Day 21

 August 8, 2012

We left our apartment at 9:30 to catch a shuttle bus at the Galaxy Casino to the ferry terminal. It is free and only a 5 minute walk.  The ferry was very smooth this time and we were able to see more since it was daylight. 

We arrived in Hong Kong around 11:30 and then made our way through customs and immigration. Not my favorite part of traveling. We met up with our friends Johnny and his girlfriend, Moon. They live in Hong Kong and were able to give us a tour. From the ferry terminal we went down four stories to the subway. 

  

We first went to a Korean barbeque restaurant. They had a buffet with several selections of raw meats and another buffet of cooked noodles, rice and traditional Korean foods. Once you choose your meats you take them back to your table where this is a gas grill built into the counter top. I am actually surprised that Joel did not get sick considering that he never cooks and he was in charge of his own food. We were able to try many different foods here and most of them were very delicious. Joel even tried a pickled chicken foot which grossed me out.

After eating, Joel and Johnny went to a giant music store where they shopped for musical interments for the school. While the shopped, Moon took me to do our own shopping. We stopped in several shops and then she took me to Harbor City which is a big tourist mall and a must see. It had very expensive stores. When the boys were done, we went to the Ladies Market which is another must see. It is similar to a flea market only is large stretching over four blocks. 

We had one cell phone but Joel decided we needed another in case we are separated. They took us to a sort of cell phone outlet place. It was two stories of nothing but wall-to-wall cell phones. We were able to buy a new, older model phone for around 20 USD. It was now dinner time and we decided on Thai.

 I did not realize that while we were eating the sun even went down because of how many lights there were. They then took us to the Harbor where there was a laser light show with music. While walking there I could not believe the amount of people. I must say that I did enjoy my time there because of how much English there was. I almost did not want to leave. We walked down the boardwalk to where there the Avenue of Stars is (similar to the Hollywood Walk of Fame only Chinese style).

We then went back to the Subway station to take us back to the ferry terminal. We said our farewells and went tour our gate. I was able to see the escalators that my poor husband had lost all of our luggage on the first night which made my day.

Our seats were at the very front of the boat making it a very bumpy ride. Joel and I were very sick along with many of the other passengers. The stewardess moved us all to the back.

Once back in Macau we went through customs and immigration again before getting on the shuttle bus back by the school. We had no trouble falling asleep after our big day (and Dramamine).