Sunday 18th July 2010

Today we took Dad across to Central and went on the Escalator. It didn't feel as hot as last year but still a lot warmer than the UK! Dad really enjoyed it . He is usually the 'man with the map' showing us where to go but we showed him where to go today! It was quite funny!!!

After going on the Escalator, we walked down to the Hong Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens to show Dad the animals. The apes were the best by far. Most of the other animals were sprawled out in their enclosure sleeping because it was too hot for them! There were belts hanging from the top of the apes' enclosure and they were swinging on them like Tarzan! One of the males was holding a stick in its feet and swinging at the same time! But then it dropped the stick and it went off into a corner to sulk! We were surprised at how human-like their behaviour is!

We all felt hot, sweaty and ready for a swim after that so we caught the Star Ferry to Hung Hom and had a refreshing swim at the hotel.

That evening Dad's work friends, Neville and his girlfriend Clara and Andy Cooper came over to dinner at the Waterfront. Nev brought a swear box (a bear poo from Winnie the Pooh!) to put money in if anybody swore! Andy brought some history magazines for Mum, a Hong Kong phone for Dad and a game called Gobblet for me. At the end we played a card game called Uno. Clara was really good at it and she won!! It was a really fun night!

Speak soon!

Love Meganxxx

P.S The answers to the MISSING LINKS quiz are as follows:

1. SUGAR

2. BRANCH

3. IDLE

4. STANDING

5. RAG

Another quiz, COUNTDOWN CONUNDRUMS, will be posted within the next couple of days.