First Day in Hong Kong!!

We made it to Hong Kong and are having a great time (minus severe jet lag!). After an incredibly LONG flight on Cathay Pacific, we arrived at 6:30am in Hong Kong. We've been going non-stop ever since (and I think that it is definitely wearing on us...and our feet!).

On our first day (Dec. 26), we stayed on Lantau Island and rode the Ngong Ping 360 cable cars up to the Po Lin Monastery and the Giant Buddha. Susan and Paul then went to Hong Kong Island with Chris and Haylee and crashed the night with them while we stayed in Lantau and walked Piles the dog and rested up.

Here are some pix from our first day!

This is the house that we are staying at...note all the luggage! Yikes!

Piles, the dog we are walking while we stay at this house. He's already gotten me in trouble by peeing in front of someone's house (the old man who hollered at me and was appalled had to get out a bucket and wash down the walkway)

The gondola that we took to the Po Lin Monastery. It was a very nice long ride (after we waited in a VERY long line for about an hour and a half) and the 9 of us got to have a gondola all to ourselves. It went over the water, hills and mountains. Pretty great view!

The Giant Buddha! It doesn't looks so giant in a wide angle lens. As soon as I upload some of my pix from my other camera, I'll definitely share them!

Ok, well pix from days 2 and 3 will be coming soon! We spent day 2 in Kowloon and today we spent the day in Hong Kong Island. Tomorrow we are going to Macau...so I better head to bed early because I am B-E-A-T BEAT! ;)