H.K. - Day 8

Today we again spent the morning in peace, not necessarily quiet, but it was nice, as usual. We had a couple of things to do today so it was very nice to not need to worry about doing anything in the morning.

After breakfast, Banana's in Pajamas and Play School, it was time for Lana's nap, today while she was sleeping I planned to go downstairs to the mall. So that's what I did!

When I arrived which was about 11am, half of the shops were only just opening! Some were STILL closed. In Hong Kong the shops open at about 11am and close REALLY late at night. So Hong Kong is very much more night centered. And because it's dark at night Hong Kong is very well lit.

Anyway back to my story, most of the shops were closed so I spent a lot of my time just walking around waiting for some of the shops to open! When they did there still wasn't much and when there was it was kind of hard to gage sizing if you know what I mean, because all the sizing is different over here.

In the end I didn't get anything but that was ok, I enjoyed just simply walking around and taking it all in.

After my shopping expedition, and Lana's nap it was off to see some missionary friends from the states, as we were going to their apartment for lunch. Lunch was good, and the chatting and laughter was even better.

We stayed for a little while longer at our friends house but headed out pretty quickly as we were meeting up at the toy library with Lana's friend's again today. Last time we came I played with Lana in the toy library but instead today I actually looked for books.

When I came over to Hong Kong I packed four different books, which I finished within the first week, so when Nic or Bernie was on the computer and Lana was in bed I was left with practically nothing to do.

So this time while we were at the library I borrowed 3 books, which I hoped would last me a little while...but we'll see.

After the kids finished playing in the toy library we went downstairs to the little cafe for a snack (well a drink anyway). Lana and her friends spent the afternoon running around, and the mums and me? Well we chased them around in circles.

By the time we were ready to go we were ALL hot and sweaty, and looking forward to going home.

The evening was spent in bliss, and thanks to Bernie Tomb Raider was finally working so we watched that, all in all the day was good, but now it's gone and we are looking forward...

To TOMORROW!

H.K. - Day 1 CONTINUED

Anyway after I blogged my last post Lana went down for her nap, when she woke up we had lunch and I had the honor of eating Julies DELICIOUS dinner.

We then prepared ourselves to go out to the toy library which was something that I totally recommend Australia to look into.

What it was really was, was a library with all the different sections for the books, with computers and chairs for reading all around...a Chinese and an English section, a kids and an adults...

In the children's section, you had the long aisles filled with books and a place for the computers, and search tools, just like in Australia. Except for...

In the far corner there is a room that is made mostly of glass with fake trees and toys, a cubby-house, multiple miniature kitchens and several train tracks.

As we waited outside the entrance more and more children began to mill around anxiously waiting for their turn to play with the extravagant amount of 'borrowed toys'.

Before we knew it, it was our turn, people, children and adults alike pushed and shoved for their turn to enter. The library playground.

All in all, the day was lots of fun, and you could see that all the kids enjoyed themselves, and as I was talking to Nic later on about it all, she said

"It's really good because it gets the kids out of the house and it is an opportunity to meet other children their age, which you don't see much of in H.K."

When we came home Nic and I were both craving some chocolate but we couldn't eat any unless Lana was asleep...otherwise we'd have to share...

It was a painful process waiting, then eating dinner, some playtime, some shedding of tears (she didn't really 'want' to go to bed) then...

BED! Finally when she went to sleep we cracked open the Butterfingers (my fave new food...SO yummy!) and Violet Crumbles, it was a FEAST.

We stayed up for a while longer, reading and some conversation, until my eyes were about to close of their own accord and I declared,

"It's time for bed"