Street views

Two views of the street from the bridge between our hotel and Langham Place Mall -- a massive 9 level mall open until midnight! 

Ocean Park Day

Part of the interest in Hong Kong as a stopover, was Ocean Park: one of the best theme parks in Asia. 

The Hair Raiser was the biggest draw of all!

Stealth, home-made, MacGyver Go Pro

.... and PANDAS! Red Pandas....

and proper Pandas!

Decorative Pandas...

This gondola connected the upper park  (all the best  rides) with the lower park ( the animals)

It was a really awesome day!!

Markets during the day

Given the short period of time we had in HK, and the fact that we regularly got lost as we looked for all the different markets.... we saw a few. 

The Toy Market

Ladies Market

The Goldfish Market

Fa Yuen Street

Sneaker Street

Night markets

We went to the Ladies Market, right around the corner from our hotel, and Scott and I went further one night to see the Temple Street Night Market. 

At the  Ladies Market

The fortune tellers are a draw at the Temple Street Market...

Arrival at the Cordis

In Hong Kong, we stayed at the Cordis Hotel,at Langham Place -- very special! We consider this our first LUXE experience these holidays. We were on the 37th floor with Amazing views!!

My ridiculous selfie does not do the Master Suite toilet justice. All glass and mirrors, a rain shower head, and a spa bath with a window out to the Master bedroom and beyond, to the city views. I made good use of all the amenities. 

China reclaimed HK in 2010, and it was interesting to see the mix of commercialism and socialism in the city. These statues in the foyer are a couple of the many juxtapositions we noticed. 

The pool was fab... on the roof with a great bar and gorgeous pool views.... See below. We swam into the sunset one night. 

Family Vacay

I have been slack! My friend Lori thinks I'm a terrible blogger as I haven't been keeping up with accurate and timely documentation of life so far. 

So..... **big breath** ..... Here are some highlights from our family trip to Canada via Hong Kong. --Jackson and Ella-Jade's first time in North America and China.

We began our adventure with an overnight at a hotel out at the airport in order to make our early morning flight a bit easier. What better way to start our adventure! Complimentary red wine and chocolate!!

The next morning, waiting for our boarding call. 

Voting Good Times

Back on July 2, I voted in my first Australian Federal election. Very exciting, as you can see!