Going to HK (out of order)

This is going to be quick. Leaving hospital in 20 min. I have tried to post this 6 times, so it is not much easier from here than Shanghai!!!

We flew down to HK on Monday. China Eastern was late as usual and we went through the gate on the ticket, but then got on a plane on the lower level at a different gate, so we really weren't sure we were going to HK until we landed. Not sure where everyone else's luggage went, but only 4 pieces came out on the belt when we arrived and thankfully, 1 of them was ours!

We were surprised to find out the HK airport was still playing Christmas music on Jan. 4th!
I told Ian that he could choose what he wanted to eat and do on the trip, so he tested me by making me go up and take pictures of the Christmas display 2 floors above where we were. Then we at at Burger King.

The HK dollar is about the same value as the Chinese RMB, but when you say the taxi is 300 dollars, it makes my heart about stop! The hotel was quite a ways from the airport, but traffic was almost nothing compared to Shanghai.

Got to our hotel and explored a bit around there, got some snacks at the 7-11 and then headed off to bed after watching some strange soccer game played in the sand.

Had to be to Adventist Hospital (only 5 minutes from the hotel, but up some very steep hills so glad we opted for the taxi) by 6:30 am. Registration and getting his vitals went well. The room was huge and staff very nice. Everything was so clean compared to China! We met the anesthesiologist and surgeon (whom we had met in Shanghai) before surgery. Ian brought cookies he had made for all the staff and handed them out as he went along. They were all very thankful and surprised. Such a generous boy!

Ok..just got discharged. We are off to the airport, so we will do pictures from AOL later.
Love to you all!