Wednesday, January 30, 2008

Kite Runner

上星期天看了Kite Runner,期待已久的電影。片中除主線描寫主角的友情,亦可從影片中窺看到神秘的阿富汗面貌(雖然外景是在新疆而非阿富汗拍攝)。影片展現了Kabul今昔面貌的強烈對比,在前蘇聯入侵前,Kabul的繁華市面,仍有外國遊客,風箏比賽的場面,至Taliban政權當政,主角重回以前居住的城市,畫面中看到有人在屋外吊頸自盡而沒人理會,城市充滿殘疾人士,孤兒院院長的表白,對我來說相當震撼。

絕對是值得推薦的電影!

Kite Runner Official website

Sunday, January 27, 2008

物換星移大蛇灣 船隻監獄深篤灣

陰寒的星期六,往糧船灣暢遊。下午2時才出發,由創興水上活動中心側的”此路不通”山徑進入,山徑雖然雜草叢生,但路徑尚算清晰,中途亦沒有支路,先在山腰路經過深灣,該處灣內泊了很多船隻,包括一些沉船,原來是海事處的船隻扣留中心。雖則該路“此路不通”但中途則有漁護署豎立的座標柱。經淡水灣至大蛇灣。早前從網上得悉大蛇灣應只有一間荒棄的酒家,但未到已見該處大煙火,行至灣內,才發現酒家已差不多完全被翻新變為渡假屋及酒吧,,但仍有工人趕工進行工程。該處由荒廢的村落變為頗有泰國風情的渡假村,真是物換星移。離開大蛇灣往北丫的路,已由早前的小路變成非常大的泥路。到北丫已是5時多,本打算往白腊,但天色漸黑,還是沿水泥石級路返回萬宜路。用了1.5小時行著沉悶的水泥路,但寒風細雨的晚上,感覺非常不好,7.15才到達巴士站。
深篤灣
大蛇灣渡假村
北丫漁村

更多糧船灣洲的資料

Wednesday, January 23, 2008

短咀

星期日出了短咀,從北潭坳出發時間已是12時15分,由東灣上經米粉頂,再出咀。天色非常好,因此上蚺蛇尖的人川流不息。但一離開上蚺蛇尖的路,出咀便又人煙疏落。由米粉頂下山往短咀的路乃碎石坡,非常不好走。3時才找到正路出咀,還來不及完全出咀,便要掉頭回去,因回去的路途遙遠,結果都是摸黑出北潭坳,到巴士站已是7時15分。

上米粉頂的斜路

由米粉頂出短咀的路

海中兩孤島為和尚洲與牛屎缽

右手邊海中的孤島為黃茅洲,左邊中間的咀便是三咀之一的米粉咀

從短咀看長咀

夕陽斜照東灣

Tuesday, January 15, 2008

何耀生《買餸煮飯--尋找街坊鄰里市集的故事》

剛閱擺《買餸煮飯》一書,作者透過傳統街市,指出香港的發展模式一直都是“發展性破壞”,一個個傳統街市陸續消失,取而代之是往超市買餸,“社會資本”漸漸失去。通風的街市,如中環及灣仔街市,被空調的超市所取代,一幢幢屏風式樓宇,冷漠的賣買模式,社區文化遺產漸漸失去。

值得推薦的書籍!

火紅海岸

縱然天氣不好及寒冷,星期天仍是往印洲塘走走,此次目的地是紅石門,亦是再遊,上次恐怕有7、8年前,當年從鳳凰笏頂,下烏洲塘,綑遊至紅石門。今次則相應難度較低,從紅石門坳入,原路往返。路徑尚可辨認,而沿路亦頗多綁帶,尤其在有支路的地方,能到達紅石門,真要多謝前人留下的布帶。




Saturday, January 12, 2008

In memory of Sir Edmund Hillary

Watched late news and learnt that Sir Edmund Hillary, the first one who reached the summit of Mt Everest was just dead. He devoted his whole life to the Sherpa. The world has lost a great hero. May he rest in peace.

I have bought the book High Adventure a couple of years ago and yet to be finished. :< Took out tmr and started the reading again!

For more information about Sir Edmund Hillary

Sunday, January 06, 2008

綑走西流江至牛屎湖村

好不容易才捱到星期天,又是出外走走的時候。今天是舊地重遊綑遊西流江至牛屎湖村,下三椏涌。雖說舊地重遊,上次可能已是5或6年前的事。

由西流江近觀印洲
西流江的小狗,初時以為牠們會吠我,但原來只是喜歡跟著我尾,除居民友善,其小狗也一樣
陰森的牛屎湖廢村?與鎖羅盤相比,不相伯仲。
從牛屎湖山欣賞三椏灣

Thursday, January 03, 2008

Turkey and Greece Itinerary

2005年6月30日至7月17日(共18日)

D1:HKG-->IST (土航;13小時 stopover bkk,票價5200未連稅)
D2:遊Istanbul (overnight bus to goreme)
D3: self trekking in rose valley and sword valley.
D4: local tour open air museum + goreme周邊景點
d5-7: local tour to mt. nemrut+urfa. (180usd全包宴)
d8: local tour to underground cities + Ihlara valley (overnight bus to pamukkale).
d9: 巴士只是往Denizli,於那裡轉車往pamukkale(有可能是免費車,約半小時)遊pamukkale/hierapolis. 黃昏坐公巴往Denzil再轉車往marmaris.
d10:坐船往希臘的rhodes island day tour,回marmaris.
d11: 坐車往selcuk,遊selcuk
d12: 遊ephesus,黃昏坐車往bregama
d13: 遊pergamum (市內完全沒有公交往景點,全部要搭的士或hitchhike)
d14: 坐車往Bursa
d15: 遊bursa
d16: 坐車回istanbul(約3小時),下午ist市內遊
d17: ist市內遊,晚上坐機回港。
d18: 到港

Sri Lanka Itinerary

2004年曾作短暫旅遊7日,主要是culutral triangle,行程如下:
2004年1月20日至26日

D1: 夜機到,宿colombo第二區
D2: 坐長途車往Kandy,參觀佛牙廟,下午往遊elephant orphange
D3: 坐巴士往Sigirya,登山欣賞5世紀的壁畫,在山上等日落。
D4: 坐三輪車往Dambulla Old Cave Temple,觀光完後,坐巴士往Polonaruwa,包車遊Polonaruwa的遺址。
D5: 坐巴士往Anuradhapura,包車遊覧景點。黃昏坐車回colombo。
D6: 暢遊colombo,包括鐘樓、fort, Liberty Plaza等。但不太習慣可倫坡街上處處是沙包陣。
D7: 再見斯里蘭卡,直往機場。

溫度

在外旅行,通常都不知道真正的溫度,一般多只靠感覺,印象中以下為”最”:

最凍:

在Palmyra, Syria看日出時,除下手套按快門,手指差不多麻木,不能按快門。真正未必太冷,可能是日出前及風大關係。

在世界最南城市usuahia,在3月,秋天的濕凍,也很要命。

最熱:

Mandalay, Burma,市內遇上塞車,在狹小的車廂三個朋友一起擠在後座,40度以上,真是全身盡濕。

Aswan,由Abu Simbel回Aswan的路上,沙漠公路塞車,於4月近正午時份,汗流浹背。

Ecuador Itinerary

I visited Ecuador in 2006 (27.10.06 to 16.11.06)(21 days). My itinerary is as follows:

27.10 & 28.10
HKG --> LAX (via MNL) by PR
LAX --> Miami --> Quito by AA

29.10 to 5.11
Quito --> Galapagos (via Guayauil) by TAME
I booked a 8-day Galapagos cruise (including flight ticket to Galapagos) thro' a travel agent in Ecuador before my departure from HK. The boat I took was a tourist class boat known as Rumba.

5.11
Flied from Galapagos to Guyayail
Guayauil to Cuenca by bus

6.11
A.M.
Cuenca --> Ingapirca by bus
Sightseeing there
P.M.
Ingapirca -> Cuenca
Visit a Panama hat factory in Cuenca

7.11
A.M.
Sightseeing around Cuenca including Santo Domingo, New Cathedral, Rio Tomebamba
P.M.
Cuenca --> Alausi by bus (Alausi is really a very very small town)

8.11
A.M.
Bought train ticket (from Alausi - Sibambe - Alausi) in the morning and toured around the little town Alausi. Alausi is only a stop over station. So the trained arrived at 11.00 a.m. was already full of ppl on top of the train (no one will sit inside the carrier), that's the selling point Sibambe is actually a disuse station at the bottom of Devil's nose.
P.M.
We returned to Alausi around 1.40 p.m. We left Alausi for Riobamba by bus in the afternoon. We changed bus in Riobama for Latacunga in the evening.

9.11
A.M.
Took a bus from Latacunga to Saquisili at 6.30 a.m. Enjoyed the traditional animal market there (Thursday market). Spent whole morning there.
P.M.
Returned to Latacunga. Left Latacunga for Quito in the afternoon. Toured around Quito in the evening including Santo Domingo, Independence Plaze, Presidential Palace etc.

10.11
A.M.
Continued our sightseeing in Quito including San Franciso, San Agustin, Cathedral, La Compania
P.M.
Visited Mitad del Mundo. Took bus to Otavalo at 5.00 p.m.

11.11
Visited craft market in Otavalo (Saturday market). Spent whole morning and afternoon there. Bought lot of souvenirs there. Took bus back to Quito in the evening.

12.11
Visited El Panecillo in the morning to have a view of Quito. Sightseeing again around Quito in the afternoon including Museo del Banco Central.

13.11
Morning flight from Quito to Miami. Miami to LA

14.11
Stayed in LA for one day with relatives.

15-16.11
From LA to MNL, MNL to HKG

Tunisia Itinerary

I just spent 7 days in Tunisia in 2004. My itinerary is as follows:

D1: Tunis --> Sousse by train

D2: Sousse -- Visited Sunday market. By bus to Kairouan and visited Great Mosque, 3-door mosque, Barouta, Zaouia of Sid, Abid el-Ghariani, Maison du Gouverneur, Aghlabid basins, Zaouia of Sidi Sahab, Zaouia of Sidi Amor Abbada. Returned to Sousse by train.

D3: Sousse --> El Jem by bus. Visited Colosseum. Took louage to Mahdia. Visited Fatimid Fortification, Jewish cementary. Returned to Sousse by loage. Went to Ribat, Zaouia Zakkak, Museum Koubba.

D4: Sousse --> Mohadir by louage. Visited Ribat and Mausolem. Took bus to Sfax. Visited medina there. The medina I like most coz it is a vibrant rather than touristic community. Returned to Sousse.

D5: Sousse --> Tunis by louage. Visited Bardo Museum. Took train to Sidi Bou Said, a high class residential area. The houses here look like those in Greece with many colorful and well decorated doors! yes doors, the main attraction here. Returned to Tunis by train.

D6: Took train from Tunis to Carthage. Spent a lot of time in this UNESCO site. Returned to Tunis by train. Paid a visit to the medina of Tunis, another UNESCO site.

D7: Left Tunisia for Morocco by flight.

Wednesday, January 02, 2008

從高流灣至蚺蛇灣

1月1日,天朗氣清,決定往西貢蚺蛇尖腳下的蚺蛇灣走走,沿高流灣的水管路直往蚺蛇灣,風景簡直一流,但近觀蚺蛇灣,則不少從海面沖上來的垃圾,大刹風景。離開灣後,沿水務署因舖水管開闢的”大路”直上蚺蛇坳。