Our tour departed about on time at 9:30 this morning. The woman guide was a little difficult to understand, but she was enthusiastic. We drove to Victoria Peak and caught the tram down. Wonderful views. Took a sampan ride of the Inner Harbor, went to a jewelry shop (of course) and then had some time at a local market in Stanley. That doesn't sound like that much, but with traffic we weren't back to the ship until 3:30. What a fascinating place this is. With a population of 7.4 million living in such a small area, it's easy to see why they have more than 8,000 skyscrapers of over 14 floors. I believe our guide siad there are 60,000 people per square kilometer. Many of their private apartment buildings and public housing towers are 50 stories high. And everywhere you look there are more being built, many using bamboo scaffolding. Didn't see many scooters, too much affluence I guess, but there were lots of buses. This was Saturday so I would hate to see what traffic would be like on a workday.
After dinner we sat on the balcony and watched the lights until we sailed at 9:00 pm. There were jelly fish around the ship but no other sea life that we could see. Michael said he remembered way more traffic on the harbor in the past. There weren't any sampans in the main channel this time. Twice a night there is a coordinated light and music show with many of the buildings participating. Apparently you need to download the app "ICC light and music show" to hear it, but the lights alone were pretty cool.
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