Hong Kong - Fathers Day

Another sleep in today, fabulous. Although the girls were up till after midnight they made up for it by having a good sleep in the morning. I was woken up by them baring Fathers day cards. Nia had bought one that she made in school before leaving the UK which was very special and Rhiannon had one in her hand but was slightly hesitant to give it up!

We headed out at around 11am to Times Square for a fathers day lunch. Catherine had booked us in at a Chinese place that had been recommended to us via some of the ExPat community. Catherine ordered several Dim Sum dishes all of which were pretty good. There were Steamed Chicken Feet on the menu but we decided to give them a miss for now as I have already been threatened that I will have to consume some with the people from work...I can't wait.

After lunch we headed to the MTR (The Hong Kong Tube) to go to Mong Kok where it is supposed to be easier to get a bargain on electronics than in Tsim Sha Tsui as the salesmen are not so "wily". Well I can tell you that it all looks pretty much the same. We proceeded to walk the wrong way down the street thanks to my Swiss Army map reading skills (need a compass to go the right way) and once we realised we turned around and I quickly handed the rubbish map over.

I put Nia on my shoulders and not long after missed a low hanging sign which Nia gave the full forehead treatment!!!! I thought someone was trying to pull her off my shoulders...NICE ONE NIK!!! Poor Nia had a huge fright but got back on the horse with in minutes after a good cry. I still feel bad about the whole thing!

We crossed back over the main road that I crossed incorrectly and headed to the Ladies market. OH MY GOD. I had to more or less shimmy down the market and there was just stand after stand of hand bags of all makes...and brief cases full of watches. We did not buy anything but inquired about some prices. Some Chinese children’s Pyjamas started at 99 HKD and we did not even do any bargaining but she wanted us to buy. As we walked away she said have them for 40 HKD then...it was no more than 1 min between the 2...so when we go back we will aim for 20.

It got so hot and we ended up getting a drink at Pizza hut. Just to get out of the heat and humidity which really got on top of us suddenly. Some ice-cream and cool drinks sorted that quickly.

What we had actually made the trip for was a Bluetooth headset and dongle to set up the PC to make phone calls. We got the lot for 500 HKD (35 quid) which we thought was a bargain and we did get the guy down a fair bit.

We then walked to the MTR station again. The MTR is pretty special compared to the tube. The stations are air-conditioned along with the trains. The stations are clean and big and it really was a pleasant experience using it. We got off the tube at Admirality and went through to the Pacific Centre for a look. Not long after we decided to go home.

We headed out in to the street to catch a taxi. But there really was nowhere to stop a taxi so we asked some guy what the story was. I was to say the least surprised when he said go to the fourth floor. The fourth floor, no we want a TAXI!! Yes go to fourth floor on long escalator. We took his word for it and I spent the whole time expecting to find a shop called Taxi but sure enough there was a road right outside the fourth floor! We got our cab home and that was pretty much the end of the weekend’s events.