Day 2 - Stanley Market

Day Two - Aberdeen Village

HK - Day Two

Day Two was tour day. We visited Victoria Peak, a jewelry making shop, Aberdeen Fishing Village and road on a Sampan, and then to Stanley Market for some bargain shopping.

I just loved these little Chinese gargoyles overlooking the city.

It was very hazy there so the view wasn't that far.

Lovely little man with beautiful eyes. He took picture of Hong Kong in 1952 and then one in 2005. He was selling the before and after pictures for HK20 which is about $2.50 US. Yes I did buy them...poor guy treks all the way up there to sell photos just to make a living!

Day One (cont)

This is the SiMorRez clan (Simmons Family, Morrison Family & Ramirez Family) right before we braved the crowds.

Hong Kong - Day One

The days before as well as the journey to Hong Kong were a bit rough. The boys were pretty sick but thanks to a lot of prayers they recovered quickly. Upon arrival we had to wait in a huge line for customs. Then we converted our money and were off to ride the Airport Express train to Hong Kong.

Here's our journey in photos from Day One.

Tropical Storm

As I pack for our trip to Hong Kong on Saturday I can't help but wonder if this little bitty storm that approaches our island will hinder our travel. I hope not. The wind is just beginning to pick up and already the poor palm trees look like their heads will snap off. Tonight I'm forced to stay inside. We'll have a night of chicken adobo and Horton hears a Who. Storms are great.

Euphoria

I've been so swept up with holiday parties, making Christmas gifts and preparing for Hong Kong that I've neglected my beloved blog. There are photos in the web album for documentation that I HAVE been busy but I just haven't had a minute to post about it. The party was great fun. I danced a bit and we won $50 smackaroos from the raffle! We went with our Ramirez buds, Dale and Dot. There's never a shortage of laughter when you are around this couple! A few days before that I had a some friends over to make Christmas cookies. I had the bright idea of making stained glass cookie ornaments and ummm...I won't be doing THAT again. I was exhausted just from watching Tori and Shelly make their's and didn't want to attempt to make any. They were beautiful once baked though.

I just thought this was a cool picture. Tori, Bella and Shelly being very articulate with the cookie making.

These pictures are taken with my....*ahem*....new camera. :-) The new camera is also the reason for the blog title!

A few of the Christmas presents (in different stages) for the ladies at school.