Hong Kong, I stand corrected!

I stand corrected, Hong Kong is the New York of China!  This is the place where the East meets West.    The place where you can experience the Chinese culture and history but with the convenience of western bathrooms.  I know you probably think I am crazy and over exaggerating the situation, but you have to remember we are in a country where paper is a commodity.  I have used the most primitive bathrooms in the countryside of Guilin where you have to learn how to use the restroom standing (think gutter), all the way to very chic bathrooms of Hong Kong.  I will never take the bathrooms in the United States for granted, even if it is in a 7/11.

Today we spent the day walking up and down the streets of Hong Kong.  We were able to experience the markets where they were selling fish, meat and vegetables along the street.  I also went into an eastern pharmacy and watched the pharmacist fill a script using various herbs.  That was quite interesting until they kicked me out for taking pictures.  It’s probably a good thing I am not in each city for very long or I may very well find out what the inside of a Chinese jail cell looks like.

We later went up to Victoria’s Peek and had a 360 view of Hong Kong.  This was breathtaking.

Tomorrow  we fly out for Nanchang, Lucy’s hometown.  We will be meeting her at 10:30am on Monday morning which is 9:30pm Sunday evening central time.  I feel as though I have experienced a good portion of her country to be able to share with her my experiences so she will have some connection to her homeland.  Although I have enjoyed my experiences thus far, the BEST is yet to come!