FOR THE RECORD...

FROM NOVEMBER 2000 THROUGH DECEMBER 2003

The last post concludes the period from November 2000, when the digital photo era started, through December 2003. Though there were many trips recorded, a lot of them left no trace at all, at least in the photo mode. So, the only way to have a memory of these times is to register them here. This is the purpose of this post. And here they are:

- December 2000: Lisbon, London, Oslo, Paris, Bogota, Cartagena de las Indias (a superb old town within the walls), Miami, London, Lisbon. Some videos were made, but the only photos available are from the meeting held in Cartagena... Here it is one:



- March 2001 - Brussels. No photos, no videos...
- April 2001 - Hong-Kong and Macau. Some videos...
- May 2001 - Vienna. No photos, no videos...
- May 2001 - Amsterdam. Nothing...
- June 2001 - Twice in Paris. Nothing...
- September 2001 - Paris. Nothing...
- September 2001 - Lisbon, Zurich, Sao Paulo, Santa Cruz de La Sierra, Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Lisbon. The only memory from this periple is the group photo of the meeting in Santa Cruz de La Sierra, Bolivia...



- September 2001 - Brussels. Nothing...
- October 2001 - Luxembourg. Nothing...
- October 2001 - Washington, DC. I found some photos and create a new post with some of them - WASHINGTON D.C. AFTER 9/11...
- December 2001 - Strasbourg. Nothing...
- January 2002 - Vienna. Nothing...
- March 2002 - Paris...
- March 2002 - Washington DC...
- April 2002 - Brussels...
- June 2002 - Brussels...
- June 2002 - Paris...
- June 2002 - Strasbourg...
- September 2002 - Madrid...
- September 2002 - Paris...
- October 2002 - Valencia, Spain...
- October 2002 - Paris...
- November 2002 - Rome...
- November 2002 - Cyprus. I found some photos and created a new post - Cyprus, Mystery Island - which was included in cronological order...
- November 2002 - Brussels...
- January 2003 - Brussels and Bruges. I found some photos and created a new post - LE PLAT PAYS...- which was also included in cronological order...

And that's all. But it's a lot isn't it?
Actually I'm definitely missing some of this travelling...

HAPPY NEW YEAR 4074 - 恭喜發財

LET'S MEET IN HONG-KONG - JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2002

KUNG HEI FAT CHOI - GONG XI FA CAI


"NEW YEAR 4699 - Welcome to the year of the Horse.
The first day of the first month of the Chinese calendar (February 12, 2002) is the day of the second new moon after the day on which the winter solstice occurs"



"ABERDEEN - a fishing village, which some 200 years ago was a haven for pirates. Though some commercial towers have been built in recent years, Aberdeen still keeps the nature of a traditional fishing village"


"ABERDEEN - Home to the Tanka boat people, there are boat-dwellers and sampan along the Aberdeen Bay"


"FERRY BOAT - Enjoy a free-of-charge travel to Jumbo"


"JUMBO - The largest floating restaurant in the world: seafood lunch"


"REPULSE BAY, whose Chinese name means «Shallow Water Bay», owes its English name to the fact that the British army had chased off some pirates here in the past. It's now the most famous beach in Hong Kong"



"REPULSE BAY - At one end of the beach there is a colorful Temple with Buddhist statues protecting Hong Kong"


"STANLEY is a small coastal village on the southern side of Hong Kong Island. It used to be a fishing village but in recent years, a series of restaurants and pubs have been established here"


"STANLEY PLAZA - Stanley open-air bazar, just up the road from the harbour, is the highlight of Stanley, known for its bargains. However, recent times have seen some new additions for the pleasure of the shopping addicts"


"STANLEY, with its European atmosphere, is unquestionably a must-go place for visitors to Hong Kong"


"HONG-KONG CONVENTION CENTRE and KOWLOON - The Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre doubled its size in 1997 for the handover of Hong Kong to China, and one of the world's most impressive exhibition venues was created. The aluminium roof on the right hand side of the photo captures the rhythm of a seabird's wing. The world's tallest glass wall opens onto Hong Kong's famous harbour. The Kowloon Cultural Centre is a minimalist structure with a concave roof. Its design caused a controversy in 1984, as there were no windows"


"CENTRAL - Hong-Kong business' centre skyline with Pei's Bank of China Tower"


"CAUSEWAY BAY offers a diversity of shopping facilities: from the up-market The Lee Gardens Mall, offering luxury brands, to the stalls of Jardines Bazaar, where you can buy cheap clothing"


"KOWLOON Meeting Point before dinner"


"PEKING GARDEN, located in the Star House right in front of the Star Ferry, specializes in Pekingese and northern Chinese dishes, including braised prawns in red wine sauce. We had an incredible seafood dinner"


"LAN KWAI FONG - A small square of streets in Central, is a well known area for a night out. With numerous restaurants and bars, it is the most popular haunt in Hong Kong for dining and drinking, specially for expats, tourists, and well off local people. English is the overwhelmingly predominant language"

FASCINATING ORIENT

SOUTH BY SOUTHEAST - SEDENTARISM IS AGAINST HUMAN NATURE

HONG-KONG, FEBRUARY 2001


"CENTRAL - A nice cloudy view from the Grand Hyatt Hotel"


"PEAK - A bit misty view from the Peak"


"REPULSE BAY - Next morning, the sun was shinning"


"REPULSE BAY - The Temple"


"STANLEY - Enjoy your shopping and dinner"


"HOLLYWOOD ROAD - A famous antiquity street for a collection of antiquities and historic relics, with Andrew"


"HOLLYWOOD ROAD - An afternoon shopping"


"GRAND HYATT - Trio with Andrew"


"KOWLOON AT NIGHT - View from Grand Hyatt"


"PARK - Last stroll before departure"