Yes Abi still eats Petit Miam yoghurt – Priscilla found out at midnight when her highness started crying for food. Seems like Abi doesn’t like food that is oversweetened – maybe that’s why she doesn’t like the bread from Maxim’s or Saint Honore (but is ok with the western style bread from the supermarket – “garden” brand)
Today is museum day. Wednesday is the day when museums are free, so naturally chris wants to visit the most expensive ones first – the science, then history, then space museums in Kowloon side. A late start (they don’t open till 1pm), so lunch is in Kowloon park where Abi goes hyper looking at the fountains. Chris lies down on a bench gazing at the bamboo fronds above when a wizened guard tells him in Cantonese to get up (“jo sarn”). Despite Chris’ protest that he wasn’t asleep the guard insists he sits up, so he does. That’s when he notices that all the other sleepyheads are nodding off sitting up.
Sadly they have drained the fish/turtle pond for some displays for the mid-autumn festival, so abi doesn’t get a chance to try catch fish. She’s a bit tired (that’s why she’s manic) so naps in the stroller till we reach the science museum. Since this place is interactive, we visit the history museum, and in particular, the “Story of Hong Kong” exhibit instead. We see the geologic history display (lots of granite) and the prehistoric (paleolithic) display when hordes of screaming noisy %(&^*&%&(Y students pour in. So much for the signs saying no eating, no smoking, no noise.
Abi wakes up (due to the noise and running students) in the geography section (display of trees and animals of HK), and admires the black bear, the snake, the tiger (!) etc. We then visit the “ethnic” display – the Hoklo, Tanka, Puntei and Hakka. They have a full size clan hall and a full size Hakka house inside. The Cheung Chau “Bun Festival” display is amazing, with 3 x 2 storied high towers covered in buns.
Finally we see the opium war/colonial period, Japanese occupation and then rush through the modern/handover period displays.
No time to see the Science museum, as we are tired and sore, so quick (!) trip home and Chris forages for dinner for his family via the local “Wellcome” supermarket.
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