Sightseeing In SavannahWritten by Anita Paul
Treat kids (and yourself) to a history lesson by visiting Savannah, Georgia. Established in 1733, “Georgia’s First City” is rich in history and offers an eclectic mix of celebrated elegance and contemporary flair sure to please everyone in your family.Savannah Weather With moderate year-round temperatures, Savannah enjoys mild winters at an average of 51 degrees and warm, humid summers averaging 80 degrees. Scattered showers in spring and fall are a regular occurrence in this riverside city, typically lasting 15- 20 minutes. Savannah's Historic District Savannah’s historic district is a thriving centre with 23 charming neighborhood squares, most of which feature an active water fountain, monument, bench or statue of a great figure in Savannah history. The Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) has renovated many of buildings in historic district to their original appearance. The contemporary influence SCAD students bring is evident by swanky nigh clubs, bars and coffee shops that cater to this Generation X crowd. This “Hostess City of South” is also a center of African American heritage, marked by many historic sites, museums, monuments and tours dedicated to over 250 years of contributions African Americans have made to Savannah’s history. Savannah Accommodations With over 10,000 rooms, Savannah’s inns, hotels, and bed & breakfasts offer a variety of comfortable, family-friendly accommodations at a range of prices. The Marshall House (123 E. Broughton St., 800-589-6304) in historic district is oldest hotel in Savannah. This bed & breakfast-style inn features quaint rooms and elegantly appointed common areas. The Hampton Inn – Savannah North (7050 Hwy. 21, I95 exit 109) is a moderately priced hotel located in greater Savannah. Offering complimentary continental breakfast, this site is a great family value. If your visit takes you to relaxing Tybee Island, check out Lighthouse Inn (16 Meddin Dr.) for a peaceful atmosphere and a warm, friendly feel. Savannah Family Activities The one-hour trolley tours offer opportunity to take note of places of interest that you will want to return to later during your visit. Take a carriage ride through historic district and experience charming architecture and unique “personality” of Savannah’s downtown areas. Parents and teens will enjoy haunted history walking tour, which provides a spooky glimpse into Savannah’s ghostly secrets. Tybee Island Tybee Island, located about 18 miles east of Savannah on Atlantic Ocean, is a quaint community featuring five square miles of beaches and water activities such as kayaking, surfing and sailing. Take kids to Tybee Lighthouse and Museum (just off US 80). This landmark represents original lighthouse constructed in 1736, which marked entrance to Savannah River.
| | Breakfast in Hong KongWritten by Wong Yee Lee
Breakfast in Hong KongAll people in world know importance of eating breakfast and every country has their traditional breakfast for its people. English people have their fried eggs, beans, bacon and mushrooms. Pakistan people have their chapattis. Chinese people have their noodles or congee. If someone happens to come to visit Hong Kong, one can have any types of breakfast one desires. Because of Hong Kong's inborn nature, one can find typical congee shops everywhere in Hong Kong. Congee comes with different ingredients. You can have congee with minced pork, with pig's stomach and intestines, with thousand year old egg and salted pork meat, with octopus and minced beef and pig's skin (people call it boat's congee because it was used to be available only on boats), and many others. It is one's choice to have a bowl of congee with a pair of deep fried breads stuck together, or deep fried bread wrapped with rice noodles. If you don't like to have anything deep fried for breakfast, you can have congee with fried noodles only. This style of breakfast may seem common among us but may be difficult to be accepted by someone who comes from west. My husband is one of those who finds it difficult to understand why people can have something so hot for breakfast in a place with temperature over 30 degree centigrade. Of course if you don't fancy anything so traditionallly Chinese, one can also find bread and butter in Hong Kong for breakfast. To me, best option is to have breakfast in one of those fast food style Chinese tea restaurants. These places don't only offer tea. In fact, people can enjoy all types of meals from early in morning till late in night. Usually in these places, people can have many combinations of breakfasts as you want. My most favourite would be combination of bread and butter, ham in omelette, a bowl of soup noodles topped with Chinese salted vegetables and pork cubes, and finally completed with a cup of either tea or coffee. This set of breakfast would cost about HK$20. Then one can go to work feeling full with food of both western and Chinese styles.
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