Having done a lot of hiking in the hills around Hong Kong, we decided that a great hike would be to simply start at one end of the Hong Kong island and walk as far as we could to the other end, on streets. It would give us a good chance to talk to a few people and get a flavor of various neighborhoods. So we spent one P-day doing this:
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| Fresh off the subway at Chai Wan (far eastern town on Hong Kong Island), getting ready to start walking. |
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| A lot of construction projects to maneuver around. Hong Kong is always being built, re-built, re-claimed, or re-modeled. |
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| Our paths led through Shau Kei Wan and this little market. |
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| Somewhere closing in on North Point |
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Met this sweet woman who said she was 71 years old. The Filipina next to her said, "no, she's actually 91." She has 8 children, and many are in the U.S., but she doesn't get to see them very often, as she has a heart problem and can't travel. It was fun, and so great to be able to speak to people in their own language. It is also this kind of experience that helps us know just how important our P-days are, and time away from the office. As much as we are doing the Lord's work in public affairs, we have opportunities to do missionary work but usually only during our times away from the office.
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| Saw this building. Typical of Hong Kong--various businesses and organizations share the same building. I must confess, I'm not sure if the "we serve" refers to McDonald's or to the church. |
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| Private school boys playing basketball. It's amazing what they do in their white shirts and ties. |
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| Time to go back to class and to our writing assignment? Nah . . . I like playing basketball better. |
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| Queen Victoria statue at Victoria Park |
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Victoria Park. We actually walked a bit further than this. We walked a good 3.5 - 4 hours, stopping occasionally. It was a great January day.
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