After much delay, I am finally blogging about my trip to Hong Kong in the fall. I found it difficult to blog on my tablet, and there was no way to transfer the pictures on my phone to the tablet. I spent hours trying to find a way, but they just weren't compatible. I started to worry that I might lose all my pictures, so I broke down and bought a cheap laptop. I'm also stuck at home with a sinus cold and a stubborn temperature. So voila! Blog posts.
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My flight was in the late evening, but I got dropped off several hours before the flight. I had my pick of seats. |
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I arrived in the morning after a good flight. We immediately went for brunch at Zak's not my favorite restaurant, but it has a great view of Discovery Bay |
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Suds took me on a bike ride tour of Discovery Bay. I absolutely love it there. |
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Sarah and I went to the local bead/craft area. It was raining heavily, Sarah put her phone in a Ziploc bag to keep it dry. Ingenious, the touch screen can still be used through the bag. |
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We stopped for lunch at the mall in Kowloon. At the food court 95% of the people were eating this. A sizzling hot pot of rice, meat and spices. |
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I shared my bathroom with this character. Sarah tells me he has lived there since they moved in. Not counting the antennae, he is almost 2 inches long. I went pee in the middle of the night and was absolutely horrified when he crawled out of the bowl as I sat down. After that I gave him ample warning before I entered the room. |
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Halloween in Discovery Bay was amazing! Ella as Rainbow Dash, Julia was Elmo and Suds was a zombie/doctor |
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Unlike in the city where no one celebrates Halloween, in Discovery Bay everyone goes all out. |
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Me as a pirate wench, Sarah as Strawberry Shortcake. How much better is Halloween when it's warm! It was also nice to be able to bring road pops |
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There were some great costumes! |
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There is a hand hanging out of the door. When you touched it, you would hear screams. |
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Crafts! Glow in the dark ghosts. |
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Crack a glow stick, put it in a balloon, blow the balloon up. Put a face on the balloon and drape with cheesecloth. I think they turned out great! |
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The palm tree in Sarah's back yard. I came down with a wicked cold this day. |
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Off to Disneyland. I was feeling pretty cruddy this day. Love that the train has mickey shaped windows |
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Disney parade |
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Sarah, Julia and I spent the afternoon at Disneyland. We each went on 1 adult ride, I can't remember the name, but it was in bear country. I was sooooo much fun! |
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The castle looked beautiful all lit-up |