The flight to Hong Kong was much shorter, only 3.5 hours.  The Hong Kong airport is also very large however much older than Beijing's new airport.  To much delight our luggage was waiting for us when we arrived at baggage claim.  When we arrived at baggage claim in Beijing we waited and waited for our bags to arrive.  Many of our fellow travelers from our flight received their luggage however we were still waiting.  We were extremely nervous!  Finally we notice our luggage arrived on the rack but it did take a long time.

Instead of a taxi to the hotel we took a bus.  The bus was extremely empty.  There were a total of 4 people on the bus including the driver.  We were able to see beautiful scenary on the way to our hotel.  The ride took about 55 minutes however there was also traffic. 

After settling in and unpacking we decided to go exploring. We stumbled on a small market near our hotel. This market was less aggressive than the markets in Beijing.  It was also extremely small and difficult to walk through.  We also decided to get something to eat.  We saw a sign for Outback Steakhouse and decided to enter the restaurant for dinner.  We had delicious burgers for dinner.  The meal was quite pricey however definitely worth it. 

Tomorrow we will go visit the Big Buddha and Saturday we will go to Hong Kong Disneyland. TTFN!!

Jaime & Hayward