A Search for Family Roots

U.S. State Department travel advisory: Exercise increased caution in Hong Kong due to civil unrest.

Since June 2019, large and small political demonstrations have taken place in various areas of the city. Some have resulted in violent confrontations between protesters and police.

Ignoring all that, RHS'69 Reunion Committee chair Vincent Yim visited Hong Kong to see and learn about the part of his family he never met.

Back home he removes his flak vest and tells of a wonderous trip.

Touring Macau.

First place is the ruins of St. Paul. During the war it was bombed and most of the cathedral was destroyed. The front was reinforced and today is a major attraction.

It sits at the top of the hill and the Japanese used it as their headquarters and lookout.

At the base of the hill for the shoppers is Senado Square.

Coming out of the Square is Grand Lisboa Casino, it supposed to resemble a flame.

Even Wynn Casino is here.

We climbed up to the old fort to get a panoramic view of Macau. Forgot the name of this fort but the view was great.

We had to leave our bus and walk along a very busy narrow street. At best we had 12 inches of walkway to get to the fort gates.

Then we hiked up a steep street for a quarter mile.

Finally...we made it to the fort and inside there was a small museum and  cannons aiming towards the city below.

The bridge in the background connects Macau and Hong Kong. They call it “The Bridge to Nowhere” because it goes into the harbor and then disappears into the water and goes into a tunnel to Hong Kong. 

After walking the rest of the afternoon throughout Macau we had dinner at a restaurant called Dumbo. Besides the name the food was pretty good.

After dinner our bus took us over and under the bridge to Hong Kong.

February 1, 2020