Just when we think we have seen the best, we experience another special place. The Hong Kong Harbor at night is in a category of its own. A bit of fog gave it even more character. The laser show was a bit lacking but we did see a few flashes. There are a few pictures of C & G just in case you are missing us after so long.
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Thursday, March 8, 2012
Hong Kong–Day 1 Afternoon
We started our afternoon with Dim Sum (of course) at the beautiful Jade Garden. Yummy!!! We ate enough for you all.
We walked to the classic Peninsula Hotel with all it’s old world charm. We were going to have afternoon ‘Tea’ but still to full from Dim Sum. From there on to the Intercontinental Hotel, new and ultra modern. We had drinks overlooking the harbor - another beautiful spot! I think you can tell the difference easily. I had a Bamboo Dragon and George had a Golden Dragon (real gold flecks floating).
The streets were pack like New York and window shopping was lots of fun. There are lots of malls and every high end store you could imagine or want. Doesn’t seem to be a shortage of $$ here.
George is standing under bamboo scaffolding for construction that is used all over the city. The bamboo lasts about 40 years and can be used over and over.
Heading back to the Quest to get ready for the evening lights, I can hardly wait…
Hong Kong–Day 1
Hong Kong in Cantonese means “Fragrant Harbor” and this comes from the Sandalwood trees and this is a popular candle fragrance.
We are doing the Kowloon (9 Dragons) highlights tours this morning. We went to the Chi Lin Nunnery, so peaceful and beautiful with wonderful art and lots of bonsai's and a beautiful lily pond. We then went to the Wong Tai Sin temple a popular place to worship and have your fortunes foretold. There were 100’s of people here and we only had time to see a small portion of this very large temple.
We then went to the Jade Market and I was to busy looking to take many pictures, but you can see how it looks. There are rows of these stalls and lots of bargaining to do. George was having fun and we found a few treasures to bring home.
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