Blogs from Kowloon, Hong Kong, Asia - page 99

Hello to my blog family! I’ve been meaning to update the blog with all of my recent goings-on, but life has become rather busy. So, without further ado, allow me to give you a glimpse of what I’ve been up to! Read on, for it’s all quite exciting! Well, I’ve prayed that God would facilitate me making more friends here, and She/He has answered my prayers abundantly! Friday, Saturday, and Sunday were all glorious days in their own ways. In order to adequately explain Friday night, I’ve got to introduce you to another of my friends. Hazel is a Cantonese woman who kindly volunteers to help me with various things. She reads for me, sends mail, orders my groceries, and pretty’s up my PowerPoint slides. We share some commonalities. She is a Christian woman. Hazel’s son ... read more

Except if you are planning to stay on what turned out to be a very tight budget for Hong Kong, US$30 a day. The guest house I stayed at in Kowloon was ok, other than a horrendous first night. But overall I really enjoyed Hong Kong, expensive as it was. I was there over a good weekend...the weekend of the Hong Kong Sevens Rugby tournament, which England won. I wasn't able to get tickets, which would have broken my bank account anyway, but I did spend that Saturday afternoon of my visit outside the stadium with more than 100 others, watching the games on a big screen. Each game was only 14 minutes long, but there were more than a dozen countries represented, including a dismal US side. It was a lot of fun to just ... read more

Hello all! Well Im pleased to say that we survived the Hong Kong experience! It was certainly a culture shock...dirty with a capital D, an overwhelming guff of the worst kind from start to finish. We arrived with great enthusiasm to be faced witht he most dire looking hostel we have ever seen, think leo in Bankok in the beach...but worse! Am very impressed we managed not to check into a 4star hotel. next day upgraded so bit better, thankfully. With the exception of this we still had a great time, we took a night cruise through Victoria Harbour which was amazing and took a near vertical tram ride to the peak, with breathtaking views...well they would have been if not for the smog! We eagerly anticipated great food only to be met with frog everywhere, ... read more

Special dinner for us tonight at AQUA RESTAURANT on the 29th floor, spectacular harbor views. We had a private corner room. Here are photos from the dinner and a few of the nightly laser light show.... read more

Tomorrow we get on our cruise to Vietnam. If it's like the last cruise we will have access to the internet. ... read more