| Phew, I thought as I stepped into the taxi, the conference was over. I was relieved, sad and excited all at the same time. It was a relief because I knew it had gone well and my job in Hong Kong was now over. However, I was sad because I had made some great friends and been very inspired by their work. As California and Hong Kong are very far away from each other, I knew that it would be difficult to ever see them again. My last feeling was one of excitement. Ahead of me was one day and one evening to explore Hong Kong. I had had no time to research, I was headed for adventures unknown! Alec and I got in a taxi that would take us to our new hotel. The ride was long and windy. The driver pointed out the sites as we went past them. He pointed to one set of sky high apartment blocks. "Those are very old," he told us, "They are 15 years old." Wait a minute, I thought. Fifteen years isn't old for a building. I knew then that Hong Kong must be an extraordinary city. However, when I arrived at the hotel, I knew that I had underestimated the city. It wasn't extraordinary... it was extraordinarily extraordinary. The new hotel was so tall that it stretched up 33 floors. When I looked out of my window, I realized that I was eye to eye with a swooping eagle. I have always seen eagles up in the air, I have never before been able to look across and see them horizontally in front of me. But the eagles weren't the only exciting thing, next up was dinner! Along with two other presenters from the conference, we headed to a famous noodle place called Din Tai Fung. Normally people have to wait about an hour to get a table because it is so popular but we were there a little early and we were able to walk straight in. The dumplings were incredible, so were the steamed buns, so were the vegetables (apparently the meat dishes were also amazing). I was in food heaven! When we had finished dinner, we took a ferry across to Kowloon. It was a perfect way to see the lights on all the buildings from a distance. Lights glimmered and glistened as they reflected on the water. After the bustling streets and metro, this was a moment of quiet beauty to savor. The quiet didn't last long however. When we arrived in Kowloon, we found ourselves caught up in a crowd watching a light show at the cultural center. Electronic music blared out, in time with the neon patterned lights. Suddenly I felt tired. The lights were flashing, the music blaring and the crowd bustling but I was utterly exhausted. I spent a few minutes appreciating the spectacle and then I jumped in a taxi, ready for another day of adventure the following day. By Ms. Chown Want to learn more about Ms. Chown's adventures in Hong Kong? Check back soon for the last and final update! |
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Andres
11/18/2014 12:05:57 pm
OMG!!!! that was a really good blog post just like part 2 and 1 but for me all of them was super great actually super awesome (on a scale one to ten how good did you think the blog post is)because it was filled with great detail and because of it each one of the blog post made me SMILE!!!! :D
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Leila
11/18/2014 02:32:45 pm
I agree she did do good a job and how did you write so much.
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:D Mikaila :P
11/19/2014 09:28:24 am
It must of been beautiful when you were on the ferry!! Why did Din Tai Fung had instructions on how to eat their dumplings? :)
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Seth
11/19/2014 10:18:29 am
I like how you put a lot of exclamation points in your writing. When I was in eroupe I felt really excited too. Like Mikalia I wonder why you had to read dirctions to eat the dumplings? Was it the size, or the shape?
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:3 Batman (Will) XD
11/20/2014 06:25:14 am
Whoa. THAT SOUNDS AWESOME! I wonder where the Eagles in Hong Kong live? I just realized that Hong Kong is kind of like the Tokyo of china. What type of Chinese food did you love the most?
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