HK Travelogue

 I have always been fond of travels and always make it a point to go somewhere to relax even for awhile. Due to some financial strains, I wasn’t able to enjoy traveling as much as I want to this year though I had a short vacation in Hongkong with the kids last April. Their dad won the grand prize in our Xmas Party raffle. He won a trip for 2 Hongkong package. We brought the kids with us and we really had a blast in Disneyland . We were only there for 3 days and wished we could have extended our stay there but it was so darn expensive.

We were really impressed with Hongkong. It was the kids’ first time to be out of the country. Manila was scorching hot when we left it and it was noticeably cooler in Hongkong. We stayed in BP International in Tsim Shat Sui area in Kowloon .

Among the 4 of us, I was the only one who was game enough to try different kinds of food but we have decided to stick to food that the kids would really eat without any pressure. Thank God for Mcdonalds! There was one in almost every corner.

Highlight of the trip was really Disneyland . The kids were not interested to go anywhere else. Though HK Disneyland was small compared to the other Disneylands, we were still very impressed.

Our favorite ride was the Jungle River Cruise.  The kids never grew tired of saying “oohs” and “aahhs” while we listen to the creative storytelling of the boat captain. We also liked the “It’s a small world” ride which brings us to the different cultures around the world. Personally, I loved the “Golden Mickeys” at the Disney Storybook Theater. It is a short musical regarding the history of Walt Disney. You just can’t help but fall in love with Ariel and fall dizzy with Tarzan’s acrobatic stunts.

To highlight our fun filled day, we ended it watching the so impressive fireworks.

 While in Hongkong, we also took advantage of the fact that we were there and one of the inclusions of our trip was a visit to TCL Jewelry Factory. I was agog by how inexpensive the jewelry was. To commemorate our stay there, I was given a two tone bracelet.

 We were able to buy a PSP for only 6k for our kids. I was also able to buy a lot of stuffs from their night market and ladies market.

 I would definitely love to visit Hongkong again.