We started this trip by flying from Albuquerque to San Francisco and then Hong Kong via United Airlines. We pay for Premium Plus seating which gives us a little more legroom and wider seats. We stayed at the Hong Kong Regent Hotel which is right on Victoria Harbor. We stayed there for 3 nights before we boarded the ship. Hong Kong is under the special administration of China and is one of the most populated cities in the world - Yea. Hong Kong was under the British Empire in the 1840's but with the short occupation by Japan during WWII the British controlled it until 1997 when they handed it over to China. We arrived on October 3 with their National Day starting on October 1 with Chinese citizens getting a seven day holiday. Let me just say the area was very crowded. One host told us it is called The Peoples Republic of China for a reason.
Our first day was started with a tour of thee harbor which had both fishing boats and yachts of all sizes,
Out next stop was the Taoist Wong Tai Sin Temple located in the middle of town,
We then headed to a Cantonese dim sum lunch. We had this type of lunch on most excursions which has about 8 people sitting around a table getting food off a lazy Susan.
We then headed to the Hong Kong Palace Museum for collection of 20th and 2lst century art. That night we were treated to a light show in the bay right outside our hotel.
The next day we headed by ferry boat over to Macau. Visited what remains of St Pauls Ruins which was build by the British many years ago.
Then headed to the 65th floor of this building and ate lunch in the rotating restaurant. Quite the view.
We have one sea day after leaving Shenzhen.
The first location we stop at is Xiamen. It is in the Fuijan providence and is a major port in this area and are noted for the scientific research that is done here, This area was first noted in the year 960 and received it's official name in 1387 and used as an important military base. Because of this port many of the European countries were established here starting in the 17th century
Our day here is to visit three temples.
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