I shared my hongkong escapade with my two lovely ate, biologically not but we are sisters by heart (ahem!). Ate Christine, ate ruby and me took the 5:40am flight via Cebu pacific air (ate tin and ate ruby got their tickets early of 2011 that made them pay 5k php roundtrip tickets for the two of them, oh yeah! Thats what I'm talking about air fare promos) we arrived at the hongkong international airport at around 7:40 . Upon queuing at the immigration it is advisable to prepare all your valid documents, hotel reservations, round trip tickets, credit cards and money because there are some immigration personnel that might look some of these. You don't need to be nervous, just answer all their questions, these may include; who's with you?, how many are you? What's the purpose of your trip? Where are you staying and how many days? Where are you planning to go?.
We finally out from the immigration I guess around 9am, ate laids, my mom's first cousin fetch us from the airport and guided us to our guesthouse located at Nathan road, Tsim sha tsui. The room is quite good, 1 double decked bed with bathroom and a desktop that is free of use, the building itself has free wi-fi. After settling our things and rest for some minutes, we went out and took our Brunch at mcdo, (oh my! No rice! Hehehe.)
We finally out from the immigration I guess around 9am, ate laids, my mom's first cousin fetch us from the airport and guided us to our guesthouse located at Nathan road, Tsim sha tsui. The room is quite good, 1 double decked bed with bathroom and a desktop that is free of use, the building itself has free wi-fi. After settling our things and rest for some minutes, we went out and took our Brunch at mcdo, (oh my! No rice! Hehehe.)
Day 1 - Ngong Ping 360, Lantau island
After our meal, we decided to visit Lantau island, where you can find the big Tian Tan Buddha and the Po Lin monastery. From Tung Chung MTR station we rode a bus for Lantau island, it took an hour to get there. We wanted to go their by cable car but due to maintenance we go there by bus.
The Tian Tan Buddha was formed out of 202 separate pieces of bronze. In addition to the exterior components, there is a strong steel framework inside the statue to support the heavy load. When the statue was completed, monks from around the world were invited to the opening ceremony. Distinguished visitors from mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, India, Japan, Korea, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, and the United States all took part in the proceedings. (Credits from WiKipedia)
Going up to the Big Buddha is a hundred steps
After our meal, we decided to visit Lantau island, where you can find the big Tian Tan Buddha and the Po Lin monastery. From Tung Chung MTR station we rode a bus for Lantau island, it took an hour to get there. We wanted to go their by cable car but due to maintenance we go there by bus.
The Tian Tan Buddha was formed out of 202 separate pieces of bronze. In addition to the exterior components, there is a strong steel framework inside the statue to support the heavy load. When the statue was completed, monks from around the world were invited to the opening ceremony. Distinguished visitors from mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, India, Japan, Korea, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, and the United States all took part in the proceedings. (Credits from WiKipedia)
Going up to the Big Buddha is a hundred steps
Day 2 - Let's go to Disneyland!
Disneyland open from 10:00am to 8:00pm. Disneyland is much accessible by MTR because it has Disneyland station that will take you directly to Disneyland resort via sunny bay interchange. We spent the whole day at Disneyland for half day is not enough to stroll around the huge space. We took a picture with Mickey mouse, Minnie mouse, Pluto, Donald duck, Winnie the pooh and others. I enjoyed the "it's a small world" cruise show and the PhilharMagic 3D show especially when Ariel sings Part of your world (obviously, Ariel is my favorite cartoon character hehehehe)
There are some rides too that you and your kids can enjoy to but they are just mild rides not as extreme as you can find at ocean park (I'll talk about this at our day4). Disneyland is divided into 5 parts; the toy story land, adventure land, fantasyland, tomorrow land and the main street, USA. When entering the Disneyland resort don't forget to get a map guide.
Disneyland open from 10:00am to 8:00pm. Disneyland is much accessible by MTR because it has Disneyland station that will take you directly to Disneyland resort via sunny bay interchange. We spent the whole day at Disneyland for half day is not enough to stroll around the huge space. We took a picture with Mickey mouse, Minnie mouse, Pluto, Donald duck, Winnie the pooh and others. I enjoyed the "it's a small world" cruise show and the PhilharMagic 3D show especially when Ariel sings Part of your world (obviously, Ariel is my favorite cartoon character hehehehe)
There are some rides too that you and your kids can enjoy to but they are just mild rides not as extreme as you can find at ocean park (I'll talk about this at our day4). Disneyland is divided into 5 parts; the toy story land, adventure land, fantasyland, tomorrow land and the main street, USA. When entering the Disneyland resort don't forget to get a map guide.
At 5pm, watch the amazing float parade and character parade at the main street. All activities will be stop for awhile when the parade will about to start for every one have the time to watch it.
Don't leave the vicinity without witnessing it's spectacular fireworks display in front of the sleeping beauty castle. You will be amaze and you will feel the magic of disneyland.
Don't leave the vicinity without witnessing it's spectacular fireworks display in front of the sleeping beauty castle. You will be amaze and you will feel the magic of disneyland.
Day 3 - Hola Macau!
A Portuguese colony, a more or less 500,000 in population, Macau is one hour away from hongkong via ferry that cost 290 HKD for roundtrip tickets. When visiting Macau, you don't have to change your HKD to macau petaka (MOP) because HKD is acceptable in Macau. Some of the slot machines in some casinos found in macau doesn't accept macau's petaka but instead a hongkong dollar that is according to our tour guide because we didn't gamble at the Venetian we just want to see and take pictures at their grand canal, hehehehee. Well, we took the tour offered located at their information center just outside the immigration. It cost HK$102 per person and just tell the tour guide ahead of your departure going back to Hongkong so that they will bring you back on time at the terminal.
A Portuguese colony, a more or less 500,000 in population, Macau is one hour away from hongkong via ferry that cost 290 HKD for roundtrip tickets. When visiting Macau, you don't have to change your HKD to macau petaka (MOP) because HKD is acceptable in Macau. Some of the slot machines in some casinos found in macau doesn't accept macau's petaka but instead a hongkong dollar that is according to our tour guide because we didn't gamble at the Venetian we just want to see and take pictures at their grand canal, hehehehee. Well, we took the tour offered located at their information center just outside the immigration. It cost HK$102 per person and just tell the tour guide ahead of your departure going back to Hongkong so that they will bring you back on time at the terminal.
Our first stop was at the ruins of St. Paul church. It was the Jesuits who are settled in Macau way back in 1565 who spread Christianity. After its explosion the building was abandoned and was then handed our to the Leal Senado. The facade is like an altar piece reached by going up the imposing flight of steps. You can find 15 religious images. That includes; Immaculate Conception, an Angel carrying a cross, God-Child savior of the world, sea star guiding the church, Holy Spirit of the world, seven branches candle holder, the beautified Francisco de Borja, St. Ignatius, The Dove representing the holy spirit, Angel carrying a scourging pilar, The apocalyptic woman, lady of Assumptions, Our Lady, St. Francisco Xavier and the beautified Luis Gonzaga.
After the restoration work, the ruins was turned into a museum. The ruins are the emblem of Macau and now offer visitors a new monument where they can view the remains of the former Church of the Mother of God and then visit a Crypt where the relics of the Martyrs of Japan and Vietnam rest, and a museum of Sacred Art where there are exhibits of paintings, sculptures and liturgical objects from churches and monasteries in the City. When entering at this place, please observe silence.
After at the ruins, we walked to the oldest streets in Macau going to the Senado Square. This is where you can find great and old building structures that you will surely enjoy to look at to, many stores, delicacies and other goods available at this site. Leal Senado ( means Loyal Senate) Building was the seat of government during its time as Portuguese Colony, you can find the building at the end of the Senado Square. We had our good taste lunch at this area. Yum! Yum!
Next stop was at the oldest Temple in Macau, the A-Ma Temple. The A-Ma Temple is located at the southeast of Macau Peninsula. It was contructed in the year 1488 of the Ming Dynasty to commemorate Mazu, the sacred sea goddess who blesses the fisherman in Macau. The temple contains six main parts, all of which make up a series of classical Chinese architectural treasures, and this is all guarded by stone lions It was constructed mainly using bricks and stone in a simple style.
Macau Sky Tower was included on our itinerary but because its too cloudy, we escape to visit it because there is nothing to see in there according to Mr. Che our tour guide. So, we went directly to Taipa Museum Houses on the south side pa Taipa Island. The museum complex consists of five houses displaying various artefacts and exhibits. The houses used to look out over the sea, but due to the land reclamation of the Cotao Strip between Taipa and Coloane, they are now next to a small lake. This was a great time too of picture taking because of the great view.
Last Stop - Venetian Hotel and Casino Resort.
Okay, we went to this casino not to gamble but just had a Venetian experience, lol. You will really be fascinated by how luxurious this hotel can be. The structure and the interior that will surely amazes you. We roam around the hotel for we must find our exit to the bus terminal because we might be get late for our departure at the ferry. From the hotel we took the free shuttle to the ferry terminal. Our departure time was 5:30pm. It was a tiring day but we all had a great time strolling around Macau. Wooottt!
Okay, we went to this casino not to gamble but just had a Venetian experience, lol. You will really be fascinated by how luxurious this hotel can be. The structure and the interior that will surely amazes you. We roam around the hotel for we must find our exit to the bus terminal because we might be get late for our departure at the ferry. From the hotel we took the free shuttle to the ferry terminal. Our departure time was 5:30pm. It was a tiring day but we all had a great time strolling around Macau. Wooottt!
Day 5 - Ocean Park
I was less excited to visit the Ocean Adventure due to the expectation that twas just similarly like Manila Ocean Park or Ocean adventure in Subic that all you can see are hundreds kind of fishes, jelly fish and all ocean creature, but what really excites me was the cable car to reach the mountain of extreme excitement I could say (lol) where you can find and experience extreme adrenaline rush rides
I was less excited to visit the Ocean Adventure due to the expectation that twas just similarly like Manila Ocean Park or Ocean adventure in Subic that all you can see are hundreds kind of fishes, jelly fish and all ocean creature, but what really excites me was the cable car to reach the mountain of extreme excitement I could say (lol) where you can find and experience extreme adrenaline rush rides
I never tried those extreme rides because I'm not on the mood, oh well, okay, because I am afraid, hahahaha. Only ate tin and ate rubs has the guts to try some of the rides, and all I did was to took pictures of them and I just helping myself to watch and enjoy the beautiful spots in the area. Ocean Park vicinity is huge as Disneyland or perhaps Disneyland is quite bigger than this.
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