Buy copy watch, hand made suit, shirts, ....

Today was spent closer to the hotel, just across the bay in Kowloon. While I have been in cities where they have had amazing and world quality museums and art galleries, today was the first time I have ever spent an entire day touring museums and an art gallery. Of course this could have been because of the free admission offered on Wednesday's, but I like to think I was expanding my cultural base.

While at the start I really tried to stop and read the little notes and pause with each display. I quickly realized that my style was more "hit and run", and not so much a detailed connoisseur. Think Clark Griswald in the Louvre. I do admit that I enjoyed the Hong Kong Museum of History and Hong Kong Science Museum, were a lot more interesting than the Hong Kong Museum of Art.

Even though not a lot of display interested me at the Art museum, they had a couple of areas that I felt were good innovations. They had a couple of areas where you could attend a workshop on painting, or pottery. However, the best workshop was where you had to write a story about a number of painting, and they put the stories with the painting. I think I may do the same with a few of my photos. You could also spend a little time and make some snowflakes for Christmas.

I do agree with the lonely plant that the two other museums are must sees in Hong Kong. While I am not sure how much normal admission is, I do feel that they are a good deal, but if you can pick your time, spend Wednesday touring the museums. I think the science museum would appeal more to the hands on visitors. There were lots of displays were you could test your physical fitness, house of mirrors, How things work.... If I may borrow a movie review technique, "Two thumbs Up"

I also walked the Golden Mile, and after a few blocks, you have to get used to saying "No Thanks", "Nope", or eventually just hand gestures, and Don't slow down. When I got up this morning, the Breitling had stopped at some point that morning, but for some reason I shook it and it started to work, so I decided to wear it for the day, but I kept my Wal-Mart Coleman watch strapped on my back pack so I would have the correct time, just in case. The Omega still appears to be keeping time, but how long this will last I can not say. I hope my being less generous with the Buddhist monk yesterday, does not come back and bite me on the "butt".

I did manage to catch the Symphony of lights along the avenue of stars. WOW, let me say it again, WOW. I am not sure if there is additional lights because of Christmas, but it was pretty spectacular. This is one of my "Must see's", but once again, my camera quit before I was ready to come back to the hotel, maybe tomorrow I will come back early and recharge the camera. I guess trying to light up the city with my little flash, sure eats up the batteries. Well, live and learn.