The Duck King @ Grand Indonesia

Jakarta - I was curious with Lesley's comment about the origin of the authentic Duck King and whether the Duck King restaurant in Malaysia was a branch. I did some on-line research and found out that there are both different companies and in fact the original Duck King was from Indonesia. This can be revealed from their logo.

Indonesian Duck King

Malaysia Duck King

The Malaysian restaurant Duck King is spelt 'Ducking' of course cannot copy right the Indonesian restaurant chain of about 29 branches throughout Indonesia. The Duck King Group is the largest Chinese restaurant in Indonesia.

Different species of live Groupers

Half a roasted duck

The roasted duck skin was crispy and the meat very succulent and juicy. It tasted really good.

Kai Lan with garlic

The Kai Lan was stir fried and sprinkled with fried garlic; there was a nice crunchy taste to the vegetable - very good style.

Teo Cheow style Tiger Grouper

A perfect dish with the vegetable chopped up thinly and steamed together with the fresh fish. The taste of the salted vegetable, tomatoes and spring onions was blended nicely with the succulent and delicious fish.

Gui Ling Kuo

Sesame balls cooked in ginger

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Calesa around Intramuros

Manila - Together with Albert, we took a calesa (horse drawn carriage used in Philippines) around Intramuros. Albert and Lesley Albert and I Intramuros is the oldest district and historic core of Manila. The walled part of Manila was called intramuros, which is Latin for "within the walls"; districts beyond the walls are known as extramuros meaning outside the walls. Construction of the defensive walls was started by the Spaniards in the late 16th century to protect the city from foreign invasions. Guarding the old city is Fortaiago wich is located at the mouth of the river. Gallery of Philippines past and present presidents General MacArthur Battle HQ Entrance of General MacArthur HQ Manila Hotel Manila Hotel in the distance Manila hotel is the oldest hotel in the Philippines and the most well known icon. Baluarte De San Andres Cannons lined in a semi-circle Colegio de San Juan de Letran was founded in...

Cheong Guk Jang - fermented bean soup

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Temple Street Night Market

Kowloon - This flea market is full of quirky, Hong Kong souvenirs and t-shirts to take home. The actual market on Temple Street is in the Yau Ma Tei and Jordan sections of Temple Street. The flea market starts in the late afternoon every day and continues throughout the evening. You can find fake’designer' handbags, sunglasses, clothes, and electronic gadgets. The atmosphere was filled with many tourist of different nationalities. Along the sides were many seafood restaurants, mostly crowded. You will also find fortuner teller stalls plying their trade.

Travelogue around Asia Pacific Part II

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