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Disneyland, Hongkong (2012)

We went to Disneyland on our second day in Hongkong. We first rode the MTR at Tsim Sha Tsui station going to Nam Cheong station. From there, we interchanged to MTR Tung Cung Line that would bring us to Sunny Bay station. From Sunny Bay station, we rode the Disneyland Resort Line.

I liked the Disneyland Resort Line. There were a lot of hidden mickeys inside. It was actually an MTR specially made for people going to Disneyland.

Hong Kong Disneyland was just a small park, you could actually tour the whole in half a day. However, since this is our first time to visit Disneyland(ANY), we decided to allot the whole day to tour the Park and to watch the Fireworks Show at 8:30 PM.

The Park had 5 parts: The Main Street USA, The Adventure Land, the Toy Story Land (which was the newest addition to the park), the Fantasy Land and the Tomorrowland.

When you go inside the Park, the first part you will be seeing is the Mainstreet USA. This was where the Hong Kong Disneyland Railroad was located. This Railroad will tour you around the entire Park. (So to people who are not used to too much walking, I recommend you to try this one). Aside from the Railroad, this part was where mostly all the shops were located! So many souvenir items to choose from! I actually could not decided which to buy.

From the Main Street USA, we went to Adventureland. Some of the attractions in this area were the Festival of the King (which we were not able to watch), Tarzan’s Treehouse, and Jungle River Cruise.

We decided to go to Tarzan’s Treehouse, to access the place, we rode the rafts!

After that, we went to Toystory Land. We saw Jessy and Woody, but unfortunately, we were not able to take pictures with them (prolly next time ;)) In this area, you would see the RC Racer Ride. The ride looked really scary, we skipped it and just tried the Slinky Dog Spin. Which was just okay.

By the time we finished touring the Toy Story Land it was already past two. Since the parade would start at 3:30pm, we decided to take a rest, have snacks and look for a location with a good view of the parade.

After watching the parade, we continued the tour and went to the Fantasyland. The Fanstasyland was my favourite part. I enjoyed the “Its a Small World” boat ride and “Mickey’s PhilharMagic” 3D adventure. It was nostalgic. I felt like I was back to being 6 years old. It was just wonderful.

We also watched “The Golden Mickey’s”, which was also located at the Fantasyland.

Last but not the least, was the Tomorrowland. Some of the atrractions in this part were Space Mountain, Buzz Lightyear Astro Blaster and UFO Zone. We tried “Stitch Encounter”. It was pretty cool. We got to talk to Experiment 626, aka STITCH. He was so cute!

We finished touring the whole park at 8:00PM, we were just in time to relax and watch the fireworks.

The whole experience in Hong Kong Disneyland was really memorable. It was a tiring day but everything was worth it.. i’m definitely coming back! 🙂

Hongkong-Macau 4D3N Itinerary

The first (only) time I’ve been to Hongkong, I was only two years old. , I was too young to remember anything that happened during the trip! I have always wanted to go back.. to really experience Hong kong!

I was really fortunate enough to be able find out that Cebu Pacific was having a seat sale to Hong Kong! When I booked I only spent around P4,000.00 for my roundtrip ticket! I was just so lucky!

Since it is somehow my “first trip” to Hong Kong, I wanted it to be fun! I wanted to be prepared. I wanted to visit everything — Macau Included.

I was just so excited and I decided to make my own Itinerary – cause I didn’t want to miss out on anything and I wanted to be sure that I’ve saved enough money for the trip.

After weeks of research… this is what I came up with! 🙂

March 17, 2012, Thursday
PHP HKD
3:45 AM Leave Cubao
4:30 AM Arrive NAIA III Terminal
Check in Baggage
Breakfast 150
Travel Tax 1,620.00
Terminal Fee 750
5:40 AM Depart Philippines
7:40 AM Arrive Hong Kong
9:00 AM Leave Hong Kong Terminal
Ride Bus to TST (Bus A21) 186.45 33
10:00 AM Arrive Taisan Guesthouse
Pay Balance (HKD 1,570.00)
Buy Snacks 113 20
10:30 AM Arrive Hong Kong Ferry Port
Ferry Fare 960.5 170
12:00 PM Arrive Macau
Bus Ride to City of Dreams
Vquarium
Dragon’s Quest at Bubbles 282 50
Bus Ride to Wynn Hotel
Prosperity Tree
Dragon Show
1:00 PM Arrive Macau Tower
Cafe 360 Buffet 1,367.30 242
Taxi to St. Paul of Ruins 49.44 35
3:30 PM St. Paul of Ruins/Senado Square
5:30 PM Venetian Hotel
Venetian Gandola 678 120
Taxi to Fisherman’s Wharf 49.44 35
8:00 PM Arrive Fisherman’s Wharf
8:30 PM Nam Vann Lake Cybernetric
9:30 PM Leave Macau
Ferry Fare 1,017.00 180
10:30 PM Arrive TST
Dinner 282.5 50
March 18, 2012, Sunday
7:30 AM Breakfast 282.5 50
9:00 AM Ten Thousand Buddhas
MTR from TST to Sha Tin 56.5 10
12:00 PM Arrive Disneyland
MTR from Sha Tin to Disneyland 113 20
Entrance Fee 2,254.35 399
Lunch / Snacks 395.5 70
8:00 PM Depart Disneyland
MTR from Disneyland to TST 96.05 17
9:00 PM Arrive TST
Avenue of the Stars
Dinner 395.5 70
March 19, 2012, Monday
7:30 AM Breakfast 282.5 50
8:30 AM Arrive Chi Lin Nunnery
MTR from TST to Diamond Hill 56.5 10
10:00 AM Arrive Ocean Park
Bus from Diamond Hill (Bus 671) 113 20
Get off the bus after passing
Aberdeen Tunnel
Entrance 1,582.00 280
Lunch 423.75 75
7:00 PM Depart Ocean Park
Taxi to Causeway Bay 56.5 10
7:30 PM Causeway Bay Shopping
Dinner 282.5 50
Taxi to TST 56.5 10
Free Time ❤
March 20, 2012, Tuesday
8:00 AM Breakfast 282.5 50
9:00 AM Shop / Tour around TST
MTR from TST to Central 56.5 10
10:00 AM Arrive The Peak, Victoria
Madame Tussauds and Tram 1,101.75 195
12:00 PM Leave The Peak, Victoria
Lunch 423.75 75
1:00 PM FREE FREE FREE TIME!
19:45 pm Depart Hong Kong
Bus Ride to Hong Kong Terminal 197.75 35
Dinner 282.5 50

where to eat in Hongkong

1. Law Fu Kee (congee) – 7-9 Burd Street, Sheung Wan MTR Exit A2, turn right, walk 5 minutes
2. Wong Chi Kei (congee) – 15B Wellington St., Central
3. Tai Cheung Bakery (egg tarts) – 35 Lyndhurst Terrace, Central
4. Yee Shun Dairy Company (double skin steamed milk) – 506 Lockhard Road, Causeway Bay
5. Honeymoon Dessert – Shop B105B-3, Food Court, B/F Times Square, Causeway Bay
6. Hui Lau Shan Healthy Dessert – 2-6 Yee Wo St., Causeway Bay
7. Yuen Kee Dessert – G/F, 32 Centre Street, Western District
8. Lotus Garden – 63 Sing Woo Road, Happy Valley
9. Lan Fong Yuen (snacks and milk tea) – Shop 26, LG, Chung King Mansion (Woodhouse), 36-44
Nathan Road, TST (WANNA TRY)
10. (Namping) Restaurant – 85 Rua De Cinco Outubro, Macau
11. Cho Choi Koon – 10 Jordan Road, Jordan (WANNA TRY)
12. Mak Mun Geh – 51 Parkes St., Jordan (noodles)

Desserts:
1. Hui Lau Shan
2. Honeymoon Dessert
3. Yee Shun Milk Company
4. Saint Alp’s Tea House
5. Paul Lafayet Patisserie – Shop G23, K11, 18 Hanoi Road, TST (french macarons)
6. Tsui Wah

Where to shop in Hong Kong

Tsim Sha Tsui
1. Harbor City
Grand Ocean
Grand Gateway
2. New World Center
3. Granville Road (exports)
4. Ocean Terminal
5. iSquare
6. Park Lane Blvd
7. The One
8. Johnston Road
9. Nathan Corner Argyle St.
10. Prince Edward – Fa Yuen St
11. Ladies Market – Tung Choi St., Mongkok
12. Temple Street Market – Mongkok
13. Cat Street – upper las car row, sheung wan
14. Wan Chai St. Market – Tai Yuen St., Mongkok
15. Costume Market – Wing wo st., Central

Causeway Bay
1. Yee Woo Street
Great George Street
Jardine’s Bazaar
Jardine’s Cresecent
2. Fashion Walk – kingston street
3. Beverly Centre – George Street
4. SOGO – Yee Woo Road
5. Time Square – Russel Street

H&M Stores
1. 68 Queens Road, Central
2. 30 Canton Road, Kowloon
3. Diamond Hill Station (Plaza Hollywood)
4. Kowloon Station (Elements in Tsui)

I hope this helps! 😉