Day 33 - Friday February 8th, 2008

Today we continue the Chinese New Year celebration. This afternoon we went out for lunch in the nearby district known as Tuen Mun where the busyness of Chinese New Year was evident. After looking around some local markets our group took transit down to Hong Kong island. There were so many people gathered to watch the fireworks and light show. Although we arrived over three hours before the fireworks display there were still a ton of people. Hong Kong was absolutely magical. The sky scraping buildings lit up the harbor as we waited for the twenty minute firework show. Once the fireworks ended we remained caught in the crowds for a good while. After they subsided a bit we headed over to the night market to browse and have dinner. On a side note, it was quite funny to learn that Hong Kong has over two thousand 7-elevens. When I think about all the stores I have seen it really doesn't seem that surprising. This was a busy day but a great experience. Happy Chinese New Year