Hong Kong

We spent Fri. & Sat. in Hong Kong; our boat is small enough that we were able to dock in the middle of the city's Victoria Harbor, right next to the clock tower & Star ferry docks on the Kowloon side of the city.  What an impressvie city - it reminded me of an Asian New York City. Lots of people, lots of bustle, and a zillion more skyscrapers than New York!  This is a place I would like to come back to and explore more.

Weather was warmer (75 - 80 degrees) and not humid.  However it was quite foggy and our views from Victoria Peak (which overlooks the city) were less  than spectacular.  We did a half-day bus trip around the city, which included a stop at a jewelry store for an hour (about 50 mins. too long for us; but the bathrooms were very clean!) and a short sampan ride. 

Fri. night we took a night tour on the top section of an open double-decker bus.  Because it was night and foggy, we didn't take any cameras with us.  The nightly laser show that Hong Kong  is noted for was disappointing because of the fog, but the drive through the brightly lit and bustling night streets was well worth it.  We were able to walk through a night market with its numerous stalls and the great odors of Chinese food wafting from the restaurants.

The next afternoon the fog had lifted and we had a great tour of the harbor of Hong Kong on a junk.  We saw another zillion skyscrapers and the world's largest container port (I thought it would be boring, but the amount of ships and containers on each ship was incredible!)

Bill getting all artistic with the world's longest suspension bridge.

St. Patrick's Day was not a big day in Hong Kong....but there was quite the celebration on board ship, complete with green beer.  Of course, after dinner Bill & I went to our stateroom and read, rather than take part in the party.  We are such an exciting nightlife couple!

Sun. and Mon. we have been at sea, following our rigorous schedule of eating, napping, reading, more eating, counted cross-stitching for me and computer gaming for Bill, followed by even more eating.  It may take us months to adjust to real life back in Atlanta!

Tues. we land in Shanghai, are there for 2 days, followed by a sea day and then our final stop in Beijing.  I may not blog anymore until our hotel in Beijing; internet minutes on the ship are not cheap and I'm about out of time with the package of minutes I bought when we first boarded the ship.  But never fear, faithful follower(s).....this blog may be delayed for a few days, but it's not ended!