March 29 Hong Kong

The day was forecast to be sunny, but it turned out to be cloudy, and quite cool.  Since we left Saigon the weather has turned much cooler, but no rain on us yet.  We went from 100 to 60 in about a day. 

We retraced our steps of yesterday, except this time we rode the MRT all the way to HK.  Leaving the Central station through the A exit (they have wonderful maps of the exits, as well as the entire route) we went up to the elevated walkway that led us all the way to the Star Ferry pier.

 We got on the Big Red Bus again, this time the green line that went to the southern part of HK island.

There was a stop at the Peak Tram, and here at 10am the lines are already around the corner.

We Hopped Off at the Stanley Market on the southern end of the island.  We spent several hours wandering around the shops.  I wandered, Cynthia shopped.

 Perhaps I don't get out enough, but I don't think I've ever seen this in the US -- a heater for hot drinks, just like the refrigerated drinks you see at the check outs in US supermarkets.  Tea and Nescafe available.

 On a promenade at Stanley there was wedding photography being performed.

 We at lunch along the beach front.  We did not drive off in the car in the foreground.

Beach scene, shot from the HoHo bus by Cynthia, through a window.  We had seated ourselves under the cover of the upper deck since it was looking like rain any moment (that moment never came). (Cynthia adds....and I shot this over my shoulder, rounding a curve!)

 Chinese cemetery on the hillside.  A major holiday, Grave Sweeping, will occur while we're in Shanghai.  It promises to mean a LOT of people traveling to visit the graves of their ancestors.

 The Chinese and Hong Kong flags.  I'm not counting the Official Flag of the Hong Kong Observation Wheel.