Hong Kong

Another thing that has kept me pretty busy (and not visiting the blog) has been travel.  The Hub had a meeting in Hong Kong in February, and so I went with him.  Hong Kong is one of those places that I never thought that I would visit...the distance from the US being prohibitive...my love of our European vacations and not willing to substitute one for HK another.  But, with his travel planned for him by his work, I thought "why not?'", and I am very glad that I went along.

Hong Kong can not be explained in only one blog post...so there will be a few to come...but let me start by stating that HK is one of the most lively, noisy, exiting, packed with people, busy, stinky, beautiful places that I have ever seen!  It assaults every sense-and in a good way.

On our first day, we were blessed with a gorgeous, sunny day. (It would turn out to be the best weather day of our trip). So, we headed up to Victoria Peak, where as you can see, the views are spectacular.  The peak has a walkway around it, so we took a little stroll...

 

 

And took a lot of pictures of Hong Kong below and Kowloon across the harbor.  The pathways wound around the hill and people's houses.

 

And we saw what the Hub told me is called the Ghost Fleet, a place where the ships that are not in use (presumably due to current world-wide economic situations and lack of need) are docked.....and are waiting....

We saw this funny sign on the trail...No Dog Fouling!

And ended our day toasting our trip with a lovely dinner and sparkles on a beautiful hillside restaurant that felt so decadent and evoked past times....a romantic start to our trip.

We ended this day by taking a nighttime look at the city from the Peak...I cannot decide whether the city is more breathtaking lit by sunlight or by the lights of the buildings...what do you think?

 
More to come from the Hong Kong trip...I have so much to share and glad you are here to share the journey!