On Wednesday we flew to Hong Kong. We stayed with our friends Chris and Susie and were also able to spend lots of time with Justin's cousin Stuart, his kids and wife Gail. Thursday was spent running around the horse race track near Chris's apartment. You can walk out into the field and Charlie was able to run around. The view from the track was unbelievable, Hong Kong is really an incredible city. The apartments are built so high and so skinny! 
After Charlie's afternoon nap we headed to the American Club to visit Gail and the kids. OMG, the view there was incredible. I have been to the American Club in Singapore, and the Hong Kong one puts it to shame. I could have stayed there for the rest of the weekend. The kids swam, they are so sweet with Charlie helping him down the water slide and carrying him to the side of the pool. It was like three built in babysitters, score. They then played around in the kids gym and they finished off with an early buffet Thanksgiving dinner together. 
That night everyone was so sweet to help me celebrate Thanksgiving even though they are all British or Australian. It was just an adult dinner at their apartment. The food was all delivered in a box from the Mandarin Oriental Hotel. Literally, Thanksgiving in a box. Turkey, potatoes, sweet potatoes, cranberry sauce, gravy, pumpkin pie etc etc. What a service! And it was seriously good. We finished the dinner with everyone saying what they are thankful for, it was a really intimate and special moment. It felt like a real family dinner even though I was miles away from California.
During the weekend we also went to Ocean Park. Which was not the best of times since we got absolutely soaked in a down pour. But we did see some Pandas and sharks and went on lots of fun kiddy rides. We also went out for a few fun dinners. We are seriously exhausted today after non stop activities!
More Hong Kong pics here.
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