After breakfast we got most of Julie's packing done apart from the last few bits. We then drove into Central, parked and walked in the direction of the Mid Levels escalator. We were amazed to see so little traffic around in fact we have never seen Central so empty! We took Julie on the long, steep escalator all the way up from Central to Mid Levels but she didn't seem all that impressed! She did complain bitterly though, about the steepness of the hills as we wal...

We awoke to a miserable, wet, cold day. Time to say Kung Hei Fat Choi, Happy New Year of the Dragon! Today is New Year's Day and it is particularly special because Julie was born in a Dragon year herself so this is the year of her Chinese zodiac sign. The weather had turned a few degrees chillier but we were determined not to cower indoors. We took a taxi to Central ferry pier where we planned to board the famous Star Ferry for the short journey across the harbo...

Another miserable day weather-wise. What have you done to the weather, Julie? We went up onto the roof to check on the plants and at least they are enjoying the rain. The lemons could definitely do with a bit more sunshine though. Mum, Simon and Julie walked down to the Happey Valley tram terminus. As we walked down the hill Julie stopped by the guard house to check on the cats. The guards make a big fuss of a couple of previously wild cats. They feed them, pet ...

Another leisurely morning and we seem to be doing quite a few of those lately. However, we were determined not to stay indoors all day and decided that a walk to Causeway Bay would be a great idea and we could go and look for some cushions to go with Julie's new cushion covers. We stopped in at Park N Shop, our local supermarket, for a browse along the way and then set off to walk to Causeway Bay. It is a walk of about 20 minutes on a good day, but the weather w...

Time was passing and we had some shopping to do. After hanging around for an hour at Seasons gym while Mum did some more exercise all three of us walked down into the lanes in Central. In these lanes there are dozens of small shops selling clothes and souvenirs of every kind and Julie was bound to find something she liked. She had been hoping to find a watch and, sure enough, in the first shop we came to she was able to buy a nice, sparkly watch with a pink leath...