Hubby and I decided to take a short trip to Hong Kong. Our initial plan was to go on a cruise but the travel agent said she can't confirm availability of the cruise for us and if we can't get it then they will refund us the money.
To avoid disappointment, we decided on going to Hong Kong instead and since none of us has been there before, we decided to just sign for it. Our package includes air fare on Cathay Pacific, accomodation and a free pair of Disneyland tickets with a meal each in Disneyland. It also includes a trip to ShenZhen and a half day Hong Kong City tour which we didn't want to use it.
A day before we were to depart for Hong Kong, the travel agent called to say the original flight we were supposed to be on was re-scheduled to 6pm. I was pretty shocked but was glad that we were put on a 2nd flight out for the day which is at 10am.
By the time we reached the airport and then to the hotel, it's already almost 5pm. We walked around the area and reached the Langham Place for dinner. I was told the wanton noodle at this place called Ciji restaurant was not bad and went to try it. It was not too bad except the portion was pretty small. Next to the restaurant was a dessert restaurant and we had dessert after that as well...
We walked further on and we hit the ladies market. It's just a stretch of street which I thought will have more stalls but apparently not. We then went to the Avenue of Stars and walked around. It's about 12am when we finished and we took the MTR back to our hotel.
The next morning, we started the day early as we wanted to get to the disneyland as early as possible to avoid the crowd. We bought breakfast along the way to have it there. The resort was just opening when we went in but we were stopped from bringing any food in so I had to come out and finished the food before we go in again.
The disneyland was pretty small. We went through most rides and took a great deal of pictures with the characters. Queues weren't particularly long. We went through most of rides and shows available. Had lunch at one of restaurants that looked like a fast food joint and we used the meal voucher for lunch else it would have cost us about 120HK dollars for fried chicken and a drink.
To avoid disappointment, we decided on going to Hong Kong instead and since none of us has been there before, we decided to just sign for it. Our package includes air fare on Cathay Pacific, accomodation and a free pair of Disneyland tickets with a meal each in Disneyland. It also includes a trip to ShenZhen and a half day Hong Kong City tour which we didn't want to use it.
A day before we were to depart for Hong Kong, the travel agent called to say the original flight we were supposed to be on was re-scheduled to 6pm. I was pretty shocked but was glad that we were put on a 2nd flight out for the day which is at 10am.
By the time we reached the airport and then to the hotel, it's already almost 5pm. We walked around the area and reached the Langham Place for dinner. I was told the wanton noodle at this place called Ciji restaurant was not bad and went to try it. It was not too bad except the portion was pretty small. Next to the restaurant was a dessert restaurant and we had dessert after that as well...We walked further on and we hit the ladies market. It's just a stretch of street which I thought will have more stalls but apparently not. We then went to the Avenue of Stars and walked around. It's about 12am when we finished and we took the MTR back to our hotel.
The next morning, we started the day early as we wanted to get to the disneyland as early as possible to avoid the crowd. We bought breakfast along the way to have it there. The resort was just opening when we went in but we were stopped from bringing any food in so I had to come out and finished the food before we go in again.
The disneyland was pretty small. We went through most rides and took a great deal of pictures with the characters. Queues weren't particularly long. We went through most of rides and shows available. Had lunch at one of restaurants that looked like a fast food joint and we used the meal voucher for lunch else it would have cost us about 120HK dollars for fried chicken and a drink. 
The parade was held around 3.30pm and it was scorching hot. Both hubby and I got sunburnt from out in the sun the whole day. The fireworks started at 9pm and everything ended around 9.30pm and then it's back to reality...leaving the magical kingdom.
We started the next day pretty on a lazy mood. We went to a restaurant for dim sum and decided to take the star ferry to the other side to take the tram up to the Peak. We boarded the bus thinking it would take us to the tram station but ended up on the Peak instead. Walked around and took some photos and we took the tram down from the peak. Walked past the garden and to the MTR station where we stopped at Mongkok for dinner at a place called Ji Zi Hao for Che Zai Mian. After dinner, we walked all the way to Temple Street Night Market before calling it a night. The temple street night market is much bigger than the ladies market.
And it's back to Singapore the next day...and guess who we saw on the plane back to SG? We saw our neighbour. She's a stewardess for Cathay Pacific but was not on duty. She's on the flight from Dubai and transit in Hong Kong back to Singapore. Such a coincidence.
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