Hong Kong

Well this was our last stop on our trip, and I can't believe we will be flying home tomorrow.

Hong Kong is beautiful at night. The buildings, all set up in traditional feng shui arrangement across the city, light up once the sun goes down. Every night, the city puts on a lazer and lights show with the buildings that can be viewed from across the harbour.

We went up Victoria's Peak and saw the wax museum one day, and that was a highlight!
We also traveled along the world's longest escalator that took us up the city streest to different shops and restarants.
We made a stop at Kowloon Park and watched Kung Fu demonstrations and cultural music.

We also had an interesting run-in with a dim sum restaurant that was less than satisfying- absolutely nobody spoke English and we couldn't figure out how to order or choose the food, or the prices of each item for that matter (remember we are on budgets!) It was quite hectic as women with carts of food swarmed us with dumplings that we did not know if we wanted or could afford. This was a cultural experience we will never forget.

Possibly my favorite part of Hong Kong was visiting the large population of Filipina women who work in Hong Kong as maids. Every Sunday on their day off, thousands of them picnic in the city after church. This was, of course, something we wanted to see because we love the Philippines and the people there! It was an amazing sight to see...women were not only in the parks, but many just sat on the sidewalks near the train station and malls, with their blankets spread on the ground, and tons of familiar Filipino food that we had become accustomed to. We loved hearing the Tagalog being spoken and were able to visit with some women for a short time.