March 9 - off to Hong Kong!
Today, early wake up for a flight by Dragon-Air. Common symbols for China are the dragon and the phoenix. In past times, together they represented a balance; the dragon was a representation of the emperor and the phoenix was a representation of the empress. We arrived in Hong Kong and were met by our guide Andy “ha” Hou. We drove around the city a bit with Andy describing the industries and sights of Hong Kong. We had a community lunch. We saw the aquarium with live mantis prawns (which look like a cross between a shrimp and a lobster, with some being 10 inches long), geoduck (pronounced gooey duck, a species of saltwater clam), and some of the largest lobsters I have ever seen.
The evening was free for us to explore. I did not feel crowded until I visited Hong Kong. The population of North Carolina is about 9 million…imagine squeezing that into Mecklenburg County (540 sq mi)…that is Hong Kong, with about 7 million people in 456 square miles. Obviously they have issues with transportation and waste disposal. Interestingly I did not see many mopeds or bicycles…probably because they would be plowed by all the cars and trucks.
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