Big drama puts detour to plans for hike with backpack Abi. Taxi to St Paul’s hospital outpatient’s dept (every guard we met on the way out suggested we rub her bruise with egg). Chris is paranoid about checking out the travel insurance and hospitals, turns out the consultation plus Hirudoid ointment only cost HK$160. They were pretty quick to get a paediatrician to see Abi – no vomiting or lethargy is good: probably no concussion. Abi gets excited looking at the pathetic koi fishpond on the way out of St Pauls – she must be okay. Walk to Causeway Bay to change booking at HKTA, discover MTR exit A is not connected to the other exits B-F except via the platform! Walk through a lane behind Times Square what a contrast with the construction companies and scungy cafes to Times Square shiny and new. Finally lunch at Café de Coral (again) in Times Square. Abi is hungry and hyper from tiredness. Walk around CitySuper with its curved escalators. Walk back home via lanes with women’s clothes and trinkets. Very interesting and Abi walks every now and then when she sees something worth fiddling with. Pass the Central Library and decide to book Abi in to the Toy Library Room. She sees all the school kids ~5yrs old playing there and wants to go in too. Can’t understand she hasn’t been booked in (this is HK after all)
Went through the library shop – was happy to let Abi explore the goods but realised that the shop keepers may not have the same approach as a parent towards little child fingering the goods on sale. Leave after a terse comment from the sales assistant.
Kids book area is great, full of colourful books and kiddy size tables/chairs, some reading carrels. The 5yr old kids there are so well behaved they group and leave without fuss when their teacher signals and says something softly to them. One second we see yellow shirted kids studiously reading their books, some mysterious coordination happens and suddenly green shirts replace them in a blink of an eye. Abi goes mad going through the CD collection, then tries to listen to a few CDs on the headphones. Decide she is very tired and have to leave via the glass fronted elevator. Stop by the Delifrance Bistro for morale boosting afternoon tea. Nice terrace. Abi charms all and leaves a trail of croissant crumbs for them to clean. Falls asleep during the 15min walk home.
Eat dinner at home – Abi not happy and wants to go out! Distract her by setting the table on the balcony so she can see the sky and eagles.
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