Shenzhen

I will never get used to the shopping in Shenzhen. I went up with Anna, Lisa and Sheila to do some last minute Christmas shopping on the weekend. I am always amazed at the amount of shops they can fit into the 5 levels that are more like a big maze than a shopping mall. So much stuff for sale, and so cheap! We bought a truckload of stuff, and somehow managed to squeeze it all into Anna's little mini for the trip home.

Yesterday I discovered a street near me that sells costumes. Everyone had told me about it but I had just never been. At the moment the stalls are crammed with Christmas stuff! Christmas outfits, hats, decorations, tree skirts... you name it, they had it. How Christmassy! I loved it.

And just cause I was in a Christmas mood on the way home, I took a photo of the lovely tree just up the road from my place. It's in a square that is a popular place for Amah's on Sundays, and for the last few weekends they have all been practising Christmas carol songs and dances. I like watching how they spend their day off.

Bits

Was walking through the fishy area of town (ie dried fish streets) with Chris and we found these...Lizards on a stick?? Kites?? They were so incredibly flat. My Hong Kong adventure doesn't stretch to experimenting with food that looks too weird.

I went to a craft fair at Discovery Bay on the weekend. On the way back I was walking on an elevated walkway through the concrete jungle, and these trees seemed to be growing out of nowhere. Hong Kong has really lovely pockets where nature creeps in and brightens up the place.

And sometimes the pockets of nature make you forget you are even in a city! I walked home from school for the first time today (needed Abi to show me the way) and I couldn't believe the amazing walking path that winds its way down the hill to the city. It is unreal. Occasionally there would be a gap in the trees with amazing views, but it must have been about 4kms before we came out of the trees and into the traffic. Definitely have to do that more often.