This would be our final day in Hong Kong. There was so much more to see and do. However, we would have to contend with the same weather forecast as yesterday: hazy, hot and humid. We decided to stay close to our hotel by going to the Hong Kong Museum of History, which was within walking distance. Continue reading Day 6 – June 1, 2018 →

Time for breakfast, and that means dim sum. We asked the concierge for a recommendation, and he provided one, with  a map. Finding our way to the restaurant was part of our adventure, even with a map.  When we arrived, we were certain that this would be authentic Hong Kong food, because the menu had no English on it at all. Continue reading Day 5 – May 31, 2018 →

I always wear two watches when we travel. One is my traditional Boccia watch. It is set to the time back home. I didn’t need to reset it, because Hong Kong and Connecticut are 12 hours apart. I also wear a Fitbit. In addition to telling me the time, it keeps a record of the steps I take each day, and also of how much sleep I get. When we crossed the International Dateline and “lost” a day, the Fitbit got confused. Nick was able to straighten it out. Continue reading Day 4 – May 30, 2018 →

We enjoyed the breakfast that was served  at our B & B, The White Swan. One of the reasons we  like this B & B  and its sister B & B, Golden Gate Hotel, so much is that we love chatting with the other guests. We discovered that we were the only Americans at breakfast today. Continue reading China, Day 3 – May 29, 2018 →

We awoke to a sunny San Francisco morning. Soon we discovered that my Fitbit charging cable  had been left at home. We walked to two Walgreens stores, and  then to a Target. It was at Target that we found a charging cable that fit my Fitbit.

Nicholas was taking the train to meet us on Market Street. There was a mall there that we had never entered before, but we learned that it’s one of Nicholas’ favorites, Continue reading China, Day 2 – May 28, 2018 →

First Stop: San Francisco

Our alarm clock rang at 5 AM,  and we immediately sprang into action. Nick said that a million people are in the air at any given  time.  I hoped they weren’t all on their way to JFK Airport, considering that this was the middle  day of Memorial Day Weekend. Continue reading Day 1 – Sunday, May 27, 2018 →

Many of our friends and family members have heard the backstory of our China trip, but because you will need to know why we went, I’m going to repeat it. The story began in October 2017, when I accompanied Nick to his 50 year college reunion at RPI (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute). Continue reading China, 2018 – Introduction →