A holiday roundup

Lucky for me, I got early days on Christmas and New Year's Eve. So spent part of it wandering around the malls, which were still pretty busy (guess lots of people also had the afternoon off!) But it was easier to take photos than normally on weekends. Snoopy is very popular this year, especially with all the hype from the movie, so not surprising the display was a bit hit with all the mall visitors.

My favourite Snoopy displays of 2015 (Photo: CharK)

After spending dinner with family, CharK and I took a stroll along the Shatin river. The bridge looked so beautiful all lit up at night. It wasn't until around midnight that we were walking around, and to my surprise there were quite a few people on the streets, maybe just finishing up a late dinner like us!

Christmas time in Shatin (Photo: CharK)

A replica of the light display along the Shatin River (Photo: CharK)

Shatin Park is another place to go to see Christmas decorations. Seeing the cheerful display really makes me get into the Christmas spirit. And this display is pretty efficient, the monkeys are probably a tribute to the upcoming hinese New Year Celebrations. 2016 will be a year of the monkey.

Shatin Park (Photo: CharK)

This year we spent New Year's Eve at home for the most part, but went to the mall downstairs to see the celebrations. Some of the kids were already waiting for the start of the show since the around noon.

Setting up for the big New Year's Eve bash (Photo: CathC)

Mostly the neighborhood families and couples were in the audience for TVB New Year's Eve bash at East Point City. Since there are quite a few apartment complexes around here, there was a sizeable crowd. It was interesting to show but the overall atmosphere wasn't that festival compared to the feeling you get being outside waiting for fireworks and a countdown. So after watching the show for a bit, we headed back upstairs to ring in 2016 watching HK's firework's display over Victoria Harbour on tv.

Cast of the last TVB nursing drama celebrating the New Year's Eve show (Photo: CharK)

Happy New Year everyone--hope you had a wonderful holiday season!