Back in HK for 2.5 Days. Lots to see and do. We went to Lantau Island and to Tai O fishing Village. Lantau Island Buddah I think is the biggest in the world. I could be wrong. He He. Everything is explained in China as being the biggest, or most famous. We couldn't take the famous cable car because apparently there was an accident before we arrived there so it was closed. We ended up taking a Metro and a bus, and the bus driver was crazy. Lantau Island is mountainess and windy narrow roads, so we get this driver piloting 40 people in a public transport bus zooming around the curves big enough for 1.5 vehicles wide. The trip to the big Buddah by bus lasted 45 minutes and people actually clapped when it was ... read more

Our last day actually turned out to be Great. We got up and did some Laundry!. Lol WE next headed out to a palace which ended up being the best one we saw. I cannot believe for 3$ we got to see so much. Korea is about half the expense or less of Japan. So if you want a cheap holiday with an Asia flavor this is the place to be. Airport transit to Seoul was just $4 CDN equivelant! 70 KM Wow At the palace we saw the changing of the guard, gardens, and exhibits. The better half dressed up in traditional Korean wardrobe and I snapped a few pics. Sorry no pics today either. They will come when I have a USB port on a safe computer. Next we walked to an antique shopping ... read more

I missed sending a　ｐｉｃｔｕｒｅ　ｏｆ　ｔｈｅ　ｌａｓｔ　ｐｌａｃｅ　ｗｅ　ｓｔａｙｅｄ　ａｔ． Miyajima is a beautiful island just west of Hiroshima. We are constantly surprised by what we think we are going to see and what we actually see. Language fortunately in some cases brings us surprises. Such as this island. We did not know for example that the deer on this island are tame and everywhere. Anyone can touch and play with them, they are not shy. ( I caught this one playing in the water) We had a great time walking around this island and took a rope cable to the top then walked down 2 km. Little did we know that the walk was down extremely steep hills. This place also boasts the worlds largest rice scoop. It is about 20 feet long. Trust the Japanese to try to make a ... read more

Hi Everyone, We were in Matsimoto and now are in Takayama. Whatever eh! Lol On our way to Takayama from Matsamoto we thought we were getting on the right bus and guess what! We got on the wrong bus. Sue decided to go to the bathroom while we waited for the bus to leave 30 minutes later, but while she was at the loo, the bus and me took off without her. I yelled at the driver in English to wait my wife went to the loo. He stopped the bus and lookked at me and I again said my wife my wife!!! He parked the bus a 100 yards down the street and ran and got Siu yee. 2 minutes later Sue and I decided to look at our schedule and to our horror we ... read more

After aclimatizing and adjusting for the time difference, we finally got motivated and decided to meet up with some family and friends. Tuesday we hooked up with our friends Doris and Bernard and went to Sai Kung which is known for seafood. When we arrived we took a Junk to an abandonned Salt Village and walked around. It was spooky. I have a shot of a house that was abandonned in 1992. Everything was left as is and the windows and doors left opened. Other houses were of the same and in more of a disarray. At the end of the day as you can see we stopped for a seafood snack! I can't believe I ate the whole thing! We are off to Japan next.... read more