Flying out of Hong Kong I am feeling overjoyed at the collection of memories I have acquired and the thought of seeing my family again. My heart is soaring enough to lift this gigantic plane into the sky. I'm flying on a Japan Airlines 747 to Tokyo. It is a double-decker with 10 seats across.…

Thank you China for showing me some of your amazing places! I wish I could stay longer, but other places are calling me. My reservoirs of inspiration are full to overflowing and I must return home to paint some of ideas you have given me! Thank you to China's watercolor artists and the watercolor societies…

This very cool Taoist temple is a piece of paradise amongst the skyscrapers of Hong Kong. It is frequented by businessmen and travelers seeking their future or to avoid illness. I am very thankful to be avoiding illness. I already know that my future holds good things! The gardens were beautiful. My favorite part is…

I have another 24 hours in Hong Kong but I'm already dreaming of my next adventure to Baton Rouge. I'll have enough time at home to do laundry before heading south to spend time with some good friends and some new ones at my watercolor workshop in Louisiana. I plan to demo a painting of…

I came too far up the hill to see this view. I figured I might as well stay awhile. It was worth the wait. A still photo just does not do it justice. Many of the skyscrapers have giant neon displays that flash and twinkle in choreographed displays. Somehow they all seem to be working…

The neon lights started to flicker on as the sun dipped below the horizon

Patience is everything! Late afternoon sun hit Kowloon while Hong Kong slipped into the shadows of Victoria Peak.

This is the best view I could find of Hong Kong, from the top of Victoria Peak. Hong Kong Island is in the foreground, Kowloon across the bay.The temperature was 15 degrees cooler up here with a nice breeze. I decided to sit awhile.

Having trekked through the rice paddies and floated the Li and Yulong Rivers, eaten some odd stuff and been in contact with a billion strangers, when I felt a bit ill I freaked out and thought maybe I had gotten Dengue Fever or Avian Flu or some exotic death sentence. I emailed my doc at…

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