Tuesday, March 25, 2008:
We followed our map to where it listed the Goldfish Market, but we didn't know what to expect.  It was the area filled with little shops selling fish and fish tank supplies.  Wow!
It was one of those places that just makes you happy.
Next we were off to the Yuen Po St. Bird Garden.  Although the fear of bird flu was still very real, we were cautious and looked carefully.  It was worth it!
		Before leaving the bird garden, we hit the bathroom.  More squat toilets!
Hong Kong tourist signs are wonderful!  We left the bird garden and walked to the flower market, a street filled with plants and flower sellers.
After so much walking, we took the subway to the Olympic souvenir store, where I bought a keychain.  We then walked to McDonald's for strawberry milkshakes, 7-11 for bottled water, and made it to the Salisbury YMCA near the waterfront to meet out tour guide.
Here is my Olympic souvenir: a blue keychain with one of the Friendlies on it. I still have it on my keychain!
We took the 1:30 pm Land Between tour.  Our wonderful guide was Joseph Li.		First, we drove along the docks.  So many container ships!
Our first stop was the striking Yuen Yuen Institute, a multi-religion temple.  The buildings were beautiful, but it felt disconcerting to be at a working temple.
My students won't be surprised to learn I was born in the year of the DRAGON!		Climbing back on the bus
		Next stop was the Tai Mo Shan lookout point.  (It was foggy, though.)
The third stop was Fanling Village, a walled/fortified village with houses inside.
The fourth stop on the tour was the Luk Keng Road lookout point.  Basically this was as close to the mainland as we could get without a Chinese visa!
The fifth stop on the tour was Bride's Pool Falls.  With more time, it would have been nice to do some hiking in the area.
The final stop on the tour was to see the Sam Mun Tsai Fishing Village, a floating village where fish are bred in submerged cages.
What a wondeful tour of northern Hong Kong!  We finished at about 6 pm.		Our guide pointed out that many cars have two license plates, one for Hong Kong and one for the mainland.
After a long day, we couldn't decide on where to eat.  We wanted a break from McDonald's, and we're not very adventurous, so we wandered around the Ocean Terminal (cruise ship terminal mall) and ended up at California Pizza Kitchen.  We ended up with a beautiful harbor-view table!
		I had the barbeque chicken pizza and a Sprite.  EHG had the roasten garlic chicken pizza and a Diet Coke ("Coke Light").  The prices were high (240 HKD or $31 for the whole meal), but it was our splurge meal of the trip.  What a view!!  Too bad we were here too early to see the 8 pm light show, but then, we probably wouldn't have gotten a table.
After our meal, we dropped our bags in the room and walked the Temple Street Night Market (crowded but fun, very dollar store-like).
On to the next pictures!