The game was fun but with the great weather on Sunday we skipped the Rugby and head to the beach!! We headed to Shek O beach for the day! It we took cab outside the city and into the beautiful surroundings of the country!
When we arrived we found Corona for 17 Hong Kong dollars which is about 2 US dollars!!! Foreign Imported beer is usually around 10 US Dollars or more. So we were excited, it is the little stuff that gets you! We enjoyed a drink on the beach.
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| Jenny, Sara, and Gez |
As we moved down the beach we saw a large group of people dancing, playing instruments and throwing colored chalk in the air. We approached ask what they were celebrating Holi, which is the spring festival celebrated by Hindus as a festival of colors. Holi Celebrates the beginning of spring. Saying hello to the new colors and life that spring brings, and farewell to winter. Religious purpose is to remember past events in Hindu mythology. During the holiday they have bon fires, throw colored powder at each other, and have a wild celebration!!! We were lucky to join so we danced and threw colored powder!
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| Jenny and I during the Holi Festival |
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| The women's turn to dance! |
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Jenny, Sara, and I
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Then we spent the rest of the day exploring the beach area and had some amazing Tai food for dinner in a open air restaurant!
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