From NY to Hong Kong

Well, I am on another journey across the globe!! I start out flying from Rochester to Ohare and then continue on to Hong Kong. I rode up to the airport with Liz as my flight was very early in the morning and I did not want mom falling asleep on the way home...yes mom, you would fall asleep! She dropped me off at the airport and I check in. The next part was a little frightening as I was 5 pounds over the limit...BEFORE I start the trip...after pulling clothes out of my suitcase and adding them to my carry on, I was on my way...at the max limit..





The flight to Chicago was rough, I was on a puddle jumper and for those of you that know me, you know I do not do well on small planes. It was a relatively short flight so it was fine. Arriving into Chicago, I had a 3 hour wait. I met up with the other 4 linden"ites" and things were looking good.



I arrive in Hong Kong and it was about 30 hours since I had slept..the flight was long, but it went pretty fast. I split a shuttle to the hotel with a friend from Linden and we were on our way. When I got to the hotel, after sleeping on the bus, I could not go to bed. It was 5 pm in HK and very lively. I ordered room service which included a salad and french onion. The soup was very sweet so I didnt eat much other than the cheese. now the salad..I ordered a greek salad with chicken, it was good, but to my surprise, there was no lettuce. So, I ate what seemed to have been 3 tomatoes sliced, a whole onion sliced, and about 2 cucumbers. Lets just say I received my daily intake of veggies! I took a sleeping pill around 9...but to my surprise, it did not work. I slept all of about 4 hours and then headed to the pool. I had two days to lounge around the pool which was sweet. I needless to say, burned my entire body. I met up with people I knew on Sunday, I think it was Sunday, could have been Saturday for all I knew. HK was great, I love the country and would definately move there if I had the chance. My friend owns a bar but I found out it was actually in China on the border so I did not end up going. A white girl alone going into China to drink at a bar and come back to HK?? Uh no!! So, I met up with people on the tour, we did a bit of sight seeing and laying in the sun...what more could I ask for! School visits were fun. We were driving on the cliffs of HK and thank goodness the driver was relatively safe..our major problems were meeting other busses on the one lane road. We did have to back up the bus at one point, I just closed my eyes!! We are now off to Beijing for more visits and a college fair. Not a fan of China but I will survive. More to follow! Oh, by the way, I still have not caught up on sleep...which is definately starting to wear on me! We are on our way to Beijing, where I am not a fan...we'll see how this trip goes!! More later!