Saturday, May 29, 2010

More of Hong Kong and Margaret and Bruce's visit!

Just near our hotel is the ferry wharf and there we catch a Star ferry for the 8 minute trip across to Kowloon. Kowloon is the big shopping hub in Hong Kong. Lots of shopping centres and markets there. We have been over a few times now and enjoy looking around.

Hailey loves the ferry ride.

Ben is mainly interested in cars and was very happy when we bought him a set of HK vehicles. He always has a car in his little hand.

On the trip over. Its so nice as there is always a breeze on the water and it is always warm, unlike melbourne!

Margaret and Bruce (Nanna and Grandpa) have come over to HK for 10 days. Its been great having them here and we have had alot of adventures with them.

And on the other side. Our hotel is in the background.

Chicago's opening night in Hong Kong. The hotel put on a big, fancy party for the cast, crew and lots of other VIP's.

We caught a tram to the Peak which is on top of a mountain with a view all around of Hong Kong. It was a very steep tram that went all the way up the side of the mountain.
Hailey and Margaret enjoying the tram ride.

The view from the peak....very nice. There were some amazing homes up there that were only for the extremely rich. Great to walk around and have a look.

Shane thought he might take on Bruce Lee...... at Madam Tussauds.

Lots of eating out. We were happy with this place because we were all craving a bit of home style food and managed to find a place that had it.

Margaret and I spent the day at Stanley markets which is an area with many, many stalls. It was a really great day looking at all the things on offer. Most items were very good prices and we bought a few bargains.

On Friday we spent the day at Ocean park. It is a water based theme park. We had a great day and did lots of interesting things including riding a train/submarine through a mountain and riding in a cable car.

The Panda exhibit. There were little Panda's...

And a big Panda. Beautiful animals.

Hailey with a big Panda.

There was a large collection of fancy goldfish on display. We didnt know they came in so many shapes and sizes.

We watched a Dolphin show and it was really good.



There was a very large indoor aquarium with many sharks, rays, turtles and lots of other big and small fish.

This was Hailey's first ever ride. The Raging River! It went around on a course then there was a large, fast slide down a slope at the end where they all got wet. Hailey screamed all the way down the slope but was so thrilled and so excited by it and couldnt stop laughing. They all had so much fun!!

There was a huge rollercoaster that Shane went on. He then convinced Margaret to have another go with him. Very scary!!

Back at the hotel and serving dinner in the Bathroom/Kitchen. You have to be very creative in your use of the limited rooms when living in a hotel.

Dinner on the floor as per usual. Have to lay down newspaper to keep the carpet clean while the kids eat. We get the newspaper delivered every day so we put it to good use.

We have had such a great time having Nanna and Grandpa visit. Hailey and Ben are so excited at seeing them everyday and love having them around.


Hailey and Ben sitting on our hotel rooms window ledge.

When it rains, it really rains!! Hailey, Ben and I got stuck in it on the way home from the supermarket and we were soaked through in about 3 seconds!

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