Well what a lovely weekend we have just had, filled with fun and laughter
Saturday Morning we headed into the big bad city for a spot of shopping and a bit of a mooch about, obviously a spot of breakfast and a nice glass of coffee ( I really miss mugs ) then we went to the beach and had a swim before going for the worst Italian food I have ever had.

Sunday was also lovely. we discovered from our local bar maid on Friday night that there was such a thing as Yum Cha. Now El and I had never heard of such a thing so were quite intrigued.
We went to Chapel street to the recommended Yum Cha restaurant... what a treat.
For those of you that are not clued up on Chinese cuisine here's the run down.

Not to be confused with Yamcha.
Yum cha

Yum cha hour in Hong Kong
Traditional Chinese:
飲茶
Simplified Chinese:
饮茶
Literal meaning:
drinking tea
Yum cha (飲茶) is a term in Cantonese which means "drink tea". It refers to the custom of eating small servings of different foods while sipping Chinese tea in Cantonese speaking areas of southern China. It is an integral part of the culinary culture of Guangdong Province, Hong Kong and Macau. In any city with a sizeable population of Cantonese people, to yum cha is a tradition on weekend mornings, and whole families gather to chat and eat dim sum and drink Chinese tea. Yum cha is also a morning ritual for the elderly to spend a good part of the morning after early morning exercise of tai chi or a walk. The tea is important, for it is said to help digest the rich foods. In the past, people went to a teahouse to yum cha, but Dim sum restaurants have been gaining overwhelming popularity of late

We sat in the most lovely little restaurant on raised beds with cushions and had the most amazingly tasty food and jasmine tea for a little under $25 for both of us. Any visitors will be treated to Yum Cha on me!!

Tonight we are off to Neighbours night, this is when stars from that ever popular TV show appear in the pub and serenade you !! El is so excited she may have actually exploded. I am slightly dubious of the evening ahead ... but I guess you've gotta do these things!

Love to you all


Leah and El