The night we got back from Thailand was National Day in Hong Kong (October 1st), celebrating the beginning of nationhood for China. Even though Hong Kong is a special administrative region and has its own Special Administrative Region Establishment Day, it still participates in Chinese holidays like this one (did I mention they are smart?).
From our apartment, we could see the fireworks celebration taking place over Victoria Harbor:
No messing with crowds and Locals who don't really understand the meaning of personal space, it was nice to just sit in the living room window and watch the 30 minute fireworks display.
For those of you who were wondering, yes, some people celebrate Halloween here in Hong Kong. It's not as prevalent as it is in the US, but there are plenty of Halloween decorations everywhere and a few big street costume parties in ex-pat sections of the city. I did see some kids dressed up earlier in the week, but none came trick-or-treating which is a shame really because if they did, they would have one stop shopping, er, trick-or-treating! Our building as 33 floors, with 4 apartments per floor, that is 132 doors to knock on without having to walk very far!
We're off to Guilin, China this afternoon for a long weekend. We'll be back on Sunday so enjoy the past few blogs while we're out. I promise not to be so slack next time! :)
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