Thursday, January 3, 2013

Not Quite China, but Close: Hong Kong

Hong Kong is crazy... Crazy cool, crazy fun and definitely crazy expensive. But, we are still managing to have some fun! Today we saw both The Hobbit AND Les Miserables... For those of you who haven't seen them, go! We strolled around the largest mall (on that side of the bay) and I (Ashley) bought a new shirt from H&M! We found a great (and cheap) breakfast place that serves a soup made from onion broth, macaroni noodles, egg and ham.  Sounds weird, but it's good.  Even McDonald's serves it!  We saw the sun setting over the bay last night...almost blinding when it reflects off the thousands of skyscrapers lining the horizon.  One of the most humbling moments hit us the other day in Beijing:  The population of the city of Beijing is over 22 million people. The population of the entire state of SC is 4.6 million.  Pretty wild.  Welcome to China, the land where everything is over the top and larger than life!







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  1. MamanJanuary 3, 2013 at 10:34 AM

    As always, beautiful pictures, and I noticed that the coats, hats and gloves have been put back in your bags... Enjoy Hong Kong and the continuation of your Chinese grand tour.
    Love,
    Maman

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  2. AnonymousJanuary 3, 2013 at 12:07 PM

    That breakfast sounds delicious, actually. Were those movies in English with Chinese subtitles? Have fun!
    -Saskia

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  3. ADventure OutJanuary 3, 2013 at 5:15 PM

    Yes, English with Chinese subtitles thank goodness. We forgot to check on that when we bought the tickets!!

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  4. Antoine RousselinJanuary 4, 2013 at 1:23 PM

    happy new year to all
    Are you passing through Shenzen? You might pay a visit to one of my sisters in law ?
    A good advice: any film in China should be only in Mandarin (or chinese if you prefer?).
    Have a good continuation of your discoveries; we are anxious to meet you in France, not only because of Derek...even though your photographs are quite nice!

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  5. AnonymousJanuary 5, 2013 at 5:10 PM

    So glad the weather appears much nicer in Hong Kong; beautiful picture of you two. Enjoy your Asian tour & keep me posted. Can't wait to hear more! Love to you both,
    Mom

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