Hong Kong Wrap Up
 

View of Hong Kong from the Peak

 

Wrapping up Three Weeks in Hong Kong

We are wrapping up our Hong Kong entries with a few random photos and thoughts. First of all, a huge thank you to Leighton and Sharon our friends for more than twenty years. Thanks for making us feel welcome and for encouraging us to visit so we could witness first hand the place you have called home, off and on since the early nineties.

 
The Hong Kong Jockey Club. Notice the hockey and soccer fields place in the middle of the track

The Hong Kong Jockey Club. Notice the hockey and soccer fields place in the middle of the track

 

Start With The Duleys - End With The Duleys

It has been a wonderful eye-opener and a perfect way to start our 5050 adventures. Our appetite for travel has only increased and you have already invited us to come back!  

We love your suggestion that we have to end our 5050 travelog project in New Zealand. Start with the Duleys in Hong Kong and end with the Duleys in New Zealand.... sounds like a great plan.

2020 Update. We did indeed end up visiting Sharon and Leighton in New Zealand, country number 50 in our travel project. We also retuned to Hong Kong in 2017. See more posts from Hong Kong

 
A sunny Saturday in Causeway Bay. The classic red Toyota Crown Comfort offer an affordable transportation option

A sunny Saturday in Causeway Bay. The classic red Toyota Crown Comfort offer an affordable transportation option

 

Farewell Dinner

Ruth, Sharon, and Leighton had arranged a farewell dinner for Jorg and us.. It was a great dinner at Bubba Gump's Shrimp Co. Restaurant at The Peak with Jorg, Ruth, Jeff, Meei, Sharon, and Leighton. 

 
Strolling through Causeway Bay

Strolling through Causeway Bay

 

Back in Canada

This blog post is entered from Canada and we already miss Hong Kong. We returned to a bit of cold snap here and had to adjust from balmy 25-30 degrees in Hong Kong to temperatures as cold as -15 in Canada.

After a couple of days with Mik in Vancouver, we stayed with Bernie and Sattu at Silver Star Mountain where the ski season is off to a great start.

No skiing for us this time around. Staying in Vernon also gave us a chance to hang out with Dagny & Philippe, Ross & Amanda, and Calvin & Christine. Good to see them all before finally heading out from Vernon this past Sunday afternoon. 

 
Sunday hike around The Peak

Sunday hike around The Peak

 

Christmas in Canada

We have returned to Victoria and the same Airbnb we stayed with over the Thanksgiving weekend. We have a nice loft room which reminds us of the first apartment we had in Denmark in 1984. The loft has slanted walls and you can hear the rain and December wind howling outside.

 
From the starting point of our Sunday loop hike around The Peak

From the starting point of our Sunday loop hike around The Peak

 

Temperatures are more tolerable here in Victoria. Today it was up to 12 degrees. People are still biking and golfing. Quite a change from Okanagan winters. We will be here with our daughter Emma and boyfriend Nic for a few weeks. We are still working out details for Christmas so stay tuned for a few posts coming up from Victoria.

In the meantime, keep scrolling for more photos from Hong Kong.

 
Apartments in Tsuen Kwan where we visited Cecilia and Chris

Apartments in Tsuen Kwan where we visited Cecilia and Chris

 
 
Bus and tram transit hub in Central

Bus and tram transit hub in Central

 
 
Mid Levels at dusk

Mid Levels at dusk

 
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Business as usual

Business as usual

 
 
Hong Kong and Victoria Harbour - view from The Peak

Hong Kong and Victoria Harbour - view from The Peak