page8: post-Philippines, Hong Kong, Macau, China

above: the boat to Macau from Hong Kong

 AFTER the summer mission ended in the Philippines, our group went back to Manila to fly back to the USA, but I decided to make the most of my plane ticket & since I was so close to Hong Kong & China, why not fly over there for a few days before returning to the states. So I went off on my own mission. I only stayed a few days in Hong Kong, and did a very brief trip to Macau & then across to China...a daytrip...not exactly a comprehensive journey, but a good sample of one part of China...met some nice people along the way.

 above: one of the signs indicating the one-child policy in China at the time

 above: "local color" in China

 above: at the hotel in Hong Kong

 above: china, hong kong, et al..

& some pics of the television

 above: view of Hong Kong from the plane

 above: enjoying a meal in China

 above: the remaining facade

 of a church on Macau (pic by me)

"...The Ruins of St. Paul's (Portuguese: Ruínas de São Paulo, Chinese: 大三巴牌坊; pinyin: Dàsānbā Páifāng) refers to the ruins of a 16th-century complex in Macau including of what was originally St. Paul's College and the Cathedral of St. Paul also known as "Mater Dei", a 17th-century Portuguese cathedral dedicated to Saint Paul the Apostle. Today, the ruins are one of Macau's most famous landmarks. In 2005, they were officially enlisted as part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Historic Centre of Macau...." 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruins_of_St._Paul%27s

above: they watch Batman in Chinese