Below are views from the 28th floor of our hotel along with their really nice outdoor pool.
An early morning picture of the harbor taken by Jody before the sun has helped burn off the haze.
This morning Jody worked with her professional friend, Tracey Alviar, Education University of Hong Kong. Jody has known Tracey for 14 years as they were both students at Emory College in Atlanta working on their PHDs (Tracey's picture to follow). After a morning work session at our Hotel Jen, we set off for lunch and a nice walk around the immediate city area. Our lunch at the Metropolitan was great and relaxing.
Banyon trees growing right up a wall.
Visiting a Moman Buddhist Temple downtown.
While walking, Tracey lured us down a market street where I just had to buy some items recognizing my main Hong Kong icon, Bruce Lee. Here is a really nice deck of cards honoring Bruce, and below is a poster from his very best (and unfortunately, last complete movie) ENTER THE DRAGON.
Since Jody is a horsewoman, she just had to snap a picture of this statue.
As mentioned earlier, Hong Kong's schools are mostly private, religious-based. Here is an example of a Catholic-run school.
After our walk, we relaxed back at our hotel before our major evening trip out - a taxi ride up to the highest point in this VERY high city - THE PEAK. It is here where you experience the dramatic merging of cityscape and nature that is Hong Kong. This picture IS NOT a backdrop. Hong Kong lies below us like a jewel. Incredibly dramatic and breathtaking. Following are pictures taken at dusk and into the evening that showcase Hong Kong from above.
As usual, once we arrived at The Peak, we managed to make our way to the other side of the view from above which was much more naturalistic with no cityscape. However, we knew that this was not the side we REALLY wanted to see.
Ah yes, here we are.
I must say - looking down you almost feel like you're going to drop off, it's that high.
Following this dramatic experience, Jody and I had a great dining experience on The Peak at The Peak Lookout Restaurant. Just a wonderful, romantic, and quiet, retreat from the hordes of tourists and their children.
Oh yes, I would be remiss if I didn't mention that we had a visitor watching over us in case we fell. Can you spot him?
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