohYcM/s400/Oktoberfest+2009+(91).jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_NMG3y6iXCu9D0fgP_ACmeySzGjfRnNfuHkcSBfil73bgCPg1vp25-feYGWg3HRlKDhtfeEPFrrheQrpvAewFjR-d8sZT_4RRLuCgs7OuzyoZuhbGzM3XCyduxVda6HHbUJPMGO5qawk/s1600-h/Oktoberfest+2009+(38).jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394028318727563650" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 267px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_NMG3y6iXCu9D0fgP_ACmeySzGjfRnNfuHkcSBfil73bgCPg1vp25-feYGWg3HRlKDhtfeEPFrrheQrpvAewFjR-d8sZT_4RRLuCgs7OuzyoZuhbGzM3XCyduxVda6HHbUJPMGO5qawk/s400/Oktoberfest+2009+(38).jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><strong>Fischer Vroni</strong> — Another of the smaller tents. Fisch is the German word for fish and this tent carries a huge selection in its menu.<br /><strong>Ochsenbraterei</strong> — True to its name, this tent offers a great variety of ox dishes.<br /><br /><div></div></div>Lonely Travelerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04926321231683666682noreply@blogger.com0