Wednesday, Oct. 3rd - Day 3
Well, we're here, aren't we? So where are our bags! Thankfully, the airport called and said they had found our bags and would be delivering them right to our hotel room door this very morning. Truly we had been taken care of and we knew to whom we should send our thanks. A day should not pass by without us remembering to give thanks for all we have.
Wayne and I hardly slept at all the night before, the beds were so hard, but the kids seemed to do okay. We all woke up stiff and sore and very hungry! Instead of ordering room service, we were eager to get out and about so we went down to the lobby and into one of the several restaurants housed within the Parkview Hotel, the Teahouse. Thankfully, the waiters all spoke English, mostly. We ordered our food and it soon arrived. Amber, being rather ambitious and eager to "try new things" as we had told the kids they must before we left the U.S., had ordered a noodle dish. Everything went well, the food being quite delicious, until we looked up to see Amber with a sour look on her face. Stabbing her chopsticks toward her bowl she demanded, "What is that!" Leaning over, we tried our hardest not to smile but we couldn't help it. Soon we were all laughing heartily as we explained that she had baby squid tentacles in her bowl. Making an "EEEEP" sound, Amber pushed her bowl away from her an announced, I'm done. But, she had eaten almost half a bowl of noodles! We were all impressed. The rest of us had ordered food we were more comfortable with eating.
This next bit is not for the "sensitive" but it did happen and so I shall faithfully record it, especially since these memories are more for us than anyone else. We're glad if you enjoy reading this blog but we'd be quite happy if you kept your judgments to yourself. So many people are quick to judge others when they see a difference in someone else. We've been so glad we're not those kind of people. We'd never have made it here in Hong Kong and on the mainland if all we could do was think nasty thoughts about everyone around us.
Well, here's the funny. We get up to the hotel room after lunch and Brandon points to the table legs of a coffee table, very innocently shouting, "Look, something to remember lunch by ...octopus testicles!" Wayne and I tried so very hard not to laugh but we couldn't help it. We laughed until we cried, both kids begging for us to explain our mirth. We finally did and they had a good giggle too but neither one of them will ever forget that the proper word is "tentacle". The rest of the day passed fairly pleasantly. We all rested again, since we had jet lag and were still adjusting to the new time then ordered room service for dinner. We slept again when night came and that was the end of another day in Hong Kong.
Well, we're here, aren't we? So where are our bags! Thankfully, the airport called and said they had found our bags and would be delivering them right to our hotel room door this very morning. Truly we had been taken care of and we knew to whom we should send our thanks. A day should not pass by without us remembering to give thanks for all we have.
Wayne and I hardly slept at all the night before, the beds were so hard, but the kids seemed to do okay. We all woke up stiff and sore and very hungry! Instead of ordering room service, we were eager to get out and about so we went down to the lobby and into one of the several restaurants housed within the Parkview Hotel, the Teahouse. Thankfully, the waiters all spoke English, mostly. We ordered our food and it soon arrived. Amber, being rather ambitious and eager to "try new things" as we had told the kids they must before we left the U.S., had ordered a noodle dish. Everything went well, the food being quite delicious, until we looked up to see Amber with a sour look on her face. Stabbing her chopsticks toward her bowl she demanded, "What is that!" Leaning over, we tried our hardest not to smile but we couldn't help it. Soon we were all laughing heartily as we explained that she had baby squid tentacles in her bowl. Making an "EEEEP" sound, Amber pushed her bowl away from her an announced, I'm done. But, she had eaten almost half a bowl of noodles! We were all impressed. The rest of us had ordered food we were more comfortable with eating.
This next bit is not for the "sensitive" but it did happen and so I shall faithfully record it, especially since these memories are more for us than anyone else. We're glad if you enjoy reading this blog but we'd be quite happy if you kept your judgments to yourself. So many people are quick to judge others when they see a difference in someone else. We've been so glad we're not those kind of people. We'd never have made it here in Hong Kong and on the mainland if all we could do was think nasty thoughts about everyone around us.
Well, here's the funny. We get up to the hotel room after lunch and Brandon points to the table legs of a coffee table, very innocently shouting, "Look, something to remember lunch by ...octopus testicles!" Wayne and I tried so very hard not to laugh but we couldn't help it. We laughed until we cried, both kids begging for us to explain our mirth. We finally did and they had a good giggle too but neither one of them will ever forget that the proper word is "tentacle". The rest of the day passed fairly pleasantly. We all rested again, since we had jet lag and were still adjusting to the new time then ordered room service for dinner. We slept again when night came and that was the end of another day in Hong Kong.
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