Last Memories of Summer 08

So, since I didn't get to finish writing about my summer trips of 08', I guess late is better than never. I have a bunch of pics I wanted to show you of the rest of my time in Hong Kong. First off, as you know, the olympics were held in China last year, and Hong Kong was definitely part of the celebrating. There were these 5 little mascots for the olympics, and they were soo cute! Here is a huge display for the olympics that was in a park near my hostel.
Ilhwa and I also made a day trip to Macau (famous for its Casinos!). We took a ferry to Macau, and then when we got off, we took a short rikshaw ride around downtown. Here are some of the buildings we saw: The first is the Grand Lisboa Hotel and Casino
Here we are in the rikshaw :) The driver was nice enough to take our picture!
There are also the ruins of Sao Paolo in Macau, and of course we had to go see that! It was so hot that day!

And Macau was also in the spirits of the Olympics!
Right after that picture was taken, there was a freak rain storm! I mean, it was more of a typhoon!!! We were stranded for a bit trying to shelter from the rain, but the wind was so strong that no matter what we did we got soaked :( But it was still a pretty interesting :)

Counting down to the Olympics!

Ilhwa took me on a wonderful date to a restaurant called Pearl on the Peak. This restaurant is on top of Victoria Peak, and overlooks the whole area of Hong Kong! It was absolutely amazing. The atmosphere, the food, and the company were STUPENDOUS!!! I really loved this place, and if it wasn't soo expensive, I'd go there more often!


This is the view from the top of Victoria Peak, with the night view in the background :) I used my new tripod to take this pic! (doesn't it look nice?)

From the other side of the harbour, near the star walk, I took this night picture. It really is amazing to see this, and I would definitely recommend it to anyone! But, just make sure you're prepared for some tropical humidity while you're there!

Ilhwa and I also decided to get couple rings!!! Apparently, this is something that's really common in Japan and Korea, and it is similar to the promise rings we have in the States. I really like mine :) :) :) :)
On the last night in Hong Kong, Ilhwa and I went out and got a nice drink and snack in a jazz bar. It was a really relaxing night, and I was so sad to leave :(
Well, that's it for my trip to Hong Kong! Hopefully I'll be heading back there again! Although... I do really want to go to Japan again too... Ahh, so many places, and so little time (and money!)!!!

Until next time!
~Whitney