Monthly Archives: January 2013

The root systems on some of the trees in this city are like nothing we’ve ever seen before. They hang down from the walls bordering the highways. If you hurt the tree (break branches, carve into trunk) you can get arrested! The sidewalks are kind of skinny and you have to navigate around lots of people- the city is very populated.

There were tons of people milling about. The views of the skyline are spectacular.

The kids loved riding this escalator. It was never-ending.

I think Jesse is worried about me breaking the camera in some way because he seems to always carry it. I am known to be a bit clutzy at times. He has taken some great pictures. These are huge incense coils that hang above your head in the temples. Whew! Strong stuff.

Added note: Our friend Clinton has a girlfriend from Hong Kong named Roni. She told us that the you can make wishes for your family using these coils. You write your family’s name and a message on red paper that hangs down from the middle of the coil. The incense burns and brings good luck/good life to the family. A lot of people do this for their families, but you can make a wish for anything!

At this temple, people would line up to bang the drum and bell three times each. Everyone just files in through the course of their day to worship Buddha, light some incense, bang some gongs – it is pretty cool. The people here are incredibly friendly and helpful. Most speak English which makes getting around incredibly easy.

Maddux and I lit some incense in honor of Buddha. This place was packed and incense was everywhere.

There are markets everywhere you turn here in Hong Kong. Maddux picked up a US quarter that someone was trying to sell. He brought it over to show me and the lady yelled at him “put that back!” He looked at me like, what the heck?!