Spring Holiday 2011 - Hong Kong

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May 23rd 2011

Published: May 31st 2011

Introduction We had wanted to go to Inner Mongolia for the Spring Holiday but a couple of teachers who come from this area told us it would be too cold at this time of year. As we were tired of being cold, we decided to change our destination to Hong Kong and Macau which we thought would be a lot warmer. In retrospect, we should have realized that other people’s definition of “too cold” ma... Read Full Entry

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Dianne and Peter Wilson

WilsonsInChina

The WilsonsInChina blog charts the course of our three year adventure in China between 2008 and 2011. Dianne was a school administrator in Canada and heard about this opportunity just after retiring. Peter was an IT professional whose last contract ended just as Dianne decided that China sounded like an exciting adventure. He taught ESL one year but spent the rest of the time supporting Dianne as she shared her great knowledge and experience with the Chinese and Western teachers at the Maple Leaf International School in Dalian. China. While we are back in Canada now, our adventures are ToBeCon... full info

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Flowers

We have no shortage of pictures of flowers. There are plenty of them to take pictures of.

Cemetery

The trip back to town took us through this cemetery which was very interesting.

Swimming under the lights

I am not a big fan of swimming but after a long day of hiking in the heat and humidity this outdoor pool was wonderful.

Walking to the Tram

They really keep the place clean. You get the idea about the sidewalks. If you take a wrong street there aren't a lot of choices for recovery.

Peak Tram coming to get us

First thing in the morning is definitely the time to take the tram. At Christmastime, the line up for the evening run was incredible. The ride is steep. I put my daypack on the floor and thought I had lost it! It slid back about 4 rows!

View from the top

The view from the top of the tram run was still pretty spectacular.

Insects

This beauty was sharing the Peak trail with us.

Harbour view

Once we got away from the tram station we got some pretty interesting views across the harbour to Kowloon.

View from the backside

As we got around the other side of the Peak we could see Lamma island where we had been the day before. The view from here included the power plant.

Cleanup up top

Even the trail around the Peak is regularly swept. We met lots of workers keeping the area spic and span.

Basketball courts

You have to be able to play basketball even in the midst of these highrises.

Hong Kong Park Aviary

The aviary in the middle of the park is huge and full of birds of the most interesting colors. The are some monochrome birds too but we thought this one was really neat.

Waterfall

What looks at first glance like a stairway is actually a long gentle waterfall. Very restful.

Neat building

Haven't posted a picture of a neat looking modern building for a while. We think this one qualifies as neat.

Hong Kong Park

Pretty easy to relax in this gorgeous environment. This area used to be the barracks for the colonial troops. Big improvement. And we could even get a cappuccino in the bar!

Off to Macau!

These ferries whisk you to Macau in less than an hour. Not much to see on the crossing of the Pearl Estuary but the entrance to Macau is pretty interesting.

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