About time too .....
Apologies for the hiatus (caused by vast amounts of work, two trips to Blighty on holiday and sheer laziness). Much to report in relation to the last two and 1/2 months so will probably have to do this in two separate posts.
The first trip back to the UK was in mid June (for just under a week) and a good time was had by all particually the birthday celebrations arranged by my sister (marquee, sunshine and all). Everyone in fine form and it gave us the opportunity to catch up with friend's and family all in one place.
I returned to Hong Kong in time to catch the end of the dragon boat racing at Stanley (and to meet up with P and M who had been partying with assorted Swedes and Germans).
Work then intervened again (fortunately the family were still in UK) which was a shame as the weather was glorious - clear skies and sunshine for most of July - pratically unheard of in HK at this time of year. I managed a trip out to the Kadoorie Farm near Fanling which will be a good outing for the kids - the views were terrific and there were some good Country Parks en route back to the Island which gave great views of the HK Skyline. The Farm was established in the 1930's basically to provide assistance to poverty stricken mainlanders and has since developed into a botanical garden and animal preserve.
I also managed a trip out to the Intercontinental for a leaving do (Champagne Brunches are the way to go - we followed it by more champagne sitting outside Red in IFC). Despite these interludes, July was spent mostly working which meant that I was more than ready for the return trip to UK for a holiday and to pick up the family.
More on this in a later post.
The first trip back to the UK was in mid June (for just under a week) and a good time was had by all particually the birthday celebrations arranged by my sister (marquee, sunshine and all). Everyone in fine form and it gave us the opportunity to catch up with friend's and family all in one place.
I returned to Hong Kong in time to catch the end of the dragon boat racing at Stanley (and to meet up with P and M who had been partying with assorted Swedes and Germans).
Work then intervened again (fortunately the family were still in UK) which was a shame as the weather was glorious - clear skies and sunshine for most of July - pratically unheard of in HK at this time of year. I managed a trip out to the Kadoorie Farm near Fanling which will be a good outing for the kids - the views were terrific and there were some good Country Parks en route back to the Island which gave great views of the HK Skyline. The Farm was established in the 1930's basically to provide assistance to poverty stricken mainlanders and has since developed into a botanical garden and animal preserve.
I also managed a trip out to the Intercontinental for a leaving do (Champagne Brunches are the way to go - we followed it by more champagne sitting outside Red in IFC). Despite these interludes, July was spent mostly working which meant that I was more than ready for the return trip to UK for a holiday and to pick up the family.
More on this in a later post.
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