When I got into Hong Kong today I took a 40 minute public bus ride to the hotel, dropped my bags and took off. I took the subway to the peak to view the city from its highest point. The subway was great because most of the signs were in English. Below are some of the pictures I took with my camera from the peak. Looking over the city at night is absolutely beautiful. It was really cloudy today so some of the pictures didn't show up as well as I hoped but at least you will get an idea of what it looks like.
After I took the pictures I went and ate at Bubba Gump Shrimp and while I was there I got a text from Todd telling me he and the team had landed.
I went to the Hard Rock and bought a pin to add to the collection which give me a little something from Hong Kong.
I left the peak to meet up with everyone at the hotel and they all opted to go straight to bed. Todd, his son Colter and I went out to walk around for a bit. He took me to the street markets which are crazy. They set up and tear down these tents every day with their merchandise. We didn't really do any shopping but Colter found a soccer jersey he wants so I think we will be going back.
Tomorrow we leave at 6:15 AM to fly to Nanning and then drive to Pinggua. This has been a great trip so far and it will only get better. I'm so glad I've had this opportunity. Internet will be spotty at best in Pinggua so hopefully I'll be able to make a post or two but no promises.
I didn't get to post any pictures of Amsterdam so I'll put a few below. And on the Amsterdam note, I noticed three really interesting things. One it seems like everyone smokes, two all the women are super tall (I had to look up to like 80% of them) and third I've never seen that many bicycles in my life. That is the mode of transportation for most people in Amsterdam.
Above is Central Station which connects Amsterdam to about anywhere in Europe. Pretty looking cool building.
I thought it was interesting how narrow most of the streets are. They reminded me of a James Bond movie. The buildings and roads are beautiful because they are basically all brick.
I didn't realize how many canals ran through Amsterdam. They are really beautiful.
Not really sure what this building was but I thought it was a really cool looking building.
Not the best picture or angle but you can't come to Amsterdam without thinking about windmills.
