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Hong Kong Again
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May 6 to 8th.
Back again after a bit of suspense at the border. Left my backpack on the bus on the Mainland China side. You are supposed to take everything off the bus, walk through customs (filling out forms) from China, cross No Man's Land, then fill out more forms to come into Hong Kong. Half way through I realized I didn't have my bag. Couldn't go back. In the meantime Communist China customs had found my bag, stopped the bus, and searched my bag. They found my computer but were stymied because the battery was dead. 1 and a half hours later I got my bag back. Cheryl, outside waiting was worried I was being strip searched and imprisoned.
Best part of 2 days in Hong Kong doing many of the same things, shopping, as we had the first time around. We had a better feel for what you can get so Cheryl got better bargains this time. We toured the harbour twice, killing time and getting a bit of breeze on a hot day. The air was cleaner this time and we got to see more of the mountains that surround the city. There is a story that one emperor, fleeing the Monguls from the north, settled in. He asked the name of the place and was told it was Nine Dragons. When he counted the mountains he could only count eight. The ninth, he was told is you. The emperor, being all powerful, is the ninth.
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Separation (reply)
May 18, 2008 15:30 EST by newbies
The hour and 1/2 Cheryl was waiting must have felt like an eternity. Glad it worked out that you got back your back pack and everything in it.
Hope the bargains are small things I'm sure you must be running out of room to bring too much more back with you.
Take care,
Love Cindy
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