August HK

Yes, I know - it's not exactly the beginning of August - Was wondering if it might be September before I found time to post. But here we go. Scenery can be boring to others I know, but oh well - endure if you can. 

 This is a view of the HK side from the ferry that we take home from work - almost every day. I love the relaxing ride and the beautiful iconic HK skyline. Sometimes if we're in a hurry, we take the bus.

 The ladies market. We did a little shopping and it was great fun. But we may return when the weather cools off as it was 'killer hot.'  We keep waiting for the promised winter time. Then one of the local people told us it can get as cold as 60 degrees, but is usually around 70. Doesn't sound like winter to us, but we'll take it.

 We had a 'ladies day  - Friends' luncheon. Pot luck. Each American sister had a Chinese sister to 'interview' and introduce and vice versa. Fun day and a great way to get to know each other a little bit better.

Some of the ladies at our 'new friends' luncheon. 

 Oh the MTR lines can be incredibly long sometimes. This night we had to wait for three trains to finally get on and then we were smooshed in. Could hardly breathe.

 A great little Thai restaurant we visited with two other couples. It was a new adventure for us and we loved it. Took one of the little 'light' buses. 16 passengers. You just flag them down and it costs about 50 cents to ride no matter how far you go. We weren't sure where to get off, so we just watched the blue beeping circle on our google map on the Iphone and when it got close to our intended destination, we hopped off. Worked great but we're not really sure we can find it again. We'll try. The food was delicious and very reasonably priced. We want to go back and try some other menu choices.

 One day during our lunch we went across the flyover (covered walkway that takes you above traffic) to the palatial Plaza office building. This is the lobby and has beautiful decor including marble and granite walls and floors.

 
 We took the elevator to the 47th floor. This was one of the views. The building is actually 75 floors tall, but visitors can only go to this observation lobby, but the views were spectacular. Here you can see the church office building at the bottom of the pic - salmon colored brick. A fun look down at this 'vertical' city.

 Looking across - wouldn't you love to live in the tall apartment building - especially in the middle of typhoon country.  The picture below is across the harbor toward the Kowloon side where we live. Not as many tall buildings there, but the one pictured is called the Sky 100. You can purchase a ticket and go to the top and enjoy spectacular views. We're waiting for friends\family to come visit and we'll take you to the top. Any takers...?  Please....?

Well let's see if this video is worth viewing. It attracts the attention of the people on the street sometimes. Generally people here are pretty unimpressed with the hi-tech things that really impress us. But we're 'small town.'
 One last pic of most of the ladies at the luncheon. The 'every day branch' sisters had to leave before we could get assembled for the picture.

A lovely farewell dinner for the Nield's (DTA - director of temporal affairs) They've worked in HK for four years. 


Pretty innovative all weather bicycle.