Today our group made our way over to Macau, an island about an hour off the coast of Hong Kong. The island used to be owned by the Portuguese so everything is in Portuguese and Cantonese as opposed to English and Cantonese. It was quite interesting--very European feeling, but distintly Asia. A little disconcerting.
Tomorrow we are headed to church in the downtown area (Kowloon Park if anyone is familiar wiht Hong Kong) and then maybe the goldfish market.
We have been on the move all week, from sun up to sun down. It will be nice to get settled in to Xiamen, where I think we will have a bit more free time. Not that I am complaining or anything. Hong Kong is one of the coolest cities I have ever been to. Most def in the top 5...
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