Sydney Australia - a bit more of "Old North Sydney"

When you think of North Sydney it is a business district with many tall buildings on the other side of the harbour bridge.
But it was a thriving residential neighborhood long before that.
As you wander around you find bits and pieces of the traditional old North Sydney.

Sydney Australia - North Sydney and stops along the way back to the Center

I have always office out of North Sydney - but haven't spent lots of time exploring what lies outside the office towers.  Took some of that time today over lunch.  And then had a wander back to the CBD  and found a few more interesting sights. 

Sydney Australia - Sunny all day

The clouds stayed away and the sun warmed things up and made for a wonderful winter afternoon.   And people were out everywhere enjoying it.

Sydney Australia - Cool, Crisp Sunday morning walk to the hotel

Track work being done so had a quiet wander from Central Station to the hotel.  About 45 with a clear blue sky - definitely not a Hong Kong morning.   All quiet before the streets fill with shoppers and tourists.

Hong Kong - Cam and Rusty with us for the week

More of the USA Team is out this week for certification classes.  Enjoying showing HK off - and a night out with the team.

Hong Kong - Summer in the City

Every day its 30C+ and humid.  They all may be miserable but some do feel better than others.  And then there are the storms - daily this time of year.
But the streets are full and there are always people arriving to take in the wonders of HK.
And you never know what you may run across when you come around the corner.

Hong Kong - Another Typhoon misses us

Huge Typhoon came through the region.
Missed Hong Kong but for some passing rain showers but did amazing damage as it landed in Southern China.
Close enough to get us a T3 alert and a cancelled boat trip on the harbour on Friday.
By Saturday all was calm and everyone back out on the streets and wandering up and down the side of the hill.
And Sunday was hot, humid but very very sunny - something we just don't see enough of this year.

Hong Kong - Karaoke Night with the Team

Definitely a whole new experience in Karaoke.
We rented a room at a Karaoke building - there must have been a hundred or more rooms available to rent.  It included a super huge buffet dinner and all the rest.
It made for a great Thursday night as the typhoon moved along south of us setting us up to a T3 warning and a cancelled boat trip the next day.

Seattle Washington - New route to HK

Delta has started  new route to Hong Kong from the Twin Cities via Seattle.  Same amount of time as going through Tokyo just a different path.
The real plus it gets me back to HK much earlier in the evening.

Saint Paul MN - Serbian BBQ

Back for a quick week of meetings.  Petar and Dragon put together a Serbian BBQ evening.
A full spread filled with lots of great food - and the usual suspect conversation and laughs.