Orange trees

Happy New Year/Kung Hei Fat Choi/San Lin Faai Lok!

The streets are filled with little orange trees, orchids, and the smell of incense. Dan bought some flowers and plants from a flower market for the apartment. Day two of celebrations includes fireworks and a party at Alley's.

I met up with some friends last night to go to the Tsim Sha Tsui night parade, but I got sick once again from Indian food at Chungking Mansions (why I went back, I don't know) and had to leave early. But we did get to see the start of the parade and some absolutely adorable kids dressed up as mice with lamps in the shape of cheese. Some strange things I noticed: during the parade, we saw a group of Chinese musicians playing the bagpipes! There were also these two old white men dressed in Qing dynasty clothing with fake long black beards glued to their (very visible) white beards. These Western men in Chinese garb were escorted by two pretty Chinese women. What was up with that?!?