Guangzhou and Hong Kong

From Guilin we boarded our last overnight train to Guangzhou.  We only spent one night there before heading to Hong Kong.  Guangzhou isn't a huge tourist destination, but it broke up the trip and there was a soccer game that evening.  

Guangxiao Temple

Temple of the Six Banyan Trees

We watched Guang Evergrande play a team from Japan.  We were rewarded with four goals.

This picture has nothing to do with either of these cities.  It was actually taken in Beijing, but I just realized I didn't post any food pictures.  We essentially ate rice and noodles.  Lucky for us, our kids really like rice and noodles.  Despite the look on Conley's face was really excited to dig in.  

After Guangzhou we headed to Hong Kong.  It was only a two hour train ride.  Simon's sickness returned.  We spent the first afternoon at some museums taking it really slow.  I brought dinner back and the kids were happy that Sesame Street in English was on TV.  The next day Simon was feeling better and we headed downtown.

Wong Tai Sin Temple

Chi Lin Nunnery

This beautiful temple complex was so peaceful among this very busy city.  The gardens were meticulously kept and we spent a fair amount of time walking through and enjoying them.

10,000 Buddhas Monastery 

The wall is covered in tiny Buddhas.  We actually got stuck here because it was raining so hard.  Luckily they had a little restaurant so we filled up before continuing on.

That evening we took the Peak Tram up to Victoria Peak for a look over the city.  We had a few clouds, but as the evening wore on they floated away.  It was quite a spectacular view.

The next day before our flight we headed to an art museum and a few other sites.  The weather finally caught up with us (it had been wonderful the whole three weeks).  We decided to head to the airport early since it was like a monsoon outside.  

We are really lucky that our kids love to fly.  Even really long flights.  They were angels through both legs and the eight hour layover we had in Abu Dhabi.  The kids still pretend to go to China and talk about it.  It was an adventure that we will never forgot!