Hong Kong

Day 8: Monday, June 23rd
When we woke up we went to McDonalds for breakfast and then walked along the harbor to the information booth. We planned out what we wanted to do in Hong Kong while we were there. First stop was Ocean Park. We took the subway part way and a bus the rest of the way there. Ocean Park was lots of fun. It was an amusement Park. Our first stop was the Panda Habitat. We got to see Panda’s!!! Then we went on the Bungee Trampoline and the Sky Star. The Sky Star was a big balloon that lifted you in the air to see the view of Ocean Park and Hong Kong. Then we went to Whiskers Theatre and watched the Sea Lions performance. Then we had to wait in a long line up to go to the other side of the park by cable car. When we got there we went on the pacific chandler that lifted us into the sky to see the view again. Then we ate pizza for lunch. We followed the walk way which led us to the Sea Jelly Spectacular. There were tons of jelly fish of all different colors and sizes to see. Then we went to the Shark Aquarium. We came just in time for the shark feeding! Next, we went to the Atoll Reef. It made Amanda think of her trip to the Maldives. Our last stop was the Ocean Theatre where we watched the dolphins perform. At night we decided to go to the Avenue of the Stars. Here I got to put my hand in Jackie Chann’s handprint. We also watched the city of lights. All the skyscrapers were lit up in different colors and blinked on and off and in different angles. It was very cool. For supper we went to TGIF. Overall it was a fantastic day!

Day 9: Tuesday, June 24th
To start the morning off we went to McDonalds for Breakfast. Then we went to The Peak Tower to see the view of Hong Kong. To get there we needed to take the ferry to the island. We met a nice couple on the bus who introduced us to octopus cards. They were cards you could put money on and swipe wherever you went. You didn’t need to keep money on you. It was very handy! Next on the agenda was Stanley Market. It was nice to not have people grabbing and yelling at you to buy something. Most had price tags, but you could still barter a little. For supper we went to The Hard Rock Café. Afterwards we went to the Ladies Market and the Night Market. It wasn’t easy to find when someone was reading the map wrong. (Cough Amanda). Back at the hotel our hotel put up a sign that said a level 3 typhoon was hoisted. Yikes.

Day 10: Wednesday, June 25th
In the morning we woke up and it was raining very hard. The sign said level 8 typhoon hoisted. Stay indoors. I was devastated. I wanted to go to Hong Kong Disneyland. We still braved the outdoors and went to McDonalds for Breakfast..again. mmm I’m Lovin It! We stayed on the computers in our hotel until after lunch the rain was only drizzling so we jumped on the subway and headed to Disneyland! It to my surprise was open…not all of the rides but the indoor ones. I was very excited. One of my favorite rides Space Mountain was open so we went on that a few times. We didn’t have to stand in any line ups to get pictures with the Disney characters. We went on a Winnie the Pooh Ride, A Small World, Toy Story ride etc. We went to The Lion King Show, and Mickey Awards. I had a great day. I am glad we went even though it was a terrible day out. For supper we went to the Spaghetti factory and called it a night. We had to leave the next day for Shanghai and hoped that flights would not be delayed.


Day 11: Thursday, June 26th
We packed our bags and of course went to McDonalds. We lugged our bags across the street and took the bus to the airport. Amanda was happy to be going to Shanghai to see her parents who teach there and her sister who was visiting them. Amanda’s mom had made us supper. Nice to have a home cooked meal for once. That night we went out to ½ Price Margarita Bar. It was very classy and the drinks were good.