Leglessbird leisure guide

Click photo to view album While we were staying at Annecy, we took this boat ride around the lake and stopped by Tallories which is a small town also by the lake side. We visited a small shop and met with the owner's family who appreciates oriental cul… more »

Click photo to view album Annecy is a very beautiful city by the lake and there is a river that runs through it which gives a feel of Venice. There are many nice restaurants. There was a marathon while we were there. We enjoyed walking along the art mar… more »

Click photo to view album We had a pretty relaxing time in Dijon visiting gardens and some pretty government buildings. This is part of our 2-week French language trip in Lyon. more »

Cuisine: Italian in Wan Chai My rating: 3 Food: 3 Service: 3 Atmosphere: 3 Price per person: HKD 100 Address and tel.no G/F 8 Queen's Road East +852 2527-8999 Review: A nice simple Cafe in Wan Chai, affordable price. We had spaghetti and c… more »

Click photo to view album Bourgogne is of course famous for its wine. Here we visited some wine yard and tasted some wine, we had a very knowledgeable local guide to explain to us and show us round. Learn more about what it means to be Grand Cru wine.… more »

Click photo to view album Beaune is a small town with some historical site such as Hotel Dier Hospices de Beaune which was builr in the 15th century and was once used as a hospital. We had a very nice dinner at a local restaurant (rather expensive) bu… more »

The Girl from Paris (Une hirondelle a fait le printemps) [ NON-USA FORMAT, PAL, Reg.2 Import - France ] (buy from Amazon) Director: Christian Carion My rating: 3 Key actors/actresses: Michel Serrault ... Adrien Mathilde Seigner ... Sandrine Dum… more »

Drive Around Burgundy & the Rhone Valley: Your guide to great drives (Drive Around - Thomas Cook) (buy from Amazon) by Andrew Sanger Burgundy and the Rhone Valley - your guide to great drives Type: Travel (signpost guides) Author: Andrew sanger… more »

We had a home made French dinner at Mark's place, prepared and cooked by Sally! Yum yum and very authentic. more »

North France Type: Travel Author: Yim Wai Ying (Ph.D. in Comtempory French Literature) Published by Global Traveler (Taiwan) My rating: 4 ISDN: 957-2012-79-7 Book introduction: 4 Colour copy with maps, photos and suggested itinerary at the back o… more »

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Cuisine: Japanese in Causeway Bay My rating: 4 Food: 3.5 Service: 4 Atmosphere: 4 Price per person: HKD 500+ Address and tel.no 10/F, Jardine Centre, Jardine's Bazaar 3580 8928 Review: I had dinner on Sat. We had tempura set, tuna sashimi… more »

Cuisine: Thai in Central My rating: 4 Food: 4 Service: 4 Atmosphere: 3 Price per person: HKD 100-150+ Address and tel.no G/F 15 Old Bailey Street, Central, Hong kong Review: 3 course set lunch priced $68 - 98. Value for money. Although the dishe… more »

Click photo to view album We went to Koh Samui for a short Easter break in 2007, nothing like the usual back-packer trip, this one is a relax, stay-in-the-hotel type of holiday as this is also a working holiday... Anyway, the weather was very hot and s… more »

Cuisine: Western in Wan Chai My rating: 4 Food: 4 Service: 5 Atmosphere: 4 Price per person: HKD 500+ Address and tel.no: 9 Star Street, Wan Chai +852 2529 6038 Review: Had dinner here, and it was quite expensive, the place is pretty posh.… more »

The Butterfly Effect 2 (buy from Amazon) Drama, Thriller, USA, 2006 Director: John R. Leonetti My rating: 2 Key actors/actresses: Eric Lively ... Nick Larson Erica Durance ... Julie Miller Dustin Milligan ... Trevor Eastman Gina Holden ..… more »

Hard Candy (buy from Amazon) Drama, USA, 2005 Director: David Slade My rating: 3 Key actors/actresses: Patrick Wilson ... Jeff Kohlver Ellen Page ... Hayley Stark Story: Hayler is a supposedly 14-year old girl who has been lured by a grown-u… more »

Drama, Japan, 2005 Director: Isshin Inudou My rating: 3 Key actors/actresses: J? Odagiri ... Haruhiko Kou Shibasaki ... Saori Yoshida Min Tanaka ... Himiko Story: Saori's father is a gay man who once owned a very popular bar/restaurant ca… more »