Five Great Days in Hong Kong

Well, so as most of you know, last week my baby sister, Elizabeth (BIFF), and her husband, Brett, came to Hong Kong to spend five days with ME!!! I was lucky enough to have work off for 3/5 days- so we had lots of time together. It really was so much fun sharing my "Hong Kong Life" with my "Home Life." I loved it.

Biff and Brett arrived last Friday, the 29th. I was surprised at how awake they were after the plane ride. That night we just soaked up Hong Kong culture. I took them to Causeway Bay- a place where THOUSANDS and THOUSANDS of people hang out on a Friday night. I wanted them to have their first look at HONG KONG in a place that SCREAMED Hong Kong culture. I loved watching their faces! We ate Mexican food in Hong Kong that first night. They come all the way to Hong Kong to eat MEXICAN food on their first night in China. Yup.

The next day, Saturday, Biff and Brett headed to the Giant Buddha while I did three shows at work. After that I met up with them, and decided that since the skies had cleared of their clouds and a good chunk of the pollution, we were changing the planned itinerary and heading to "The Peak." The day Biff and Brett got here the weather was gross... and I was NOT a happy camper. Luckily though, the forecasters were wrong and the weather was nearly perfect the whole time they were here! YAY!

Anyway, THE PEAK:

Eating at Cafe Deco- our table sported a great view of Hong Kong!

On Sunday we went to church, I showed them the Hong Kong Temple... and we had a GREAT New Years Eve hanging out at the Clock Tower in "TST":

Outside the Hong Kong Temple

The view from our table at Route 66- a REVOLVING restaurant

atop the Hopewell Center in Wan Chai.

"The Avenue of the Stars" in TST

New Years Eve in Hong Kong-

Looks like the ant piles that used to form on the sidewalks of my childhood home...

B & B at the Clock Tower- "COUNTING DOWN!"

On Monday, New Years Day, we were all pooped after the fesitivities of the previous evening. Sooooooooooooooooooo we didn't even leave the apartment until 1:00. :-) We traveled to Stanley Market... walked around, bought things, and then we headed into Mong Kok for dinner at this place called "Simply Thai".

Me and public transportation. This is my life. Right here. Life on the Citybus #962.

Cool sand in Hong Kong!!!!

Uh, I think this could be my bed. I love shoes. I love this giant pink shoe.

Food. We ate. A lot. This whole trip.

On Tuesday Biff and Brett finally got to come into Hong Kong Disneyland and see what it is I DO here- WHY I am here. It was SOOO much fun for me to see MY people in the audience. I loved it.

After work we headed to "Monkey Mountain." HA! LOVED LOVED LOVED this. We were all cracking up at the insane monkeys. Watch the videos on the previous post. Oh, good times.

So... that was it. Wednesday morning Biff and Brett packed up and left me. Sigh. It was awesome though. Loved having them here. I need MORE visitors. Time is really running out, people. :-)