Today was another holiday in Hong Kong. Coincidentally, it's kind of like their 4th of July. But I don't really get the impression it's celebrated quite like Americans celebrate the 4th. On this day in 1997 Hong Kong was handed back over to the People's Republic of China from the UK. You can google that and read all about it. It's actually rather interesting.

So G didn't have school today and lots of stores were closed. We spent most of the day at the pool and had a great time. The weather was gorgeous! We got back home about 2:45 and both kids immediately fell asleep on the couch. By the time they woke up at 4, I had showered, done laundry, dishes and had afternoon coffee since I knew it would be a late night with both of them getting a nap.

We seized the afternoon and had dinner at McDonald's. We can no longer eat inside at McDonald's. It's too cold in there. After spending all day outside (which is the only time we ever decide to go to McDonald's it seems) we are so acclimated to the heat we can't comfortably sit inside. Super weird. So we got a picnic table outside in the plaza. As we sat and ate, I was comfortable. But I could feel the sweat on the backs of my knees and by the time we finished eating there was still liquid in the cup of Sprite I was sharing with the kids but not a single piece of ice remained--it had all melted. So I knew it was hot.

I did a little internet research to figure out what the temp was today. It looks like it was about 92 degrees F and relative humidity was over 80%. And we "had" to sit outside? This blows my mind!