Hong Kong: The End

 Thursday evening was the start of the Asian Women's Conference.  And it went 9-5 on Friday, then 8-1 on Saturday.  ZERO photos of that.  Why?  Well, because I was busy and there wasn't much to photograph.  But it was amazing and fabulous and I loved it. I took lots and lots of notes and have grand ambitions to be a better me. The ladies there were delightful and friendly and wonderful and the speakers were incredible, and somehow you can't really take pictures of all that. But trust me when I say it was marvelous.

Thursday after Conference we went to the big mall in Kowloon and wandered around.

Saturday we did Conference for a few hours and ran off early to catch our flights home.  Ug.  It takes forever.  Train, bus, plane, more train.... But I made it safely home. Dan and Marian and the dog were waiting at the train station to drive me home and all was right with the world.

Night view from the hotel room.  We were on the 21st floor here!

Morning view from the hotel room. 

The way to the MTR trains.  It was crowded. 

Look what is at the mall! 

If you can zoom in, you can see that a pound of See's Candy is $498 HKD.  That's roughly $65 PER pound! Crazy! It was over $5 for two pieces, which is all I purchased.  

This is the mall with the indoor skating rink.  Cool! 

I was so proud of myself!  I managed to fit all my stuff, plus all my recent (and copious!) purchases into the suitcase and backpack.  Joy!

Saying goodbye to my lovely view. 

Almost home!  Okay, fine.  I was on the correct continent, but still had a taxi ride to the train station, a trip on the Shin, and a short drive and THEN I was home! 

  

In case you wondered what the Shin looks like.

And this is what a Shin ticket looks like.  If you happen to have an office of super nice folks where you buy the ticket in advance, they might even write the important stuff in English for you.

This was another style of Shin.  Very NASA.  

So yes, I made it home safe and happy and tired.  It was a wonderful trip!