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Today we just relaxed. It was great. After our second breakfast and before our first nap, we went to listen to a talk on Hong Kong. We found that interesting as Hong Kong and Singapore were the two places we most wanted to visit.
I learned that Hong Kong consists of 260 separate islands and is only 400 square miles. There are 7 million people living in Hong Kong. I’m sure we’re in for another amazing day. We will be in Hong Kong on Saturday and Sunday. Sunday is the first day of the Chinese New Year so we’re in for an extra special treat. All the cities we’ve visited thus far have been decorating for this occasion. There are flowers and decorations everywhere. It is the custom on the New Year for all the people to head towards their home town for the celebrations. Businesses close down and all the people scatter. This is a very superstitious part of the world and the people do everything possible to bring luck their way, for instance, I’ve been seeing the most beautiful petite tangerine trees everywhere I go. I’ve discovered that the tangerine tree is good luck for lovers and newly married couples. It is suppose to grant them a happy marriage and long life together. There are many other superstitions and I’ve found them all delightful. It’s hard for me to believe how serious the people take all of this but they do.
Tomorrow is laundry day and Bill has decided we should go ashore for a short while on our last stop in Vietnam so we probably will. Tonight we’ll be going to a cocktail party at 5:00, dinner at 6:00 and hopefully will forego the comedian/magician act.
