Back in Hong Kong

When Case and I left 5 years ago, a local barmaid said calmly: "You will miss Hong Kong".  True.  We did and do and it was so nice to get back there.  More crowded, if that is humanly possible, now, with busloads of mainland day trippers in for the luxury shopping (no extra takes on the inescapable Vuitton, Chanel, Prada, Gucci), it still feels calmer, more focused and relaxingly familiar.  The greenery really struck me, and the smell of the harbour, and the warmer, so much more breatheable air.  This trip in particular was fantastic because I was able to meet up with Peter A. Lewis, and his traveling companions Ulf and Karin....all back from their adventure in Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.