Star Ferry Musing #113: Mexico City Life Written by Robert Wu for his family and friends To read all 113 SFM articles, please access http://www.starferrymusings.com/ If you wish to discontinue receiving SFM articles, please drop me a line. 如您不想收這些文章, 請告知. ************************************************ I spent a few days in Mexico City primarily to visit its archeological sights. […]
Star Ferry Musing #112: Excavated Time Capsule Written by Robert Wu for his family and friends To read all 112 SFM articles, please access http://www.starferrymusings.com/ If you wish to discontinue receiving SFM articles, please drop me a line.如您不想收這些文章, 請告知. ************************************************ Sally and I have always been fascinated by Pompeii, the Roman city destroyed by the […]
Star Ferry Musing #111: Nostalgic Route 66 Written by Robert Wu for his family and friends To read all 111 SFM articles, please access http://www.starferrymusings.com/ If you wish to discontinue receiving SFM articles, please drop me a line. 如您不想收這些文章, 請告知. ************************************************ Sally and I drove cross country in Arizona last year. At dusk, we left […]
Star Ferry Musing #110: Here Today, Gone Tomorrow Written by Robert Wu for his family and friends To read all 110 SFM articles, please access http://www.starferrymusings.com/ If you wish to discontinue receiving SFM articles, please drop me a line.如您不想收這些文章, 請告知. ************************************************ San Francisco has many murals. They are often commissioned by the property owner to […]
Star Ferry Musing #109: Dim Sum Written by Robert Wu for his family and friends To read all 109 SFM articles, please access http://www.starferrymusings.com/ If you wish to discontinue receiving SFM articles, please drop me a line. 如您不想收這些文章, 請告知. ************************************************ Sally and I worked, lived and retired in Hong Kong for 20 years before returning […]
Star Ferry Musing #108, Paradise on Fire Written by Robert Wu for his family and friends To read all 108 SFM articles, please access http://www.starferrymusings.com/ If you wish to discontinue receiving SFM articles, please drop me a line.如您不想收這些文章, 請告知. ************************************************ Rim Fire A gigantic forest fire has been raging for the last two weeks in […]
Star Ferry Musing #107: Test of Democracy Written by Robert Wu for his family and friends To read all 107 SFM articles, please access http://www.starferrymusings.com/ If you wish to discontinue receiving SFM articles, please drop me a line.如您不想收這些文章, 請告知. ************************************************ Background When we visited Egypt a few years ago, we saw its military in many […]
Star Ferry Musing #106: Turkish Culture War Written by Robert Wu for his family and friends To read all 106 SFM articles, please access http://www.starferrymusings.com/ If you wish to discontinue receiving SFM articles, please drop me a line.如您不想收這些文章, 請告知. ************************************************ In the last few weeks, we see lots of pictures of demonstrations in Turkey. Taksim […]
Star Ferry Musing #105: The Labyrinth Written by Robert Wu for his family and friends To read all other SFM articles, please access http://www.starferrymusings.com/ If you wish to discontinue receiving SFM articles, please drop me a line. 如您不想收這些文章, 請告知. ************************************************ Sally was really looking forward to visit the Sistine Chapel of the Vatican Museums. I […]
Star Ferry Musing #104: God’s Architect Written by Robert Wu for his family and friends To read all articles, please access http://www.starferrymusings.com/ If you wish to discontinue receiving SFM articles, please drop me a line.如您不想收這些文章, 請告知. ************************************************ Of all Spanish cities we visited, we like Barcelona the most. We found it to be lively, artistic, […]
Star Ferry Musing #103: Ceramic Food Written by Robert Wu for his family and friends To read all articles, please access http://www.starferrymusings.com/ If you wish to discontinue receiving SFM articles, please drop me a line. 如您不想收這些文章, 請告知. ************************************************ I love to eat. I think good food is one of the greatest enjoyments in life. But […]
Star Ferry Musing #102: Ancient Mayans Written by Robert Wu for his family and friends To read all articles, please access http://www.starferrymusings.com/ If you wish to discontinue receiving SFM articles, please drop me a line.如您不想收這些文章, 請告知. ************************************************ Mesoamerica refers to the ancient lands of Mexico, Guatemala and the other Central American countries before the arrival […]
Star Ferry Musing #101: Guatemala Observations Written by Robert Wu for his family and friends To read all articles, please access http://www.starferrymusings.com/ If you wish to discontinue receiving SFM articles, please drop me a line. 如您不想收這些文章, 請告知. ************************************************ Our tour of Guatemala started with visits to the Mayan ruins in the rain forest. Our guide […]
Star Ferry Musing #100: Crash SceneWritten by Robert Wu for his family and friends To read all articles, please access http://www.starferrymusings.com/If you wish to discontinue receiving SFM articles, please drop me a line. 如您不想收這些文章, 請告知.************************************************ A notice was posted on our building informing us that a filming would take place on our street. We wondered […]
Star Ferry Musing #99: Resurrecting an Extinct Writing Written by Robert Wu for his family and friends To read all articles, please access http://www.starferrymusings.com/ If you wish to discontinue receiving SFM articles, please drop me a line.如您不想收這些文章, 請告知. ************************************************ In preparation for a tour of Gautemala, the land of the Mayas, Sally and I started […]