Day 2 - Hong Kong

The day started around 4am or better known as 3pm.  We made our way down to a nice breakfast at the hotel.  Mathew and Andie then took us around some sites of the city.  We started by going up to Victoria Peak.  Photos just don't do the view justice.

We then made our way down looking at some magnificent views and expensive properties.  We then took a boat taxi around Aberdeen Harbour, a small floating fishing village with a huge floating restaurant.

We drove around some and went to a beach with many statutes.  The statutes were placed to encourage people to come back to the area after being scared off by pirates.  I'll have to try to upload some photos as the are on another device.  We then ate lunch in the central district.  Matthew order for us.  We had several different dim sum (shrimp, BBQ, pork) and even ate some chicken feet.  They were actually quite tasty.  

We walked around the area for several hours.  It has a very western feel, at least the areas we visited. The streets were packed with people and smells that vaguely remind me of New Orleans.  

Day 1

Hong Kong

New York in the distance

We made it to Hong Kong!  The first flight was uneventfull.  The second flight was not as fun.  The actual ride was a little better than I expected and the food was pretty good.  However our in-flight entertainment systems were down the entire flight and the electrical plugs did not work.  That made for a very long trip for someone that does not enjoy reading.  Hong Kong from our short drive looks impressive.  We are going to take a tour in the morning. 

Day 0

Bags are packed and ready for travel.  I know some of you will get a kick out of this so I'll share.  I took some time off Wednesday afternoon to finish up some last minute travel prep knowing my tags were expired (you already know where I'm going).  Of all days to get pulled over and of course his first question was do you know why I pulled you over?  As if he wanted me to volunteer other wrong doings?  So I got a little souvenir before we left.

New Photos

Thanks to Ann at Red Thread China for updated photos...look at those curls!

Welcome

After 6 years of hoping, praying and simply waiting, we are finally embarking on our journey to bring Grace home.  We have our passports and visa enroute, our travel approval from China and now our consulate appointment.  A few things left before we fly out on the 16th..