Merry Christmas!

Happy Holidays from all of us and may your New Year be an adventure!

Sundays are for church (or temple)

So we were told that Sundays were family days, which we found quite true. The domestic helpers were out and enjoying a day off. And everyone else jammed themselves into the MTRs (subways). This is the one day of the week that is for being together, be it shopping, going to the beach, or visiting your favorite icons. (In this case the Giant Buddha at Ngong Ping.) What an experience!

The 25 minute cable car ride was extraordinary. We floated above the tree tops and dipped in and out of the clouds. We arrived at the peak which was a charming little village looking almost Disney-esque. Only to find it was merchandised much the same! (Who could imagine a Starbucks at the top?!?!?)

The monastery, prayer circle, and Buddha however left us speechless. (Or at least extremely winded!)

I'm melting

Its about 4:30 in the morning our time. I have officially been up for about 23 hours with only brief naps that can only compare to sleep in a hospital bed. THANK GOODNESS we had business class seats!

I have to admit that the service is amazing - including being presented a small bottle with the only English words being natural mineral water. I wasn't quite sure what to make of it. The contents were under pressure. I finally decided though that it works great on the static that built up in my hair. (Used it just like hairspray) Who would have thought this Georgian would actually need to add humidity?

We are now sitting in the first class lounge in Seoul Korea awaiting our next flight in about an hour and a half. Tom keeps looking over at me expecting me to break down in tears. I, however, am laughing deliriously at the computer screen that has automatically changed over to all Korean characters!