香港站到站：利東…南島地鐵線最後第二站！第 四 部分：與幼兒一起探索玉桂山！
(Scroll down for English) 多麼累的一周啊！從台北度假回來，隔天就直接上班，本來應該還好，只是我（蕃薯媽媽）最後一天感冒了。然後，情人節、聚會和每個月的那個時間（咳咳，女士們），以及一年中的那個時間（冬季高峰），到目前為止還沒有減弱…然後英國的專科醫生申請文書被退回給我修改，論文也被退回給我修改..！
所以…今天是回憶之旅，兩年前某個星期日我們決定帶 大蕃薯 去 Ap Lei Chau Service Reservoir Playground 鴨脷洲配水庫遊樂場
他那時快兩歲了，我們去那裡沒有其他原因，只是在谷歌地圖上看到並決定去看看而已，因為就在家的附近並且被“遊樂場”這個詞所吸引
到達那裡
由利東港鐵出發
從利東地鐵站可直達遊樂場。其中一個出口其實位於一座小山上，也就是公共屋村（和玉桂山）所在的地方！ （事實上，在下面的視頻中，我可以看到我問大蕃薯想乘巴士或地鐵離開，他回答“哎呦”.. 令人驚奇的是，那些日子裡我能用流利的幼兒語言跟他溝通。如果你現在問我「ai yo」是什麼，我不看影片的話便根本不知道！）
有一條短路和樓梯通往「遊樂場」。如果您仔細查看康文署的描述（請參閱上面的連結），您會發現該遊樂場實際上並沒有任何兒童遊樂場設備，而是老年健身設備。儘管如此，這裡的環境還是很特別的，夾在山脈之間，俯瞰著大海。場地也很大。看到慢跑跑道，大蕃薯決定這是他第一次開始跑道跑步（可憐的爸爸跟不上…你可以聽到他告訴我們要改變方向！）
https://www.facebook.com/61553847088711/videos/400078115900729/
於是大蕃薯決定在老人健身器材上做健身運動……。
https://www.facebook.com/61553847088711/videos/3666711400240166/
並踢了足球
Hong Kong Stop by Stop: Lei Tung… 2nd last stop on the South Island MTR line! Part 4: Adventures in Yuk Kwai Shan with a toddler!
What a tiring week! Back from holiday in Taipei and straight to work the next day, which probably would’ve been ok, except that I (mama) caught a cold from R on the last day. And then what with Valentine’s day, gatherings and that time of the month (ahem, ladies), on top of that time of the year (winter surge), which has so far not let up…. And then UK paperwork has been returned for me to revise, thesis has been returned for me to revise..!
So… a trip down memory lane today, featuring 1 Sunday we decided to take R to Ap Lei Chau Service Reservoir Playground
He was almost 2 and we went for no other reason than I saw it on google map & decided to check it out because it was nearby & enticed by the word playground
Getting there
From Lei Tung MTR
The playground can be accessed directly from Lei Tung MTR. One of the exits is actually on a hill, where the estate (& Yuk Kwai Shan) is! (In fact, in the video below I can be seen asking R if he would like to leave by bus or MTR & he replies “Ai yo”.. amazing how I was fluent in toddler speak back in those days. If you asked me what “ai yo” was nowadays, I’d have no clue if I hadn’t watched the video!)
There is a short path and stairs leading to the “playground.. which if you look closely at LCSD description (see link above), does not actually feature any kid playground equipment, but rather elderly fitness equipment. Nevertheless, the setting is quite special, sandwiched between hills and overlooking the sea. It is also huge. Seeing the jogging track, R decided this was the 1st time he was going to take up track running (which poor Baba cannot keep up with.. you can hear him telling us to reverse our direction!)
https://www.facebook.com/61553847088711/videos/400078115900729/
Then R decided to do fitness exercises on the elderly fitness equipment….
https://www.facebook.com/61553847088711/videos/3666711400240166/
And play some football
