Top: Scene in Wanchai taken from a tram
Middle: Picture taken in Western District looking towards Central.
Bottom: A tram as it look today.
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December 1, 2008
Today Peggy and Mike return to LA after a two-week visit. It has been nice, if not just a little crowded in our service apartment; but we managed pretty well in that we all were out and about so much.
Yesterday we went over to Hong Kong Island (the locals just say Hong Kong Side) and took the tram from the Western District all the way to Causeway Bay. The trams are still operated on the Hong Kong Side and have been in operation since early 1900’s. It is a great way to see all the sights and sounds from one end to the other end of the Island. It still cost only HK$2.00 for Adults and for us old folks HK$1.00. Now, I can afford that! The trams have really been dressed up since I was here last (see above).
A few more thoughts on Guangzhou: Mike found out that, for a number of years, motorcycles can no longer be registered; this law does not apply outside of Guangzhou, and also another law was passed fining drivers RMB100 (about US$15) for blowing their horns. As for the fewer number of bicycles: probably it is because of the great subway system and the higher standard of living. According to The China Daily, the annual per capital income of urban area of China in 2006, , was about RMB10,500 (US$1700) with Guangzhou per capital just a little higher at about RMB13,900. I don’t what the numbers were ten years ago, but I’m sure history will show that more people have climbed above the poverty level in China (that’s China’s poverty level not the USA) in the last ten years than in any country at any time! This is my personal thought, after visiting China and Hong Kong over the past twenty-eight years.
We are getting ready to go to Cambodia Wednesday. We are thanking our lucky stars that we did not get to India with the trouble going on there. But maybe it is more likely we didn’t go because of all of the prayers Jenny has uttered. Here’s hoping that all goes well in Cambodia.
December 9th - We returned from Cambodia late Sunday night; very tired and both of us slightly under the weather. Jenny with a cold and can hardly talk and me, with some kind of stomach disorder that is causing me to spend a lot of time in the bathroom. Today I feel much better, but Jenny is still fighting her cold and can’t talk; seems very quiet!
Today we go to Tsing Yi for a family dinner hosted by Christina’s family. Christina is the wife of Joshua, Jenny’s nephew. It most likely will be a traditional Chinese Banquet with more food than I want to see right now.
Note: I thought I would finish the Hong Kong portion of our trip and then later make a posting or two on Cambodia trip.
Today Peggy and Mike return to LA after a two-week visit. It has been nice, if not just a little crowded in our service apartment; but we managed pretty well in that we all were out and about so much.
Yesterday we went over to Hong Kong Island (the locals just say Hong Kong Side) and took the tram from the Western District all the way to Causeway Bay. The trams are still operated on the Hong Kong Side and have been in operation since early 1900’s. It is a great way to see all the sights and sounds from one end to the other end of the Island. It still cost only HK$2.00 for Adults and for us old folks HK$1.00. Now, I can afford that! The trams have really been dressed up since I was here last (see above).
A few more thoughts on Guangzhou: Mike found out that, for a number of years, motorcycles can no longer be registered; this law does not apply outside of Guangzhou, and also another law was passed fining drivers RMB100 (about US$15) for blowing their horns. As for the fewer number of bicycles: probably it is because of the great subway system and the higher standard of living. According to The China Daily, the annual per capital income of urban area of China in 2006, , was about RMB10,500 (US$1700) with Guangzhou per capital just a little higher at about RMB13,900. I don’t what the numbers were ten years ago, but I’m sure history will show that more people have climbed above the poverty level in China (that’s China’s poverty level not the USA) in the last ten years than in any country at any time! This is my personal thought, after visiting China and Hong Kong over the past twenty-eight years.
We are getting ready to go to Cambodia Wednesday. We are thanking our lucky stars that we did not get to India with the trouble going on there. But maybe it is more likely we didn’t go because of all of the prayers Jenny has uttered. Here’s hoping that all goes well in Cambodia.
December 9th - We returned from Cambodia late Sunday night; very tired and both of us slightly under the weather. Jenny with a cold and can hardly talk and me, with some kind of stomach disorder that is causing me to spend a lot of time in the bathroom. Today I feel much better, but Jenny is still fighting her cold and can’t talk; seems very quiet!
Today we go to Tsing Yi for a family dinner hosted by Christina’s family. Christina is the wife of Joshua, Jenny’s nephew. It most likely will be a traditional Chinese Banquet with more food than I want to see right now.
Note: I thought I would finish the Hong Kong portion of our trip and then later make a posting or two on Cambodia trip.
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