July 9 - 10

July 9, 2006

Walked about Kowloon. Man is this place crowded! Took the “Star Ferry” tour across the harbor to Hong Kong and back. Walked along their version of the “Movie Star Walk of Fame”. Saw the star for Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, and other local movie stars that were from Hong Kong. Saw lots of extremely tall buildings under construction. All were using bamboo for scaffolding. It looked pretty treacherous to me.
Ate at a small local restaurant and attempted to eat a bowl of soup & noodles with chopsticks. I guess they realized our plight and finally brought us silverware.


July 10, 2006
GOTCHA DAY!

Note from Darlene: I still haven’t grasped the concept that this day we having been preparing for, for 10 months has finally arrived. I finally just got out of bed (after Keith threatened me for trying to talk to him when he was trying to sleep) to take a shower and prepare for the day. At 5:00 AM I convinced Keith to get out of bed. He cleverly put a “Do Not Disturb!” hotel sign on top of the blanket on the bed, while he had buried himself underneath. Ha-Ha-Ha…like that would work!

Keith and I went down to Café.Marco in the hotel for another wonderful breakfast buffet. The cost was $168.00 HK per person. That translates to about $20.00 US. Pricey, but very good! We met Jane and Bert Gaessler there, they are the couple we will be traveling to Guangzhou with. Afterwards, Keith and I walked along the pier outside of our hotel and watched the boat’s coming and going. My opinion of the harbor is that it is “mystical” in the early morning hours…fitting for the orient, I would say.

Time to wrap this up; it’s 8:45 AM and we need to pack up and go to the lobby to meet our guide, Mary. In less than 7 hours I will hold my daughter in my arms. :o)