The Toys R Us Affair!
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So I promised to share some of the experiences we've had since we've arrived here and since the boys are taking their naps, now would seem like a good time.
On this post I"ll share our trip to Toys R Us. We took a ferry from DB and then a taxi when we were in the city to get to our destination. Our intentions were two-fold, we wanted to go to IKEA and Toys R US and do a little exploring of the Causeway Bay area. When we arrived at the Times Square spot in Causeway Bay, there were paparazzi there! Not for us of course, but obviously for someone famous. I was intrigued but more focused on not getting ran over by the people. Jeff could tell you who it was that we saw but I just saw some Chinese man shopping with his family. At any rate, we begin our journey to Toys R Us and soon find out we have no idea how to get in this place! We see signs, but no entrance at all. We needed to get Ethan a few things for Christmas so it wasn't an option to just "come back another day". We saw no one to ask so we just kept at it until we saw a door that led us to an elevator of the building that we finally figured out it was located in - a security guard quickly came to us and said something, but Jeff just replied, "Toys R Us" and he nodded and waved us on. On the original sign it has said "8/F" which Jeff said meant 8th Floor (makes sense). We push 8 and come out at the Fire Exit of the store and have to knock, get the attention of an employee, and wait for a manager to let us in! Jeff and I look at each other and realize that this can't be the way in to this place, but hey - we found it and we're here! After we find a few things, we look for the right way out and as we take an escalator down we see lines and lines of people outside waiting to get in to Toys R Us! Oops! :-) At least we didn't have to wait 1-2 hours outside with Ethan in his stroller just to get in! Jeff and I decided to have a beer at Outback after that experience. I reflect on this and realize that going shopping the weekend before Christmas in a city of 6.9 million people who are always in a hurry, is not such a good idea, especially with an 19 month old! By the way, IKEA was MUCH easier to find! :0)
The picture on this posting is of that day in Causeway Bay.
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