Step 4 :Day 4: Ocean Park And The Peak

Day 4 : Ocean Park And The Peak

Already heard about Ocean Park since my childhood from the HK Cantonese Dramas or Films. And now it is time for me to go there but with an adult ticket. Ocean Park here I come lor...

It is a marine-themed amusement part in the Southern District of HK. It comprises of several parks such as:

(1) Headlands Rides
(2) Adventure Land
(3) Marine Land
(4) Lowland Gardens
(5) Whisker's Harbour
(6) Bird Paradise

The main enterance of the Ocean Park. There is another entrance that facing the sea at The Summit (Headland).



The environment - friendly dusbin with interactive sound and movement spotted at Bird Paradise.



"The Dragon" located at the Headland is a steel roller coaster with a maximum speed of 77 km/h with 842 metres of track.



Pacific Pier at Marine land - Sea lions and different species of seals are displayed

Weather so hot... this ice syrup helped a lot but quite expensive too.

Sea Jelly Spectacular at Marine Land - An aquarium built to display jellyfish in different colours due to the effects of some lighting.

The cable car - connecting The Summit (Headland) and The Waterfront (Lowland) which separated by a large mountain.

Funfair games available as well.

Photographed with the mascot.



Hong Kong Jockey Club Giant Panda Habitat at Lowland Gardens - Home to 4 cute cute pandas; An An (安安), Jia Jia (佳佳), Le Le (樂樂) and Ying Ying (盈盈).



Our last stop was at the Sky Fair at Lowland Gardens before headed to the next destination, The Peak.



The Peak or Victoria Peak, is a must go Hong Kong attraction. Offers the spectacular views over central Hong Kong, VIctoria Harbour and the surrounding islands. The Peak Tram is the trademark of the place and the ride will take you back to Hong Kong in the 19th and 21st century.

Not to miss out is the Madame Tussauds located at The Peak as well. An opportunity to take some photographs with your favaorite celebrities, world leaders, Heroes and Heroiens etc...

Step 4 : Day3 : Shenzhen China

Day 3 : Shenzhen, China

"Shenzhen"...first thing in my mind is shop till I drop!!! Get your RMB $$$ really because they only accept RMB only, and not other currency. Don't forget your China Visa too.

The journey to Shenzhen roughly took about 1 hours only by MTR to Lo Wu station. We only planned to spend 1 day without overnight in Shenzhen so we need to be quick. Once we arrived at Lo Wu station, we need to transfer our transportation with Shenzhen Metro, the most convenient transportation in Shenzhen. The Metro run until 11pm, so we need to travel back before that.

Our first destination was Window of the World ( Shi Jie Zhi Chuang ). The entrance just a few hundred km from the Shi Jie Zhi Chuang Metro Station. So convenient!!! You can travel the world in 1 day over here!!!

The entarance of the Window of the World. The entarance fee only RMB120.



At that time, 2008 Olympic is on-going at China.



This 480,000 square meter park has a beautiful natural landscapes and wonderful mini size monuments. Inside, you can see...

The Japanese cultural house...

Stonehenge, Wiltshire county, UK world's most famous prehistoric monument.

The 1:3 ratio Eiffel Tower...

Giza Pyramid and the Great Sphinx..

And many other great places...

Around 3pm...we get ready for shopping in Dong Men Pedestrian Street . We took the Metro again and stopped at Lao Jie Metro Station, exit A. A place to go for clothes, hair accessories and many many more. I was informed that this place is better than Luohu Commercial City in terms of price and range of items. Other than several department stores, most are smaller stalls. The price is cheap but with China standards. You can easily spend a day there.

Beside shopping, the food are good and cheap as well compare to HK.

Step 4 : Day2 : Kowloon

Day 2 : Kowloon


Another beautiful morning in Hong Kong, typhoon had gone. Took the buses and MTR, we travelled from Tsuen Wan to Kowloon area.


Our targets in Kowloon are:

1. Fa Yuen Street for Sport Shoe.
2. Ladies Market for Mums' souvenier,
3. Mongkok for shopping spree.
4. Avenue of Stars
5. A Symphony of Lights



HK buses, taxis and streets outlook.




HK street food - Octopus balls.




Ladies market - in Tung Choi Street is the place for bags, accessories and inexpensive women's clothing. But I came out with an empty hands :-(

Cheese Baked Rice -Having lunch somewhere in Ladies Market.

New World Center -Shopping mall, located next to the Avenue of Stars. A location where visitors can enjoy great shopping, dining and sightseeing all in one place.

Avenue of Stars -Tribute to stars of HK as the Holloywood of the East.
Hubby with the life-size statue of the legendary kung-fu action star, Bruce Lee

Lai Ming's hands-print with my new Nike Sport Shoes.

The location on the Tsim Sha Tsui promenade offers incredible panoramic views of the famed Victoria Harbour and the memorable Hong Kong skyline.

Ready to get a good place for the speculation of A symphony of Lights. The show start at 8pm daily served as a memorable night for us. It already named the "World's Largest Permanent Light and Sound Show" by Guinness World Records.

Step 4 : Day1 : Hong Kong Disneyland

Date : 23 Aug 2008 to 30 Aug 2008

Location : Hong Kong, Shenzhen and Macau

Itinerary:

Supposed we had start our itinerary the day before, but there are some changes due to the delayed of "the used to be delayed" Air Asia Flight. The reason of delay was because of the typhoon and delayed further because of no plane for us to fly wor. So "kek sei yan". The flight was scheduled to depart at 6 something in the morning but we managed to arrived at Hong Kong around 9pm, 23 Aug 2008!!!

Day1 : Hong Kong Disneyland

Disneyland, a place must go for me in HK. So eager to go there and had place it on the first day of my itinerary. HK Disneyland is the fifth Disney Kingdom park, which is located in Lantau Island. The park consists of four themed lands similar to other Disneyland parks: (1) Main Street USA, (2) Fantasyland, (3) Adventureland and (4) Tomorrowland.

The first area we entered is the Main Street USA. It is reminiscent of the Victorian period of America with the train station, town square, city hall, firehouse complete with a steam-powered pump engine, emporium, shops, double-decker bus, and other bits of memorabilia.

Later on, we came to the animal kingdom of the "Adventureland". What we seen here was totally different. We seen lots of trees and animals including the Famous Tarzan Island.

The " Festival of the Lion King" Broadway show a must watch 30 minutes show.

Another highlight of the park that must not miss out is the Disney on Parade. A day-time parade with my favourite Disney's Characters:

The Giant Mickey...

The Black and White Mickey and Minnie...

The Chip 'n' Dale...

The Alice in the Wonderfulland...

Meet the Buzz Lightyear, Woody and Jessie as The Toy Story characters ...

The modern Mickey and Minnie with the crazy Gooffy...

The next station was the Fantasyland, which fill with the fairy tales stories.

The Sleeping Beauty Castle as the entrance of the Fantasyland.

Next to the castle, found the Snow White Grotto.

Characters appearance and photo session in Fantasyland.

"It's a small World" is the latest attraction in Fantasyland with a gentle boat ride and gloabal peace feeling.

And finally we reached the Tomorrowland based on the theme of The Future, Space, and Moving Forward.

The Muppet Mobile Lab featuring Dr. Bunsen Honeydew and his assistant, Beaker with their two-wheeled rocket-ship/laboratory vehicle.

We waited for the Disney In the Star, the nightly fireworks performance at 9pm sharp before left the park. The HKD$350.00 entrance fee is worth to pay for it.