Off to the races

Horse racing is HUGE in Hong Kong! Some of the CNN Managers invited me out for a night at the races on Wednesday, and it was a lot of fun. The track was enormous and was full of eager Chinese people ready to gamble some of their hard earned money away. We had a table on the terrace level and had a great view of not only the race track, but of the night lights of the city.

So, did I bet? Well, of course I had to try my hand at this interesting past time engrained in the Hong Kong culture! I didn't bet very much, however :) About 20 Hong Kong dollars per race, which equates to about $2.50 in US terms. (Big spender - I know!) But of the 6 races I stayed for - I won 2! How about that beginner's luck?! Almost tripled my money at one point, but alas - I was on a losing streak for the last 3 races. Easy come, easy go I guess. It was all in fun though, and I had a great time.

One more item to check off my Hong Kong to do list!

(Here's a pic of me and Katherine Green - one of my colleagues from Atlanta.)