Chapter Four: In which our travelers say goodbye to Mark and go to Hong Kong

 

Day Seventeen:  sick day 

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Day Eighteen:  Hong Kong Island, Victoria Peak, Man Mo Temple, Temple Night Market

 

No starfish on a stick at this night market.  But we are starting to get the impression that we’re living in Blade Runner.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Day Nineteen:  Macau, Tea at the Peninsula Hotel, Festival of Lights

 

New shirt:  Eat Tattoo, Dead Tiger

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Day Twenty:  Hong Kong Disneyland

 

These people don’t seem to understand the implications of the Playboy brand.  Playboy shirts are very popular, especially with middle-aged women.  Every major shopping area has at least one store selling Playboy shirts, typically alongside Converse and other athletic brands. 

 

Disneyland is really cute, but tiny.  It feels like what we imagine Disneyland in Anaheim would have been like in about 1960.  The castle is about ¾ the size of any of the other castles.  The longest line was for Autopia, but even that was only 15 minutes.  The whole park has 1/3 the rides, and they are not necessarily the biggest and most popular attractions.  The big excitement right now is a super-exciting new ride that everyone has been anxiously awaiting:  It’s a Small World.

 

 

Day Twenty-One:  Hong Kong Island tram riding, and our weary travelers return home.