Nikki & Tina See the Sights

In the morning former Wisconsin Alums Jeffrey and Christine Fang gave us a presentation about business considerations in Asian Retail. It was really interesting to learn how history and culture impacts the business. The social and political climate of China is quite different than what we are used to and there were many laws and norms that we had not even considered. Finally, it was nice to learn about other Asian markets to get a larger context for the area. The presentation was followed by a brunch at the hotel, then we were off to see the sights of Hong Kong.

We had a tour guide ride on our bus for the enitre day. He was pretty hilarious, but also very knowledgeable about the history of Hong Kong. We drove to another island of Hong Kong and switched to a bus that was capable of driving on narrow winding roads. The mountain scenery was gorgeous, but the winding roads started to make me a bit sick. At the top pf the mountain we were able to go see the biggest Buddha in the world. The statue is very famous, and Nicole was especially excited to go see it.

Next we headed down the mountain to see Stanley Market. There they sold products that were over-productions, or had small defects- sort of like a chaotic outdoor outlet. Nikki and I both bought bags there and stamps with our name in Chinese on them, but it was far too short of a trip to Stanley Market. We drove past Bruce Lee's house overlooking the beach as well.

After the market we went to an outlook point and took scenic pictures of the skyline. Finally, we ended the night with a ride on a pirate-style ship around the bay and watched the lighshow on the skyscrapers. The ride was quite comfy and I met some people from Virginia who were very nice.