2016-10-03 Day 7 (Monday): Daddy's Birthday!

S: It's my birthday! Great to be celebrating it in HK!

We had our usual breakfast pickup and delivery to Lift House, then Auntie Ruby (Mum's Twin sister) visited us all! It was lovely to see her, and reminded us all of what Grandma Sik is like. She was doing really well, and only stopped for a short time. She even gave the girls some Lai See money for them to spend. She told us that her son owned a restaurant in The Venetian - wow, what a shame we didn't know on Saturday!

We decided to go to the peak. We went by tram, and walked through Hong Kong park which was lovely! When we got to the Peak Tram though the queues were enormous! We decided we would give it a miss, and decided to go through the aviary, then look for some food. We had almost given up until we stumbled across Crystal Jade, and had the most amazing Dim Sum ever! Chilli dumplings, spring rolls and steamed dumplings - amazing quality!

We decided to take a tram to Wan Chai to see what shopping there was, and we found a great market and the girls spent some of Auntie Ruby's money! Gotta come back here!

Clara: I loved, loved, loved the dumplings!

Aiysha: Yummy dumplings, and awesome shops - gotta come back here! Bargains galore!

C: I'm sad we missed out on the Peak :-( I love shopping though!

2016-10-02 Day 6 (Sunday): Causeway Bay Shopping

Clara: Woke up REALLY late today, but still went for our French breakfast. That should have been enough for us until dinner, but no no, Daddy and Uncle Dave had to go and buy fish balls and some street waffle pancakes! We had some too, and they were yummy. Didn't want to try the fish balls though!

We started off in Forever 21 in Causeway Bay, and for some reason Aiysha and Mummy spent 'forever' in there. Meanwhile, Daddy and I explored Jardine's Bazaar market, which was pretty interesting but we didn't get anything. Daddy spotted a hole-in-the-wall dim sum, but he didn't get anything.

Aiysha: We spent ages in Forever 21 trying on stuff, and got some great bargains! We then went to Uniqlo and H & M, but didn't find too much there. Bowling was really good fun though, even though I was rubbish.

S: After spending an age waiting for the girls do their shopping, Dave and I went to play some tennis which was great fun!

We then went round to Grandad's and made spaghetti bolognaise for everyone, which was lovely. We decided to go bowling to round off the day, which was really funny!


Had a terrible night - dehydrated completely, and was ill all night! What a shame for my birthday!

C: Took a while, but got some great bargains! Can't wait to visit Wan Chai!

2016-10-01 Day 5 (Saturday): Surprise! We're Off To Macau!

Clara: Not another surprise! Uncle Dave and Auntie Kee had something planned, and they would not tell us anything, apart from bring our passports.

We met them early, well, at about 11am after we brought them the usual croissant for breakfast with Grandad, and then we set off in taxis to the ferry terminal where we guessed we were going to Macau! I had no idea what to expect.

It was a holiday too for many people, so it was packed! We go coffees before we go on the fast ferry, then when we got there we managed to squeeze onto a bus to get to the center. We walked through the crowded streets, bought some dried beef and cakes, and then we searched for ages for somewhere to eat. We finally went to a small cafe, and had a little to eat. We then finally took another bus to the surprise - the show "The House of Dancing Water"!

It was a whole show based around water, and we even had towels - Kee had a raincoat! It was the most amazing show, combining drama, action, motorbikes, dancing, amazing diving, and a lovely story. It is something I will never forget!

After that we decided to walk through The Venetian - it was unbelievable! It felt like we were outdoors in the daytime!

Thank you so much Uncle Dave and Auntie Kee!

Another episode of BSG!

Aiysha: The show was amazing! I loved it, and I loved The Venetian - soooo many shops, but looked expensive!

We were back late, and decided to eat at the local Italian - it was lovely!

C: What a show, and what a place! Amazing!

The Italian was yummy!

S: A bit different from when I last went at least 25 years ago! Looks pretty plush now! Awesome show, and hilarious ending!

Thanks guys!

2016-09-30 Day 4 (Friday): Twin Peaks Walk

Aiysha: After the relaxing tour to Lantau yesterday, Uncle Dave decided to take up on a walk in the hills! The main reason why I wanted to go was so I could go shopping in Stanley at the end of the walk. I didn't have a clue that we'd be going so high!

The views were absolutely amazing, and it was actually quite cool at the top of the hills. There were some amazing bird spiders along the way, and some pretty fierce ants!

Thanks Dave!

Clara: I loved the walk - it was sooo cool at the top, but quite hard going up all those steps!

S: Another lovely French breakfast for everyone at Lift House!

Amazing walk, and perfect setting! Love it! Next time we'll do both peaks!

After the walk, and after some dim sum, we decided to leave the girls to go shopping while we went to play some tennis. We were meant to meet them after tennis by the pool, but they never came! We eventually met them back at the flat, and from there we went to meet Kee at the Chilli Club for an amazing chilli crab dinner!

C: We met an amazingly inspirational man at the minibus stop, and we were so interested in his story that we missed out stop! Ah well, it was so nice to meet him - he was 88, and looked in his 60s. He was so funny, and put a lot of perspective on life. Can't wait to tell everyone!