Up in Shenzhen now. Headed up here via train from Hong Kong; showed my passport to depart Hong Kong, then walked across the long hallway to China, where I then present my passport to enter China. My hotel was within walking distance of the train station so I navigated my way over to the Sheraton Fourpoints. A nice hotel as you would expect from the Starwood group. Taking the train back to HKG today, then flying up to Beijing for a meeting.
Shenzhen is a major developing city, and the place is buzzing with excitement in various markets. I forgot to pack my Apple MBP DVI-to-VGA adaptor for this trip, so I visited a local electronics bazaar. It was truly amazing to see the types of electrical components that are sold wholesale and retail. LEDs in all possible colours, diodes, capacitors, chips, ethernet PHYs, you name it. I picked up the adaptor for 7RMB. I bought two.
Next week I will likely be in Seoul, S. Korea before heading back to NJ. Then a trip over to Australia, then back to NJ for August, and then back to Hong Kong after that. Time to rack up some miles in the sky. That will pay off when we want to take some trips next year, or to help the family get some tickets with points.
