Sugah's Trip to China

Last full day in HK

We had breakfast at the hotel and then headed to the Jardines Noonday Gun. It is right on the harbor and the gun is shot everyday at noon. They ring the bell for charity now.


We then took the MTR to the Central station and went on the world's largest escalator. Which is kind of a crock since it is a system of 23 escalators. It takes up half way up Victoria Mountain. It took about 20 minutes to go up (it's an escalator then you walk about 100 feet to the next one) and we took a taxi down, the ride down the steep mountain was an experience.


We took the MTR to North Mongkok so Mike could see a church he had read about. We then took the MTR back to South Mongkok so Erin could get a bag in the Ladies Market. She was whisked away to the "secret" room, they would only take one person.

Then we went back to the hotel to rest. We took the Opal of the Orient - a night harbor dinner cruise around the harbor. It was interesting and very entertaining. It was a buffet dinner, the food was okay. We didn't eat very much. We went on top of the boat to take pictures of the beautiful Hong Kong skyline. Pictures do not do the city justice, it is gorgeous. There was a live band, it was pretty funny to watch. They sang all US songs, from the 70s, 80s a one recent song - one by Kylie Minogue. I had to laugh when the lead singer burst out with "Can't get you out of my head."


A sketch artist came to the table and sketched Mike. It looked like him, only the Chinese version of him!


There are nightly fireworks on the Harbor water.


Here's a video of the fabulous entertainment. Click the arrow button in the middle of the screen twice to get it to play. Make sure your speakers are on, she is singing "I will Survive!" They even had a fog machine, it was a hoppin' place!




We are going to meet a business contact at CH Robinson and then we're off to Beijing! Overall, Hong Kong was awesome!

posted by Chrissy @ 12:03 PM