So it was Spring Break 2002.  My fellow English teacher Mike, from New York City, invited me to go visit his family in Hong Kong.  Well, the two of us managed to find a couple of beautiful and adventurous women to go along with us in Kari Jo (another English teacher in Ritto) and Etsuko (an architecture student from Shiga, Japan).  I also made plans to meet up with a fellow Albion alum: Mr. John Molenda, who now lives in Hong Kong.  Sounds like a great party.

Here's the photos!  More are to come, but these first 10 photos show you both Hong Kong and its neighboring island, Macau.  For more about the trip, see the Erik News Network article.

As always, if you have questions, comments, or want a better scan of any photo, please just email me.  erik@eriklove.com 

Hong Kong and Macau

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Mike, Etsuko, and our hosts John and Ling

Hong Kong's famous Bank of America Tower, lit up at night.

Hong Kong's downtown street market, in the shadows of skyscrapers.  Amazing.  Live fish for sale!

A statue of Mary, and behind it the new Hong Kong Tower.

Exciting pose at Hong Kong Station

Etsuko's exciting pose at the largest seated bronze Buddha statue in Asia.  Very touristy.

Just minutes after the first photo, the Buddha on the mountaintop was shrouded in clouds.

Buddha and a convenient Coca-Cola machine.

Schoolkids fight the rain in downtown Macau, an old Portuguese colony.

Macau's old Portuguese church facade.