Maryknoll House, Stanley, Hong Kong

Hi everybody! So first off, I hear that this blogger website is probably blocked in mainland China. I will find out what is available when I get there, and a link to a new blog may pop up on here... probably this is one of those things I should have looked into earlier.

More importantly, though, I am in Hong Kong! I arrived Sunday evening (Hong Kong time) and am staying at the Maryknoll house for training for two weeks. The Maryknoll house is pretty gorgeous. It is at the top of a hill in what is sort of the ritzy part of Hong Kong. It got this location just because it’s been here so long – over 75 years I think. The Hong Kong government wants to make it a historic landmark. Here are some pictures of the yard and the view from the house.

Also, here’s a picture of the area around the house, taken from the top of this hill we hiked up. You can see the Maryknoll house – it is red and green.

So yesterday I wandered around Stanley and then Hong Kong central a bit with Mike. We went to this crazy escalator midway and had lunch at “Dumpling Yuan.” We also saw the building Batman jumps out of in the Dark Knight. Went to Causeway Bay today and I took some more pictures. This is pretty much what Hong Kong looks like:

I really like Hong Kong! It is an interesting city with quite a mix of people and a lot of them. The buildings are old or new, with really fancy chic looking buildings right next to dilapidated junky looking buildings. There's lights and color and advertisements everywhere. Plus, the scenery of hills, tropical plants, and the ocean is quite beautiful.

That's all for today. Starting serious business tomorrow!