Hong Kong and Macau - January 2018

Came back to Hong Kong on 5 January. The city already has Chinese New Year decorations up...

Sushi at my new favourite local Japanese. Right near where I live...

Also found a new udon place in my street. Very nice...

Really ??

Discovered a new bar. This is the view from the balcony. That's my building, The Center...

At the bar, they served us this platter with 2 test tubes and 2 little white things. After my friend drank the beaker, we realised we were meant to pour it onto the white thing, which then turned into a serviette...

Found a new cool bar...VEA in Central...

I went to Macau when I first came to Hong Kong, but the family hadn't been. So one Sunday we caught the ferry over. Easy through immigration and caught a taxi to the fort and cathedral. 

Jacqui with Hotel Lisboa in the background...

The famous shot...

Crazy busy place. This lane was jam-packed after lunch. It's quiet here...

Nice colonial buildings...

Lunch at Ou Mun Cafe where I went last time. Stuffed squid...yum...

Hahaha...

A bit off the beaten track...

The Venetian...

After a year, we finally set up the wii...

I spend a lot of time on the rowing machine at gym..

My boss took the management team to Mandarin Grill, one of my favourite places. Amazing service and food. I had Irish oysters and Lobster Thermidor...

Australia Day lunch with the Aussies at Mr Wolf...

Cocktails after at Portico...

Amber near my office. Great coffee...

Filter coffee. Award winning barista...

Sydney - December 2017 / January 2018

Arrived in Sydney for Christmas. This is the view from my Mother's verandah...

Went for a coffee and swim at Freshie...

Christmas Day with Simon and Ange, then Boxing Day drove to Canberra for Christmas dinner with the Hutchies and my Mother.

Climbed Mount Ainslie, as usual...

Alex...

Alex and Eliza...

Next day drove another 3.5 hours to Wallaga Lake and spent 2 nights there.

The kids loved being dragged around behind the boat...

Callum...

Eliza and Griffin...

Callum and Dylan...

Callum caught a big flathead...

View from the Hutchie's deck...

View of Wallaga Lake from the deck of the cabin we rented...

On the Friday we drove back to Canberra to so good-bye to Mum and then back to Sydney.

Spent a few days cleaning out her house and had a small New Year's Eve party. Caught up with my godson Joel, who has just turned 21...

Met Caesar, the Drennan's new puppy...

And then Alex turned 19 ! Here we are at Wok Bar, Dee Why...

Hong Kong - December 2017

Got back from my trip and straight back into normal routine.

Jacqui, Eliza and Callum flew to Sydney on 15th so I had a week on my own, before I flew back on the 22nd.

I didn't want to cook, so tried some new places for dinner. This one is a Japanese place near us in Queens Road. Great ramen...

This is my new favourite wonton noodle soup place near my office. Very cheap at HKD35, quick and very tasty...

It's very cold at the moment so this is me in 4 layers...

Went back to my favourite dumpling place in Central one day but 12 was too many !

One Sunday I had Christmas lunch with my hiking friends at Le 39 V which is an upscale French Restaurant on Level 101 of ICC. Great views and food...

They put something on the oyster plate to make it go like this. Dry ice ?

Dessert...

Another night I tried another Japanese restaurant that has just opened near us. Also very good...

Another day I had laksa for lunch. It actually wasn't that good...

One night I went to Shoreditch in Kennedy Town for dinner. HKD10 oysters so I had a dozen...

Then we had a team lunch at Beefbar an upscale steak restaurant. I had the Sydney !