Good things come to those that wait, here are the HK pics.
In Sarah's neighbourhood on the moving sidewalk
On our way to the peak we met Jackie Chan.
To get to the top of the Peak, we took a trolley it felt like a 30 degree incline. It was one of my favorite things
The view
At Bubba Gump
Sitting on the double-decker streetcar.
The streets are pretty confusing. Not only are the cars on the other side of the street, but they won't stop for pedestrians. In the above picture is a double-decker street car, they run down the centre of some of the streets.
Near the base of the peak is a park with gardens, ponds and an aviary. Theresa found a humongous leaf
The next day we went to the other side of the harbour, an area called Kowloon.
Judy had told me about a giant escalator. It was HUGE! I noticed that all of the people that were riding the escalator were taking pictures, so we weren't the only hicks.
About 10 years ago Whitney worked for a company that was in charge of designing a museum in Kowloon called the Hong Kong museum of history. We went and checked it out. There was lots to see.
Sarah with some giant dudes
Sarah and I in a trolley car in the museum
A Chinese junk in the harbour
And then it was time for the light show while we ate gyros. A bunch of the buildings are lit up to music, but my camera just didn't capture the light show very well.
We checked out a park in Sarah and Ryan's neighbourhood. Theresa and Sarah tried out the reflexology rocks. It's supposed to be good for you.
Cool Pagoda in the park, complete with a pond full of giant fish
Ryan came back from work, and we headed off to Shenzhen for a day of shopping. (And relaxation). Sarah and I got peddy's, Ryan opted for a massage.
I needed the pampering. Shenzhen was far and away the most overwhelming experience of the entire trip. The border was confusing, without Sarah and Ryan I would have been lost. In the shopping mall, the sales people were so pushy, and all I could hear was "Missy, Missy! DVD! Missy, Missy! Copy handbag? You Look!" Not to mention the squatter toilets...
The next day Theresa and I went to see the big Buddha on Lantau island. The Buddha is on the top of a mountain, and at the base of the hill is a monastery.
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The next morning, after a breakfast at the Flying Pan, we hopped on a double decker bus for a winding drive to the other side of the island. It was one of my favorite things in HK. Here I am dipping my toes in the ocean for the first time. If I get cancer of the foot, we'll all know why.
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2 comments:
Sounds like you had a marvelous time. Sarah and Suds are the best hosts. You needed that time to relax after all those years of schooling.
Nice pics in this blog. I was doing a Google search the other day and found this website by accident. I was originally from Hong Kong 18 years ago and haven't gone back to visit forever; your pics showed me a lot of stuff that I've never seen before...great site! Take care.....
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