Well the Year of the Horse has arrived! Xin Nian Kuai Le!! (Happy New Year in Mandarin)
What an exciting year- as the Year of the Horse, 2014, the year of our littlest man!
I don't know that I necessarily believe in the zodiacs, but I do think that it's extremely interesting and important to learn about other cultures. Jack and I have been talking about it alot- he's been learning a bit at school and we likes talking about what signs we all are- we have 2 dogs (a fire dog- Jack, a water dog- me), we have a metal rooster-Jason, a metal white tiger- Henry and now we will have a wood Horse. :)
We chose to spend the weekend around our area- it's hard going out around the city, as ALOT of mainlanders come in from China. So our usually crowded city is even worse! We ended up having the best weather though- so lots of trips outside and long afternoons on our patio. It was wonderful!
Friday we went to the Tai Po Waterfront Park- lots of great walking and riding paths along the water, kite flying areas, play areas for kids and snack joints. It's a great outing (and it's only a 3 minute drive from our house!)
http://www.lcsd.gov.hk/parks/tpwp/b5/index.php
Here are a few pictures:
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| I took a run by myself further down while the boys were playing with Jason- really great run/walk! |
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| This is part of the path along the water- hot day though! |
Saturday morning we ventured out to Sai Kung. I love that place- it's on the water as well and the town centre is all based outside (think of a Chinese less upscale Utica). But there are fab little cafes and restaurants along the waterfront or a little square area for the kids to play in.
Dogs are welcome (though we left Bosco at home) and scooters too, so it's a fun outing. We had brunch and let the boys play, then we walked around the old Sai Kung town and strolled near the temple.
http://saikung.com/ - a great website from the Sai Kung magazine- has great information!
Here are some pics:
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| The Sai Kung Temple- we didn't go in- we've seen plenty of temples |
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| A BBQ joint (and actually pretty good)- advertising for the upcoming Superbowl! LIVE 7:30 a.m.! Lovely! |
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| Brunch at Classified! Yummy food and delicious coffee. Kids can play and scoot around while you eat! Perfect! |
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| One of the many waterfront restaurants and their selections of fresh seafood. Any takers? |
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| No Chinese New Year is complete without the kumquat trees and red lanterns! |
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| Sai Kung waterfront- including the many junk boats you can rent for a ride! |
Sunday- we did NOTHING special. Did I mention how hot it was this weekend? Do you know what that does to a pregnant woman's body?- especially since it's been cold! I wore shorts all weekend- in February! I was dreading life and how awful it's going to be when I'm nice and big and it's hot and humid here- those combos don't work out too well!
So we stayed in- enjoyed the boys riding up and down on their bikes and scooters and playing with the neighbor kids. I caught up on some cleaning- which is customary for the New Year anyway- you should always clean to rid yourself of the "dirt" before the new year!
Monday we stayed in and watched the Superbowl- of course! First time in 6 years we've been able to watch it live. Then we went out to Tai Mei Tuk (it's another fisherman's village about 3 minutes from us).
Tai Mei Tuk information
I wanted to go on a hike, but some of the ones in Hong Kong are quite strenuous and long- and that's hard with a 3 year old. But they have one right near the Bradbury Camp that's a "Family Walk". It goes up the mountain and then just back down- so only about a 30-40 minute walk. It was perfect for us.
Here are some pics:
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| The start of our walk! |
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| The pier right before you get to Bradbury Camp...snacks anyone? I just love the sound of "fish balls" |
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| View from the pier- and you can see our housing complex WAY over there in the distance! |
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| Everyone had to have a picture with their zodiac sign- Henry is our little white tiger! |
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| And our strutting rooster! |
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| And last- our two dogs! |
We ended our 4 day weekend by going to our favorite Vietnamese place in Shatin- Nga Trang. Always yummy in the tummy! :)
Now Jason is back to work and Mommy is busy entertaining two boys that are still off from school! :)
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