Monday, August 6, 2007

Stuff I wish I had done in Hong Kong:
Taken the Star Ferry
Met Jackie Chan

This is a wax figure of Jackie. I carried a martial arts magazine featuring Jackie all through China in hopes that I could get him to autograph it. When I returned to the US, he was on the Letterman show in NYC. Figures.
I finally talked Charlotte into going to Victoria Peak. We took the tram to the top. The views are spectacular here.
A lot of tourists probably just get to the top and shop in the malls then go back down, but Charlotte and I discovered the 2.5 kilometer nature trail that goes all the way around the peak.
It was glorious. HUGE butterflies and moths swooped right over our heads. We saw squirrels, birds , bamboo, tea plants, and banana trees. VERY wealthy people live here. (Not Jackie - he lives on Kowloon). The gates and razor wire around their driveways make it clear that these houses are not part of the tour.
This morning in Hong Kong I woke early and went down to the park across the street from our hotel to join the taichi'ers. An elderly couple welcomed me into their exercise and showed me what to do. I bowed my thanks when they finished and they grinned and bowed back and waved. Lovely people.

Home tomorrow! Oh frabjous day! We have loved this trip, but we miss home and family.

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