View From The Eyrie

I've been told that Mm goi doh yeh is Cantonese for "excuse me" or "please let me pass you" and oh boy do you need that phrase in Hong Kong. NEVER have I been anywhere where people walk so sloooowly. Maybe they are distracted by all the restaurant menus?

Sadly disembarktion day has arrived and half the family is suffering with terrible colds/flu/lung and chest infections. So straight to our hotel with fingers crossed we could check in early. Not this time, and not really a nice area to sit and wait. While there is an excellent food court downstairs, there really isn't a guest lounge other than a few chairs right near the doors. And it's winter and windy.

I know it will be a great surprise that Matt chose Things On Sticks for lunch.

Eaton Hotel is in a great location on Nathan Rd in Jordan and I'm 100% sure that on our last visit here we stayed at the adjacent Nathan Hotel. We left mum and dad and David sitting (resting?) in the lobby and went to visit Kowloon Park. Felicity the Flamingo was waiting for us.

As was a Painted Panda.

We also managed a museum visit to the Hong Kong Heritage Discovery Centre which was once the site of the British Army's Whitfield Barracks. It was a quick but interesting stop focused on architecture and engineering.

We visited an old friend for dinner - Tim Ho Wan, just down the road - not the OG we visited last time we were here. Not QUITE as much fun now it's all mainstream but food was still very tasty.

The beer was not. OMG it was horrible. IPA style but super super IPA.

No issues with my ginger beer though.

On our second day in Hong Kong most of us had breakfast/dim sum together, it was a bit too authentic for some. Then Matt and I walked the other way on Nathan Rd and visited the Ladies Market. Next up, a random bus, ferry, bus ferry just looking around, eating up, and taking in the city. We have visited most of the main tourist destinations on previous trips so really did just wander randomly.

I don't know what this was, Amanda said it was still wriggling in her tummy 12 hours later.

Snacks are sure to cure wriggly tummy right?

From a bus window because I think taking photos of government buildings is still frowned upon, Matt was having flash backs.

At the end of our bus ride we were at Kowloon Pier checking out how Kai Tac has been repurposed.

Back on Nathan Road we stopped for a little snack. Roast Goose - Delicious. BBQ pork - delicious. Roast pork - also delicious. If someone else would like to eat the duck egg and the lap cheong that would be good.

We ended the day with an evening walk and Thai dinner. Unfortunately a miscommunication/language barrier meant Matt and my order didn't get recorded so we snacked on the leftovers from the Eglon family. Yes, our dinner was half a chicken and half a pork satay stick each. At least it was things on sticks right?

Our third and ultimate day in Hong Kong, the final birthdaze, the festival of Dad!

We began with some very ordinary dim sum, just shows just because there is a queue doesn't mean you will love it.

The celebrations begain for the evening with a small party in our room; drinks and cheese and nibbles. Thought the Happy Birthday Song should be done early in case the neighbours complained...

But we still had dinner to look forward to at Ho Lee Fook. Very popular, very vibey restaurant in Central. The noise level was a bit too much but the food was amazing. Especially the "squid" (yeah sorry non mushroom loving children in the party, I lied. It was shitake).

Sadly this was our final hurah and time to head back to real life came all too soon with the usual overpriced airport drinks and long long flight with shit food (well not THAT long). And flamingos.