Wow. We are really here.

WARNING: PICTURE DUMP!
You have seen the Atlanta part of our journey here. So here is our Hong Kong stay. It was 24 hours.

On April 13 we flew from Atlanta to Chicago. When we checked in we found that Daniel had enough miles that we automatically got upgraded to Business Class. Awesome. I loved it. But it made the flight from Chicago to Hong Kong that much harder. But we made it. With all 6 suitcases. We landed in Hong Kong on Thursday evening.

When we checked into the hotel, we got upgraded again. To a suite. It was nice. It's like the cosmos knew it was my birthday. (Friday). This was our view from our suite when we checked in.

We cleaned up and then headed into town to see things and shop. We ate at KFC (pronounced "kun da chi" in China). It was pretty good. The mashed potatoes and chicken tasted just like at home. I appreciated that.

Then we headed to Mong Kok - the ladies market. Here are a bunch of pictures of the streets, the booths and the sights. I wish I could convey to you the sounds and smells.

This woman was singing. I gave her a couple HK$.

 This is a section of the market. They set up stalls like these for four blocks.

 There are two sellers in each stall. One on each side.

 Daniel waiting at the Mong Kok subway station on our way back to the hotel.

The next morning we went to the flower market, the bird market, a Buddhist nunnery and the LDS Temple in Hong Kong.

The bird market was amazing. It was so loud with chirping birds.

 This is Nan Lian Gardens in Hong Kong.

Passion Fruit Summer Ices at Nan Lian Garden.

 This is the Lily Pond Terrace of the Nan Lian Gardens.

 The Buddhist Temple at Nan Lian.

 This is the Plaza Hollywood Mall in Hong Kong. It was huge.

 Did you know that Fujifilm makes beauty products in Asia? I didn't. But they do.

Next time I will post about our first weekend in Xiamen and the company activity on Saturday
afternoon.