I went for a week with Karen, my sister, to visit the Netherlands and
Belgium. We are of Dutch ancestry, and both speak the language. Karen lived
for a while in Leiden, and I once lived several places in Belgium.
Again we had only a week to spend. We tried our best and were able to
do what felt like three weeks' worth of sightseeing.
One day my good friend Jim called me up and told me that his company
was sending him on business to Hong Kong. He asked if I wanted to go too.
It was the opportunity of a lifetime.
We spent about 10 days there. Jim had to work for a few days while we
were there. I scouted the whole place out during the day and we spent the
evenings and weekends exploring it together.
