Hong Kong is big with 7+ million people. We did not have much problems getting around this morning, but this afternoon was a different story.
The hop on hop off tour was an excellent idea. We all hung together all day and saw lots of sights. During my first hop on, I sat with a man from Thailand. I could not believe he was 65 years old so I got his picture. He studied in Nashville and got his Doctorate in Illinois. He still teaches part time. He was with his wife, 55 years old and his son 25 years old. It is really difficult to guess someone’s age from a different nationality. Don’t you think?
Our bus tour included a sanpan boat ride in the bay. You cannot imagine how many people live on dilapadate boats and then turn the corner to see beautiful multi million dollar yachts. It was quite a contrast, with extremes just feet from one another
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Then we took a tram to the top of the summit. This tram ride has been around since 1888. Prior to that 2 men carried the people on a chair. It is amazing because the grade to get to the top is 14%. And I think it is 400 meters up. However, the view was beautiful. Too bad it was so overcast.
Below is the Hong Kong flower. This one was presented to the people when they gained their independence from Great Britain in 1997, over 150 years as a British colony.
Below is an above ground cemetery. You may have to enlarge the photo to see the grave sights. We did encounter quite a bit of rain for an hour or so. All in all it was a wonderful day in a never-before visited country. Thanks for sharing our day.
