Friday, November 1, 2013

China, Hong Kong, maglev trains, mountains that rise from the sea, and humidity


Just when I start to think like An Ugly American  - how can China expect to be the world leader if the government blocks my blog, the New York Times, and Facebook - but then you get on the magnetic levitating bullet train to the airport and it goes 431 kph. Inevitably you start to think about the train connection to JFK that travels at 30kph and wonder ... are these guys going to eat our lunch?  Hong Kong is quite striking. I have a boarding school fair in an hour, but after three hours of families frantic for an American education, I will head out on a trail run with lots of vertical. It is late fall - mild - 86 degrees and 100% humidity!