hong kong

so, after that last blog about being able to take the flight that next morning with the layover in tokyo... didnt really play out like that.

i did fly to la from vegas, was about to get on my flight to tokyo, and they told me i couldnt. and i'd have to pick up my baggage, go down to ticketing, and do it all again.

for the 3rd time.

by the time the airplane has been waiting a good 40 minutes for the workers to dig my bags out of the bottom of the plane, deliver them to me, walk the 3 huge buildings down to ticketing... i was crying like a baby. just frustrated... not really stressed out, just upset. i'm supposed to have been in hong kong for over 24 hours by now, and i'm in la. having to check my bags again.

after going back and forth from china airlines, to american airlines, back to china airlines again, [with no help from american air, whom were the cause of all this mishap in the first place...] i finally get my new tickets, and am once again flying to taiwan for my layover.

man. that was a long day.

i get to hong kong, collect my belongings, and find barbara!

i dont think i've ever been so happy to see someone in my life.

we take the train, then the bus, then a taxi... to her friends house in hong kong where we'll be staying for a few days, and i get the sweetest sleep possible, known to man.

so these last few days barb and i have just been hanging out in hong kong with niki and brandy.

went to a wonderful [tourist] church on sunday, and learned a bit about prayer. ate at a traditional chinese restaurant and learned how to eat every meal 'family style.'

my mom would love this.

got to go to victoria peak and look over the beautiful skyline view of hong kong, take the star ferry across, and walk down temple street, bargaining my way through the best deals ever.

it's 6 in the morning now, and i've been up since 4. due going to bed at 8 pm.

i think it's safe to say i'm a bit jet lagged?

we're going to get some sushi today, drink our last starbucks for a good 4 months, and possibly hit an art museum before flying to the island tonight.

i guess now the REAL fun begins.