Another morning enjoyed by sleeping in a little late and nothing really on the schedule. We got up and ready for the day and then had some Indian breakfast. Peter tried to check in for our flight tomorrow and secure our seats but after not getting anywhere he called the airline directly. We had such issues on the way here and we wanted to avoid all that if possible. Unfortunately
they were not helpful and told us we could only check in at the airport and at that point we could secure our seats. Well we weren't going to the airport until tomorrow morning when it is time for us to get going but I said we should go to Airport Express today to check in and get good seats. Airport Express is in Central which is just a short bus ride away. There you can check in and then you take a train from there to the actual airport. Peter thought this sounded
good so we walked down to the bus stop and took the HSBC shuttle to Central where we walked around until we found the Airport Express. We waited in line for about 30 minutes but it was worth it because we got great seats and were able to check in for our first and second flight. For whatever reason we weren't able check in for the last flight but we can do that when we get to Tokyo tomorrow. Once we got that squared away we got on the bus and took it to
the Peak Galleria Mall. We had gone there the first day but didn't buy anything and there were just a couple things we wanted to pick up. First we stopped to get some lunch and split a big club sandwich. We ate outside with a beautiful view. Vandita and Anupam had told us about a walking trail right there so we decided go for it. We found the entry easily enough and started the walk. It was a nice walkway right on the edge of the mountain. Most of the time there were lots of trees in the way but every now and then there would be a clearing where you could see the entire city of Hong Kong. It was a very clear day so the view was amazing.
You could see several of the other islands and all the city on them. There were a few spots along the walk that was really awesome. We took a lot of pictures along the walk and towards the end we were getting a bit hot and ready to stop. I think the walk was around 2.5 km so it wasn't too long but just long enough. We went back into the mall to do our shopping and get some ice cream. We found a couple little things for the girls and looked at some of the stores we had found interesting last time were there. I found some really cute shoes for the girls and after trying to figure out what size they wore we decided on a pair for each of them. We had seen everything we wanted to see so we headed to the bus stop but the line was about 5 buses long so we decided to try and walk back. We weren't sure we knew the way but had an idea. After just walking a few minutes we came to the grocery store which we walked home from yesterday so
we were good after that. Once back at the flat we talked with Vandita and Anupam for a while while enjoying the nice outside air on the balcony. Peter and I went in to pack up everything we could and then we each took a shower. After some playing with and feeding the girls we finished watching the movie War Horse that we had started watching last night.
For dinner we had a great final Indian dinner and then just hung out until bed time. Peter and I have to get up around 6:30 tomorrow to be on our way. We are both excited to get home and see our own babies. We really miss the children and have called them several times but we miss giving them lovin'. We have a long day ahead of us tomorrow but we will be very happy to be back home soon.
We had a great time here and really got to experience lots of things that we never even thought were possible. I had never thought we would ever go to China, I really didn't think it was obtainable so we never even considered it. Everyday we would go out and do more new things and I just can't believe how much God has blessed us by allowing us to come here. Peter and I did just about everything that we really wanted to do. There were a couple things we missed but if Vandita and Anupam have to stay for a couple more years we may just have to come back. :)
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