good talk

Hong Kong is always fun.  HK and Macau, each have a separate currency from the rest of China.  I always stay in either Chungking or Mirador Mansions, on Nathan St., in Kowloon, this time and usually, the former.  A good and cheap flop, inside Chungking is anything one can think-of, shops, travel agencies, I got my 10-year China Visa from Fred, a nice Chinese guy, who has a visa-agency inside Chungking.  And Fred had the cheapest-price I could find, 280 U.S. for a next-day visa.  The Chinese govt. gouges the Americans and the Brits on this, for everybody else it's much cheaper.  The "Star Ferry" goes all-over the harbour, about a quarter a ride, when the boat docks after 10 mins, the hemp-rope is thrown and caught with a billhook, as it was in 1888.  Took the "Peak Tram" up 396 metres to the highest-point on HK Island, and to look-about once up there, it's all so very-nice.  Enjoyed the HK Maritime Museum (where I saw those pictures).  Was in the HSBC Building, unique and a masterpiece of architecture, the first bil dollar U.S. building, when it opened in 1985.  Was in the Anglican St. John's Cathedral, and the Taoist Pak Tai Temple, enjoyed the HK Mus. of History.  Even my older brother, Bob, has been to Hong Kong, while in Vietnam, he had his choice of 5 days of R&R in either HK or Australia, he was happy with his choice, of course