Thursday, December 03, 2009

hongkong hangover

i can't believe it's december already! in a matter of days, another year would have passed and we'll be welcoming a new year once more.

our family did end november with a bang! we decided to spend the last 4 days of november in hongkong. we went there with my sil's family. there was a lot of walking in those 4 days but it was a lot of fun and we enjoyed every minute of it.

main stop for the trip was disneyland. it really is one of the happiest places on earth. it doesn't matter what your age is, you just feel like a kid all over again in that place. timing was a bit tight for us so we were not able to take any of the rides. but we did see the show attractions - the golden mickeys, the lion king and stitch encounter. we also saw the "it's a small world." met a few characters along the way, watched the disney parade and capped off the night with the fireworks display.

i can't fully describe the elation i feel when i am inside disneyland. it's like reality is suspended and everything is magical. sadly, the day had to end and it was back again to reality.

we also took the ngong ping 360. it was a cable ride that took us to the ngong ping village where the tian tan buddha statue is situated. we took the cable ride to reach the village, then walked past the village to the foot of the buddha. then it was 268 steps up to reach the buddha. my legs were aching as we were going up but the experience was incredible.

the cable car ride was a bit scary at first being up there and hanging mid-air, but after a while, you get to enjoy the view and savor the expanse of the horizon as the cable traverses towards the mountain. it is one of those things that you are glad to have experienced at least once in your lifetime.

it was a tiring, fun and enjoyable vacation. unfortunately, time was short that we were not able to visit the other attractions like the peak. will definitely put that on top of our list when we get the chance to visit hongkong once more.

here are some other photos during our trip. i'll have to post more of these over at my facebook account soon.


4 comments:

  1. Looks like you had so much fun! Love the red and green shirts you wore. Teeheehee!

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  2. I like the red and green shirts too. Wow, looks like you have so many photos to scrap..... :)

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  3. Anonymous11:51 AM

    Oo nga, color coordinated...hmm, ma-brief nga ang mga kasama ko next year. We should plan our wardrobes too hehehe! Love the pictures! Can't wait the pages you'll make! ;o)

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  4. Naku friends, talagang I planned what we will there. I didn't know na my sil brought naman green ones din. Hahaha!

    Iba talaga pag scrapper, may pre-production ang wardrobe. Hehehe!

    Thanks guys!

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