Hong Kong Every Year Day 2 Part 2: Musuem of History

Bcos we knew that it would be a tiring morning and a risk or rain, we planned to head to the Musuem of History in the afternoon. The Space Musuem was also in consideration but bcos it was partially closed for renovation (a disappointment) when we visited 2 years back, it lost some points.

Only when we alighted from the mtr station and walking towards the musuem that we realised that the History Musuem was right beside the Science Center. We were at the Science Center with ah yee and ah tioh CY just last year!

The permanent exhibits - the HKG story - was opened to the public free of charge! There was some special chargable exhibit but we thought of trying the free one 1st before deciding if we should pay.

The kids were very excited at the start of the exhibit, particularly Zaky, who started reading the description word for word. As expected, he didnt last long and soon gave up reading. Haha.

The exhibition started with the geographical history of HKG.

To the kind of fossil found.

The natural life.

The antiques unearthed.

Lil Shauna spent a long time looking at the pretty seashells.

The last part on the culture was a little more interesting.

We didnt stay long bcos we were so freaking tired. It must be the Superpark; our legs were aching and we were constantly looking for places to sit and rest, even the kids were complaining of tired legs.

There was level 2 of the exhibits but we decided to head back after 45 mins; our legs just couldnt carry us any further. We opted to head for a snack instead.

Right before we exited the musuem, the kids played with the puzzle.

The musuem would have been more entertaining if there had been more interactive activities.

We found Starbucks! The kids enjoyed cakes while the parents grinned silly over a much desired ice mocha.

It was still bright and early when we made it back to Mong Kok and our hotel.

While I didnt bring the kids' phones/ gadgets, they hoarded our phones and were happily watching youtube bcos there wasnt a cartoon channel on TV. We did watch a lot of Animal Planet but the episodes were repeating.

Ended up, we taobaoed dinner back to the hotel. Daddy Lim had this 烧肉饭 and the roasted pork was so crispy! The kids were happy with KFC.

The kids were totally mesmerized by the phones that I had to take away the gadgets. This must how it would feel to travel with teenagers in the future; I got an early taste. Zzzzzzzzz.

The end of day 2 was again an early night bcos we were tired and there wasnt much on TV. Moreover, we had a long day ahead. The weather forecast said that it would be a bright and sunny day. Yay!

Mummy Lim

Hong Kong Every Year Day 2 Part 1: SuperPark

The weather said that there would be rain, fortunately only largely in the morning. Roger that. We decided to head to one of the indoor playgrounds - SuperPark. We know that the kids are too old for indoor playground. However, Superpark has more than those tall structures and we thought it would work fine.

The tickets arent cheap and we decided to book online late Saturday night for the Sunday morning 4 hours bundle. The bundle comes with 4 tickets for 9am to 1pm and cost HKD560, as compared to the afternoon slot at HKG 210 per ticket. To reach Superpark by 9am also meant an early morning.

I was up at 6ish and went to tabao bfast. Bcos it was a Sunday morning, most of the 茶餐厅 were not opened but the 包 shop that we bought supper last night was! So it was 包 and tim sum for bfast.

Somebody didnt want to wake up.

We eventually made it out of the room on time bcos fun was on the agenda.

The sky looked clear.

It was bus 701 and Superpark was only 2 bus stops away. I didnt realised that it was that near. Just when we were waiting for the bus, the dark clouds loomed the sky.

 Hurry up bus! Pictures while waiting.

It was a double decker bus and the kids insisted to go to the upper deck despite being a short ride.

It started drizzling while we were still in the bus. We started running once we alighted. It wouldnt be nice to be stuck in the rain.

Superpark!

The drizzle got heavier but we still found time for jump shots in front of the iconic sign!

Then we rushed to the Superpark while the sky was still holding. We were 20 mins early and spent more time taking pictures.

Just then, it poured.

I was so glad that we bought the tickets online bcos ALL the tickets were sold out for the day. We would have been turned away if we had walked in. Seriously? So popular?

The park opened at 9am sharp and I was thinking to myself that the crowd was so thin - the park must not make a lot of money if only this small crowd was allowed each slot. 

The 1st thing that the kids tried was the "flying fox".

Chey, we have that in WCP also leh. 

We went on exploring and there were quite some interesting activities - from frisbee to dodgeball, to basketball to soccer. 

Most of the activities worked on a "timer" system. It was very orderly; people exit the activity when the time was up and re-q if they wanted to play again.

Soon after, the crowd started coming in and boy, there were so many people! Fortunately, there were many activities and the wait wasnt too long for most of the activities.

It was a lot of fun not only for the kids but also the parents. We played basketball and dodgeball and alot more with the kids. There was a lot of running and jumping, just what we needed to burn away the food that we had been eating and eating.

I was quite good in this game. Haha.

Daddy Lim's lousy socks didnt hold up.

He was constantly pulling and tugging them and blaming me for making him wear old socks on the holiday so that I can throw them away. Haha. Ya, why? Lol.

The kids tried the trampoline too.

Then Zaky found the skatepark.

He was mega pleased about it. He was in the park for a long time until we pulled him out and made him explore the playground structure with jiejie. The parents then quickly ran off for a coffee. Haha. Just that the coffee was freaking expensive. Zzzzzz.

It wasnt long before the kids came running to us for water and we started round 2 of the fun. 

At one point, Lil Shauna brought Daddy Lim into the playground structure. Ouch, I can imagine how painful to try to squeeze through the tunnels and all.

Zaky just spent a lot of time in the skatepark, such that even Lil Shauna joined him, 1st using the stun scoot, then the skateboard.

We left the park slightly before 1pm to avoid the crowd. We had no idea where we were but saw the Olympic mtr station a distant away.

It was a scenic walk along some river.

The kids were kept happy with the snacks... but started complaining how tired they were once the snacks ran out. So predictable. Lol. 

I was enjoying the walk, until when we suddenly realised that the mtr station was across this bad-ass road and there didnt seem like a way to cross it.

We eventually consulted Google map, made a detour and found this easily disregard crossing. Then, it was to find lunch.

Lunch was Taiwanese food - yes, in HKG. Haha. This time, we remembered to take pictures before tucking in. Yummy. The gyozas were good but the noodles were so-so. Luckily for hungry kids who chomp down the noodle soup.

Mummy Lim