Chungking Mansions
Quite possibly the last of squalid lawlessness in the heart of Hong Kong, it’s the Kowloon Walled City I wish I could have been to, with hit-or-miss Indian food and that elusive Ghanaian home eatery I hope to visit before I leave Hong Kong. This might sound strange, my impression of Hong Kong changed for the better the last time I stayed here five years ago.
Chungking Mansions
36-44 Nathan Road, Tsim Sha Tsui
Kowloon, Hong Kong
Rainclouds came and stole my thunder
We might have explored more dockside if not for trespassing concerns and oh the mosquitoes – which were coming right at me, just me.
Must have been the way you look at me
Art for the masses need not be crass but this time it is because of the way the public interacts with it.
Four slugs from a .44 no less no more
It’s one of those days when bad things happen to people you don’t know very well and you know they’ve got loved ones who are hurting so much more right this moment as you type. RIP.
Paul Machenaud
A must, if you ever find yourself in Annecy. Two baby squirrels came home with us.
Paul Machenaud
7, Rue de la République, 74000 Annecy,
Haute-Savoie, France
+33 4 50 45 20 58
Sorry we’re closed
A change of plans last minute after C came down with a bad case of food poisoning from oysters the night before. J and I made our way over to Annecy on the last day of the year only to find out the two authorized retailers which sell Opinel knives were closed.
Typography France #13
Quiet reminders of a sad period in French history around every corner in this city turn everything bittersweet.
