Mar 11

Sorry for the delay in posts. We got to sleep in on Friday AM because we had a late night last night coming back from Guangzhou. We met for the lunch hour meeting of the Rotary Club of Hong Kong Northeast. Yet another great group of people, including a Red Sox fan! He let us know he was a member of "the nation" not the "evil empire".

After lunch we spent time at the Hong Kong Sanatorium Hospital. It is a private hospital and we were able to see the private and semiprivate rooms. It looked like a luxury hotel to most of us, with a private room having a large screen TV, refrigerator, floor to ceiling windows with a view of Happy Valley Racetrack. Apparently there is quite a waiting list to get in here, so there seem to be many people willing to pay for their outstanding service.

We got to see their impressive gym that both the patients and employees can use. Also quite beautiful. I don't think I would mind hanging out on a treadmill as much if I had this view. I was able to see more of the physical therapy department while the others went to see the ICU.

We were then on our own for a free night. I can't speak for the others, but I had a great night with one of the former GSE team members from Hong Kong to Brazil. Her name is Pauline and she was an amazing companion again, just like in Shenzhen. We had dinner at a local restaurant and then went shopping along Temple Street, a night market. I am not good at this bargaining thing, but I was happy to have gotten a few souvenirs.