Hong Kong Layover Round 2

So on the way back home we had another layover in Hong Kong. This time we actually had a little more time, so we ventured into the city. There are so many building in Hong Kong it's kind of crazy. In the morning we took a cable car up to the Peak. It's probably the best view of Hong Kong that we could have gotten. After riding back down the hill we wondered down to the Hong Kong park. It is a park that is located in the middle of the city. It's kind of cool to be at the park in the middle of a huge city and not feel like you're in the city any more. First thing to note was the drastic difference between Hong Kong and Kathmandu. These signs that were posted around the city are the best way to describe the most noticeable difference.Just down from this sign we saw a worker cleaning off the handrail, so I'm sure that the railing is probably disinfected 4 times a day. The first place that we went to in the park was the aviary. There were a whole bunch of really pretty birds to take pictures of. From the aviary we wondered through the Tai Chi Garden, past the Olympic Square to the Conservatory. The Conservatory had a humid plant house and a dry plant house. I was definitely more comfortable in the dry plant house. Even got to see some familiar plant. After the Conservatory we wondered down past the artificial waterfall to the artificial lake. My favorite part about the lake was all the turtles that were floating in the water and basking in the sunlight. After the lake we wondered past the foot message path to the Museum devoted to tea. It was kind of interesting. My favorite part about the museum was all of the ceramic tea sets that were on display. We were able to spend lots of time just enjoy the park. Eventually we headed over to the other side of Hong Kong harbor to grab something to eat, but to get ready for the Symphony of Lights. It is the light show along the harbor that includes more than 40 buildings. The lights are coordinated to music. It was kind of cool to watch. Good way to end our day and our trip. The flight back to San Francisco was uneventful and it brought the end of another fabulous adventure.

Well now I've finally caught up with all my adventures to Nepal. I'm sure you've probably seen enough pictures, but if you are interested in seeing more check them out here.