Extra Day in Hong Kong
I've booked my flight and I'll be heading to Hong Kong at the end of the month... During the trip, Jon & Lisa will accompany me to Beijing where I will take a side trip to the Great Wall... one of the 2 final resting places planned for Chrys' cremated remains...
For those not in the know, Hong Kong & The Great Wall have special significance to Chrys and to our relationship. Chrys tried to make it to the Hong Kong 7's rugby tournament every year. It was during his vacation 4 years ago that he took a side trip to the Great Wall of China.
Chrys told me that while he was walking by himself along the Great Wall, he was reflecting on what he wanted out of life. Then it clicked... He told me that it was at that moment - on the top of a hill along the Great Wall - when he realized that he was in love with me and wanted to pursue a relationship with me. When he returned to San Francisco, he told me how he felt and I confirmed that the feelings were mutual...
A year later, we spent our first anniversary in Hong Kong -- as our anniversary was now tied to the timing of the Rugby 7's tournament. I will write about our first anniversary dinner in the "Memories of Wurm" section of this website at another time -- it was a wonderful evening filled with hilarious faux pas... Right now, I'll just say this: Chrys and I were not accustomed to bathroom attendants wearing tuxedos!
The Rugby 7s tournament begins on Friday March 31. So I originally planned to arrive in Hong Kong on Thursday the 30th. However, I remembered, due to the International Date Line, you loose a day when traveling to Hong Kong. If I planned to arrive on the 30th, I'd loose the date of March 29th -- the date of Chrys and my 4th anniversary. Needless to say, I changed my plans to arrive earlier, and will be spending an extra day in Hong Kong... March 29.
For those not in the know, Hong Kong & The Great Wall have special significance to Chrys and to our relationship. Chrys tried to make it to the Hong Kong 7's rugby tournament every year. It was during his vacation 4 years ago that he took a side trip to the Great Wall of China.
Chrys told me that while he was walking by himself along the Great Wall, he was reflecting on what he wanted out of life. Then it clicked... He told me that it was at that moment - on the top of a hill along the Great Wall - when he realized that he was in love with me and wanted to pursue a relationship with me. When he returned to San Francisco, he told me how he felt and I confirmed that the feelings were mutual...
A year later, we spent our first anniversary in Hong Kong -- as our anniversary was now tied to the timing of the Rugby 7's tournament. I will write about our first anniversary dinner in the "Memories of Wurm" section of this website at another time -- it was a wonderful evening filled with hilarious faux pas... Right now, I'll just say this: Chrys and I were not accustomed to bathroom attendants wearing tuxedos!
The Rugby 7s tournament begins on Friday March 31. So I originally planned to arrive in Hong Kong on Thursday the 30th. However, I remembered, due to the International Date Line, you loose a day when traveling to Hong Kong. If I planned to arrive on the 30th, I'd loose the date of March 29th -- the date of Chrys and my 4th anniversary. Needless to say, I changed my plans to arrive earlier, and will be spending an extra day in Hong Kong... March 29.
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