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(note: this is one of my pre-scheduled posts set to appear at 5:00am EST each morning I am in a port city. I will post follow-up information about each trip once I am able to get back on the computer.)
The ship is scheduled to arrive at 0800 in Hong Kong, China.
We will be in China for the next 6 days.
This is the trip I will be going on today...
Hong Kong Historic City Orientation (Time: 1100 - 1745)
(This is one of the "faculty directed practica" that I am leading so the cost of this trip is free for me.)
Description: Although under British influence for the last several decades, Hong Kong still retains many traditional Chinese images. This practicum visits the gazetted monuments in Hong Kong as well as heritage and historical buildings with an interesting background. Visit the Museum of Tea War, St. John's Cathedral, Old French Mission Building, Legislative Council Building. Then take a tram ride to Victoria Peak for a spectacular view of the city. Also visit Cat Street, Man Mo Temple and Aberdeen, home of hundreds of people living on fishing junkets and juxtaposed against a modern high-rise community. (Box lunches from the ship will be provided) (PRICE: $29.00)
Some links relating to today's trip:
- http://www.discoverhongkong.com/usa/index.jsp
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong
- http://www.frommers.com/destinations/hongkong/78_indattr.html
- http://travel.yahoo.com/p-travelguide-2761444-hong_kong_things_to_do-i;_ylt=AiDx1iAvFogbeJdh65hydGQ2FWoL
- http://www.city-discovery.com/hong-kong/index.php
Update:
Not a ton to report today. I didn't wake up early to watch us come into port because I still have a sore throat and wanted to sleep. After the ship got cleared, I went on the city orientation and felt like that was a good use of my one day in Hong Kong. It was foggy and we didn't get to see the view from Victoria Peak, but we saw all the other places listed in the trip description. Hong Kong feels like any big city with many people making comparisons to it feeling like a "cleaner" New York City.
some video I took in Hong Kong, China
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some video I took in Hong Kong, China
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some video I took in Hong Kong, China
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streets of Hong Kong, China
boat tour of Aberdeen area of Hong Kong, China
video of the Aberdeen area of Hong Kong, China
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video of the Aberdeen area of Hong Kong, China
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I took a nap after that and then I knew some people were going to be going out at 7:30 pm, so I went with them. We were a pretty big group - 20 in all. Of those 20, one of them was Ben's cousin, Sterling, who lives in Hong Kong. Sterling brought his wife along too and then Kristen also had a friend who is living in Hong Kong who went out with us. I stayed out until about midnight because I still had to pack for my Beijing trip - we leave at 7:20 am tomorrow. 51 people will be on the trip and the other trip leader is Toni (one of the psychology professors). Toni's husband Craig and their two daughters Mischa and Sage (ages 13 and 10, I think) will be on the trip too.
video on the Star Ferry in Hong Kong, China
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some video I took of our night out in Hong Kong, China
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