Smile on Satyrday

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Cycling adventure

Sent by Jaqueline from Hong Kong

 

Hong Kong

The two tallest buildings in Hongkong

Sent by Cheryl on 7 May, 2021

Panoramic view of Hong Kong after dark

Sent by Henning on 30 Sep, 2022

 

Sunsets

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Sunset at Gaomei Wetland, Taichung City, Taiwan 

Sent by Si Jin on 14 Jul, 2017 from Dong Qu, Taiwan 

Hong Kong, August sunset

Causeway Bay, North Wan Chai- Central 

Sent by Virginia on 2 Dec, 2019

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Furukawa Pavilion 

Sent by Daizo on 22 Sep, 2018 from Tokyo, Japan

London Attractions

Sent by my brother and my niece

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Sent by Yue on 12 May, 2017 from Beijing, China 

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Bergrauschen.  Art Marion Tenbergen

Sent by Angelika on 10 Apr, 2015 from Duisburg, Germany

Hong Kong

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The Star Ferries in green and red

Sent by seesee on 24 May, 2014 from Hong Kong

Ocean Park, Aberdeen

Ocean Park Hong Kong, a theme park that offers roller coaster rides, shows, tours, family & kids attractions and activities.

Rickshaw

Rickshaws are disappearing from Hong Kong's streets as the government issues no new licences. They were however a vital and sometimes only means of transportation in Chinese seaports.

 

Traditional

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Woman on traditional Chinese clothing

Sent by Yuk on 24 Oct, 2020 from Hong Kong 

travel time 19 days

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Old kimono fabric, Japan

Sent by Ginger on 18 Sep, 2020 fromYokasuka, Japan

Travel time 7 days

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Traditional textiles from Finland

Sent by Maija on 14 Nov 2013 from Hämeenlinna, Finland 

Travel time5 days

Movie night

First Love Unlimited (1997) Hong Kong / First lovers Gigi Leung and Daniel Chan

First love unlimited is a 1997 Hong Kong romantic comedy film directed by Joe Ma Wai Ho and starring: two pop stars Daniel Chan Hiu Tung and Gigi Leung Wing Kei. Released at the end of spring in 1997, The film created a fan fever for Hong Kong youth back then. A sweet little movie with two perfectly-cast Hong Kong heartthrobs, First Love Unlimited captures the wondrous excitement of first love with tremendous heart and winning humor.

Sent by Aya in Hong Kong

sent on 13 Sep, 2014

travel time 6 days

distance travelled 7,912 km

received on 19 Sep, 2014 

The same procedure...  Dinner for one

Dinner for One, also known as The 90th Birthday , is a two-hander comedy sketch written by British author Lauri Wylie for the theatre. The German TV station Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR) recorded it in 1963, in the original English, with a short introduction in German. It is an 18-minute black-and-white videotape recording, performed by British comedians Freddie Frinton and May Warden. 

The programme is now broadcast annually during the festive season on many TV stations across Northern Europe and Scandinavia, as well as Austria and South Africa .

sent by Melanie,  Germany

 on 12 Jan, 2020

travel time 18 days

distance travelled 1,573 km

received on30 Jan, 2020 

Os Olhos da Ásia - The Eyes of Asia directed by João Mário Grilo

After being converted to Catholicism, Julião Nakaura is forced to prove his faith as the Shogun Court forces him to apostatize.

Director: João Mário Grilo
Writers: Paulo Filipe, João Mário Grilo
Stars: José Abreu, Geraldine Chaplin, António Cordeiro 

Sent by Joaquim, Portugal

on 11 Jan, 2020

travel time 19 days

distance travelled 3,388 km

received on 30 Jan, 2020

Hong Kong

Night view from KLN, Hong Kong 

Sent by William, Hong Kong 

 on 26 Jul, 2019

travel time 16 days

distance travelled 7,928 km

Panoramic view of Hong Kong after dark

Sent by Pam in Hong Kong

 on 14 Nov, 2013

travel time 26 days

distance travelled 7,924 km

Greetings from Hong Kong

Postallove

Sent by Amy, Hong Kong

on 6 Apr, 2019

travel time 19 days

distance travelled 7,918 km

Places to visit

Hyères Golf-Club,  Hyères, Côte d'Azur,  France. 

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Illustration Hugo d'Alesi

Sent by  Cecille in Lyon, France  

 on 21 May, 2016

travel time 6 days

distance travelled 2,172 km

27 May, 2016 received on

A mosaic of Happy Valley Racecourse, 

Hong Kong

Sent by Tim in Hong Kong

on 22 Dec, 2014

travel time 51 days

distance travelled 7,906 km

11 Feb, 2015 received on

Canyonland National Park, Utah, U.S.A.

Sent by Hilary in Pennsylvania

on 28 Mar, 2020

travel time 25 days

distance travelled 6,472 km

22 Apr, 2020 received on

Cities and buildings

Greetings from Antwerpen, Belgium

Sent by Tani in Antwerpen

 on 1 Apr, 2020

travel time 19 days

distance travelled 1,650 km

20 Apr, 2020 received on

Moscow, Russia

View of the Kremlin from Moscow-River

Sent by Sari in Helsinki, Finland

Facebook swap 

Perspective

Sent by Renee in Hong Kong

 on 27 Oct, 2019

travel time 10 days

distance travelled 7,928 km

6 Nov, 2019 received on

Ice Cream ♥ and Wisteria♥

Mobile Softee

Ice Cream Truck in Hong Kong

Sent by Chau yi, Hong Kong

on 29 Feb, 2020

travel time 9 days

distance travelled 7,928 km

received on 9 Mar, 2020 

 The red, white, and blue exterior of the trucks together with The Blue Danube tune they play are part of the collective memory of many Hongkongers. 

Japanese 150-year-old wisteria

Ashikaga Flower Park

Sent by Chinatsu in Nagoya, Japan

on 1 Mar, 2020

travel time 9 days

distance travelled 7,703 km

 received on 9 Mar, 2020

Wisteria is a genus of flowering plants, that includes ten species of woody climbing bines that are native to China, Korea, Japan, and the Eastern United States.

Mailbox Today

 Merry Christmas from United Kingdom

sent by Mary in London

on 7 Dec, 2019

travel time 9 days

distance travelled 1,815 km

 Seasons Greetings from Portugal

sent by Marta in Porto

on 9 Dec, 2019

travel time 7 days

distance travelled 3,124 km

Merry Christmas from Hong Kong

sent by Caroline in Hong Kong

on 8 Dec, 2019

travel time 8 days

distance travelled 7,918 km

way back when....

 Panorama of Kaunas from Aleksotas, Lithuania, 1939-1940

Sent by Maria in Vilnius, Lithuania
 on 11 Mar, 2014
travel time 3 days
distance travelled 897 km

 Hong Kong, The Central District way back in the late 1920s

Sent by Zoey in Hong Kong
on 30 Nov, 2015
travel time 14 days
distance travelled 7,925 km

 Amsterdam 1896 / Jacob Olie ( 1834 -1905)

Sent by Anja in Tilburg, Netherlands
 on 7 Oct, 2014
travel time 5 days
distance travelled 1,603 km

 De Oranjeboom Windmill, Netherlands

Sent by Hilda in Hoorn, Netherlands
on 24 Sep, 2015
travel time 5 days
distance travelled 1,494 km

Square at Strastnoy Boulevard, Moscow 1928

Sent by Kuzma in Moscow, Russia

on 19 Jan, 2019

travel time 20 days

distance travelled 1,171 km

Bridges

Luxembourg City, Grund, bridge over Alzette river.

Sent by Lea in Luxemburg

on 28 Oct, 2014

travel time 6 days

distance travelled 1,752 km

 Castelvecchio Bridge, Verona, Italy 

My collection, bought on my vacation to Italy

Leidsegracht  seen from the Herengracht,

Leidsegracht and Herengracht are a canals in Amsterdam. The Herengracht is considered to be the most important canal in the city. 

Sent by Saskia in Rijen, Netherlands

on 11 Jun, 2015

travel time 8 days

distance travelled 1,596 km

The Tsing Ma Bridge seen at dusk, Hong Kong

Sent by Karen in Hong Kong

on 18 May, 2015

travel time 15 days

distance travelled 7,926 km

U is for Urban

Hong Kong, Mong Kok Night Market, Temple Street Market,

travel time 25 days
distance travelled 7,922 km
sent by Tilly

Taiwan, Taipei. The twilight shines down the Taipei basin at the end of a hard day, but the city is still prosperous.

travel time 36 days

distance travelled 8,012 km

sent by Ciou Lin

The Petronas Twin Towers, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

travel time 36 days

distance travelled 9,153 km

sent by Sheryl

Nanjing Road East, Shanghai, China

China's number one shopping street.

travel time 33 days

distance travelled 7,413 km

sent by Wang

Milktea

Hong Kong-style milktea

travel time 57 days

distance travelled 7,928 km

received on 2 Jan, 2018

sent by Vaso in Hong Kong

Hong Kong-style milktea is a tea drink made from black tea and milk (usually evaporated milk or condensed milk). It is usually part of lunch in Hong Kong tea culture. Although originating from Hong Kong, it is found overseas in restaurants serving Hong Kong cuisine and Hong Kong-style western cuisine. Hong Kongers consume a total of 900 million glasses/cups a year.

Map Monday

 From Cherry Sue

Cherry's favorite is fish ball in Mong Kok.

 From Alex

Up Up and Away

For we can fly we can fly

My beautiful, my beautiful balloon....

Received on: 14 Jun, 2013

Distance: 7,924 km (4,924 miles)
Travel time: 15 days

I received this cute postcard from Helena who at  that time lived in Hong Kong.
The card is illustrated by Korean artist Kim Min.

Dorothy is finaly back home in Kansas :)

"The Silver Shoes took but three steps, and then she stopped so suddenly that she rolled over upon the grass several times before she knew where she was. At length, however, she sat up and looked about her. "Good gracious!" she cried.
For she was sitting on the broad Kansas prairie, and just before her was the new farmhouse Uncle Henry built after the cyclone had carried away the old one. Uncle Henry was milking the cows in the barnyard, and Toto had jumped out of her arms and was running toward the barn, barking furiously."

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, also known as The Wizard of Oz,
is a book written  by L. Frank Baum and published in 1900.



Received on: 25 Jun, 2013

Distance: 1,890 km (1,174 miles)

Travel time: 136 days

Lena from Donetsk, Ukraine sent me these three balloons. Perhaps the northwest wind was blowing too hard and that's why Lena's balloons took so long to reach Finland. The balloons were released into the air from Donetsk stadium.

Received on: 6 Jun, 2013

Distance: 1,428 km (887 miles)

Travel time: 8 days

 This balloon card I received from Daryna, who is eight years old and lives in Lviv, Ukraine.

The Death of Harris, who jumped from a hydrogen balloon in 1824.

A sad story of Thomas and  Sophia

It was not a “perfectly good balloon,” as the sky divers put it – it was leaking, and he’d run out of ballast to eject in order to slow the balloon’s descent. So, to save his young fiancee’s life, he ejected himself. Thomas Harris is primarily known for his spectacular death, but he’s also remembered as the guy who invented the gas-discharge valve, which is a device that gets gas out of balloons quickly so they don’t drag on the ground.