We arrived safely in Hong Kong at 5:45 pm on Saturday the 24th. We got to the Regal Kowloon Hotel around 8:00 and were fast asleep by 9:30...only to awake at 2:00 a.m. and doze on and off until we got up at 5:30. After a great breakfast we toured Hong Kong with our travel group. The tour included a visit to a roadside market with lots of little shops, a sampan ride in the Aberdeen fishing village, a tour of a jewelry factory (really just a store), and a trip to the Victoria peak for a stunning view of Hong Kong and Kowloon. We all shared dim sum at a restuarant close to the hotel, and were then left to tour on our own for the rest of the afternoon. Kyle and I struck out into Kowloon. We found our way to Kowloon Park and watched a Kung Fu exhibition and then wandered back to the hotel along the water front. On the water front is Hong Kong's version of Hollywood's walk of fame. We saw Bruce Lee's star and monument, and took a picture of Chow Yun Fat's star for my friend Regina (she's quite the fan). Tonight we are heading back to the water front for a laser show. We have a more time for touring in the morning. We plan to ride the ferry and maybe visit a museum. We are heading to the airport at 3:00 p.m. for a 6:30 flight to Chongqing. We're getting closer.
3 comments:
Breathtaking! How wonderful that you arrived safely. At least I know that those prayers have been answered. Glad you got to see some sights! You are all in my thoughts and prayers! I have been checking the blog about every few hours for the first update and boy did you really come through! Love to you! Miss talking to you already!
Enter the freakin' dragon!
That Bruce Lee statue is awesome! Now, if they only had a B-movie walk of fame where they could feature late 70's knock off's Bruce Li and Bruce Le.
The nightime skyline was cool too.
-Adam
Hey, I love that lady in red playing broom ball. Who knew hockey was Chinese?
Beautiful skylines ... unbelievable!
Greg K
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