China, Part 2

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During our second Hong Kong day, we took advantage of the museum free day and saw the Hong Kong Museum of History (excellent, picture #1), the Museum of Science (not as good from R & M’s point of view, but more to Laurea’s liking), and the art museum. The weather was quite hot and humid, so it was great to cross between Kowloon and Hong Kong on the ferry (costing just pennies!) Even so, the pollution got to us a bit.

Our last day was Laurea’s choice, and she wanted to go to an aquarium. We went to Ocean Park, which is a cross between an aquarium and an amusement park (and a place to eat fish as well, I suppose – Picture #2). Our favorite part, however, was the tram that bridged two separate areas of the park (Pictures #3&4). The ride was long and peaceful, and the views of the South China Sea were beautiful. It was a nice break from all of the crowds.

After a noneventful flight, we arrived back in Japan on Friday, just in time for Saturday's Kodomo no Hi, or Children's Day. This national holiday used to be "Boy's Day," but it was renamed some time ago -- not sure why. In any case, the main event seemed to be carp kites that were flying out over many homes. For more about the holiday, and a picture of the kites, click here (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kodomo_no_hi).

That's all for now!