24 Hours in Hong Kong

On our return from Wellington we stopped off at New Zealand’s immigration centre to pick up our passports just in time for our Friday departure to Hong Kong. At work, we began our first Lean Six Sigma training with three full days and twenty students going for their Green Belt certification. It was my first experience on the teaching side of the room and it was both fun and exhausting – even though I was only responsible for a couple of sessions.

Practicing a bit of Just In Time – Claire and I made our 11 hour flight Friday night and spent Saturday with Claire’s close friend from university, Charlotte, and her fiancé, Laurent. Good company and a vibrant city are more than enough to overcome a bit of jet lag.

Charlotte and Laurent took us out to lunch in the city walking through Hong Kong’s markets (pictured) and then on ferry through the haze to a neighboring island – Lamma – where we spent the afternoon hiking through old villages (temple on the island pictured) and beautifully green hilly countryside.

The last village we came to caters for visitors from Hong Kong with several restaurants offer fresh seafood – and I mean fresh – pulled from the fish tanks (pictured with Charlotte, Claire and Laurent) after ordering. It really was a perfect evening spent dining on the waterfront (pictured) and drinking Tsing Tao beers.

We caught the evening ferry back to Hong Kong, enjoyed the city light show through the haze, and had one last drink in Soho (pictured), where 20+ bars, each on a different level, line steep streets where outdoor escalators allow pedestrians an easy ascent.