Half a roll of expired Kodak film for Hong Kong. Fantasy and surreal, mainly Disneyland.
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Hong Kong Trip 2009 – Day Two (Part II)
March 28th, 2010 | No Comments »(Resuming from Part I)
For dinner, they dropped by the Corner Cafe – a Victorian parlor-inspired restaurant on Main Street U.S.A. No surprise, the menu was all thing Halloween.
After the dinner, it was the Glow-in-the-Park Halloween Parade. All hell broke loose!
Jack Skelly, larger than life.
The pumpkin man attempts to fly.
The Disneyland experience would not be complete without the fireworks. It was the highlight!
Round and round, Merry-Go-Round – The classic Cinderella’s Golden Carrousel in Fantasyland. Way better at night!
It’s a Small World, a popular attraction of a boat ride located in the Fantasyland area of the parks. The ride features 400 brightly costumed audio-animatronic dolls in the style of children of the world, frolicking in a spirit of international unity, and singing the ride’s title track, which has a theme of global peace.
Golden Age - ”Animation Academy” in Town Square.
His most favourite picture from Disneyland. Spotted this on the way down from Tarzan’s treehouse. Summarizes the whole Disneyland experience – magical.
They left Disneyland at exactly 11pm when the theme park closed. Reached back hotel around midnight and had some yummy desserts at the shop opposite before hitting the sack.
Hong Kong Trip 2009 – Day Two (Part I)
March 28th, 2010 | No Comments »They woke up on Day Two without so much of a concrete plan for the morning breakfast. And the fact that the neighborhood looked pretty dead didn’t help much.
Eventually they settled in for a dim sum shop nearby the hotel which he had rather not speak much about. And that should say a lot.
Anyway, the plan of the day was simple, shop in the morning and early afternoon, and conquer Disneyland afterwards until night time.
The first and only outlet mall in Hong Kong, Citygate Outlets is home to many international brands offering great discounts. Located in the heart of Tung Chung, directly adjacent to Tung Chung MTR and Lantau bus terminal, Citygate Outlets is only a station away from Disneyland, which makes it the ideal shopping heaven for the missus.
Guess, Levi’s, Espirit, Quiksilver, Roxy. Craziest shopping trip to date.
Decided to have a quick lunch at McDonald after the shopping. Love the Iced Milk Tea and Shogun Burger.
Off to Disneyland!
Already, the presence of Disneyland’s magic was felt the moment you stepped into the train. Childhood memories flashed in an instant. Because they had bought the tickets the night before at the booth in The Peak (HKD350 per pax), they saved the hassle of queuing up once they reached.
Probably the must-have photo session in Disneyland. They queued for more than 20 minutes. The line at Goofy’s corner was almost non-existent.
And the parade begins.
Never watched Toy Story before though.
These fishes could breathe on land!
Flying Dumbo!
Ready for Mickey’s PhilharMagic, a 12-minute long show featuring 3D effects, scents, and water as well as a number of characters from Disney movies
Yet another Mickey and Minnie session.
Mickey and Minnie donned their trademark costume, and the missus had changed hers too (not too flattering for Minnie though).
Getting late, but thankfully, it’s the Halloween season (September 18 to October 31) which meant the opening hour was extended to 11pm instead of the usual 7.30pm. More to come in Part II.