Enlightenment,
shopping, and flames on the run?
Must be Hong Kong!
We took a fabulous commuter
train into Hong Kong from Guangzhou. The highlight for me in this insanely busy
city was a visit to the
Tian Tan Buddha and the
Po Lin Monastery on
Lantau
Island. For Bill, I think it was the
Wanchai Computer Center and for Anthony it may have been the dim sum at
City Hall's Maxim's Palace.
We all were surprised and excited to see the
Olympic flame blaze through town
(well we didn't really see it so much as stood in the chaos of it passing us
by).
Get your quads ready |
Come on Bec - |
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| The tram is cool! This is looking back at the Buddha from the tram and the next picture is crossing down to the other side of the island past the Hong Kong airport. | |
 Our photographer (Bill) forgot to get in the NAME on the star - that would be Jackie Chan. |
 The laser light show - err "wow"... we've been a little spoiled by Disney. |
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 Geekman is frozen still. His side kick, DVDboy looks on. They are overcome by the deals. Our heroes are relentlessly pursued by Nerdguy (in the background) at the Wanchai Computer Center |
 Think the Tian Tan Buddha would have a problem with me buying this pirated Buddha Grooves CD? |
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 Meow, meow purses... |
 or Mao, Mao pins...everything is on sale in Hong Kong's Cat Street |
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 Use this box to periscope over everyone to see the two and half second flash of the Olympic Torch |
 Go China - Olympic spirit is high in Hong Kong! |
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 MMM- bbq pork buns - grab that lady with the cart! We need another please! |
 This chopstick thing is really simple ... |
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Ok if you've made it this far and you plan to keep going I'll just say that we did lots of other stuff too - like riding the cable cars up to Victoria Peak and visiting the Hong Kong History museum but I figured you've got to be getting tired by now so we must keep moving (before the boss catches you)...
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The overnight bus
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