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On day 4 of our trip to Kyushu, we went to Saga.
Saga (佐賀市 ,Saga-shi?) is the capital of Saga Prefecture, located on the island of Kyūshū, Japan. Saga was the capital of Saga Domain in the Edo period, and largest city of former Hizen Province. Saga City is located in the southeast portion of Saga [...]

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The is a continuation of my Japan Travelogue, which I started writing but suspended in limbo for quite awhile. The last entry that I wrote was Pigeons at Kokura, whish was my day 3 trip to Kyushu. After we left Kokura, we went back to Fukuoka at night for dinner. The restaurant we went to was [...]

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The Canon EOS 500D has arrived in Hong Kong. Currently, only the kit version with EF-S 18-55mm f3.5-5.6 IS is avaialble. The body only version and kit with EF-S 18-200mm IS are not available yet.
I have checked the street price at Echo Photo & Audio, and they are selling the kit with 17-55mm for HK$6,000. [...]

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Canon Hong Kong has officially lowered the recommended retail price of the EOS 50D (official link here). I have checked the new street price at Echo Photo & Audio. The 50D body now retails for HK$7,600. The kit with EF-S 17-85mm retails for Hk$10,400 and the kit with EF-S 18-200mm retails for HK$11,800.

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Hutong 胡同 is a Chinese restaurant on the 28th floor of One Peking Road. The name of the restaurant literally means narrow streets or alleys, most commonly associated with Beijing.
The decor of the restaurant has many old and traditional Chinese elements, and in the contrast to the spectacular view of modern Hong Kong outside [...]

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