We are doing some tourist sightseeing and I promise to do a blog on the Peak and the Avenue of Stars. But today I'll share my favorite place. This is Victoria Park in our neighborhood, Causeway Bay. Living spaces here are small and favorite leisure time activities are going to a park or a shopping mall.
Each day and time of day in the park is different. Sundays are the most lively. The first thing you notice on Sunday is the gathering of women who are not Chinese. These are amahs, domestic helpers with childcare and housekeeping. Traditionally, amahs were older, unmarried Chinese women who became a part of the family. Today, they are young working women from the Phillipines, Indonesia, Nepal, Thailand or Sri Lanka. Like most everyone here, they work a half day on Saturday and Sunday is the only full day off. Each group gathers in a particular park to see friends on Sunday. Our park is a gathering place for Indonesian amahs.
Every morning the park is alive with people doing tai chi among the trees that line the walks. But on Sundays, there is a new exercise around every corner. Basketball,soccer,lawn bowling and skating (the most fun to watch)...
Tai Chi and other martial arts... Those two men are practicing with real swords.
Sundays are also good for phone calls and naps.
On weekday mornings the old men like to loiter. Oops, is that Robb?
And finally, some of the best spots in the park.
The "energetic foot massage path" - no shoes allowed. I give it a try now and then.
The model boat racing pond. We haven't figured out when the boat races occur, but it is a good spot to take a rest. The crane is real.
Amazing trees...
And just everyday people to watch doing everyday things - my favorite sport.
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