Message From Cheryl

Today is Sunday, July 5, and we spent it sight seeing. Our real work begins tomorrow at the PolyTechnic University.

It was great to have a day to recover from the long flight and see many exciting and interesting places.

We began the day at the Chilin Nunnery (Budhist) followed by the Nanlin Garden. I sent pictures of each earlier. (see yesterday's blog)

We went on a boat ride in the South China Sea and had a tour of the local fishing vessels and some boathouses as well. The woman that steered the boat stopped to buy some fish for lunch from a local fisherman. It was fascinating. She then dropped us off at the Jumbo Floating Restaurant. They serve Cantonese Cooking which meant that all of the food was very fresh and delicious. I thoroughly enjoyed the meal, so much for loosing weight in China!

After lunch we traveled to the Stanley Market and I was able to purchase a purse/backpack. Somehow in all of my packing I forgot to bring a backpack which I really need to have for both safety and convenience. It was a fun market, I could have spent a lot of money, but didn't.

The last stop was at Victoria Peak. We drove up in a bus, but took the tram back down. It was fairly hazy and cloudy (it has been raining off and on all day) so the pictures I took did not come out very clear.

We made it back to the hotel around 5:30 p.m. I am getting ready to exercise and then call it an early evening. If you want to see the hotel where I am staying, you can view the website at

Harbour Plaza Hotel

Cheryl