We woke up late on our second day in Hong Kong. Though a little behind of our schedule, we were not worried about it. We went straight to The Peak. This place is also called Victoria Peak and is the highest mountain as well as one of the major tourist attractions of Hong Kong Island.
To get there, we rode the MTR to Central station and walked a few meters to The Peak Tram Lower Terminus. All three of us were first timers in Hong Kong. We almost got lost but there were signs along the road to lead us. It was quite a cloudy and windy day when we started our journey towards the Lower Terminus.
Arriving at the Terminus, we then decided to buy combo tickets which included The Peak Tram return journey, entrance for The Sky Terrace 428 and entrance for Madame Tussauds Wax Museum. I felt dizzy while riding the Peak Tram uphill but my sister was so happy. However, I still agree that it is one way to truly experience Hong Kong's natural wonders as well as enjoy the spectacular perspective of the city below.
After disembarking from the tram, we had to pass by stalls of souvenirs. Tourists would never forget to bring home something to remind them of the trip. We headed straight away to Madame Tussauds Wax Museum where we met wax figures of famous people. See my sister peaking through William Shakespeare's work.
My mother berating Hitler for his devious ways.
Like a boss on the throne.
Scared from Jackie Chan's flying kicks!
Look there! Was that a bird? Or a plane?
Posing with a lot of wax figures made us hungry. After having lunch at KFC, we headed towards Sky Terrace 428. It is the highest 360 degree viewing terrace in town and is standing 428 meters above sea level. I think it is more stunning to visit at night but then we had other plans. Nevertheless, we enjoyed walking around the place. A prerecorded tape and headset is given for everyone to borrow and hear about Hong Kong's architecture, cuisine, culture and history while taking in the sights.
We would have wanted to stay long and explore more of The Peak but we had planned Disneyland for the day too. From the Central Station, we rode the MTR to Sunny Bay and transferred to the pink line towards Disneyland Resort. Seeing the train for Disneyland made us excited. The windows were shaped as Mickey Mouse's head.
Weee! My first visit to Hong Kong Disneyland Resort!
Gorgeous plants and a huge castle.
There were a lot of people and a lot of things to do. The rides had long queues. A decent photo cannot be achieved because of the huge, happy and excited crowd.
When it was almost time for the parade, the streets were closed off and all were asked to stand at the sides. I had to fight through to stand at the front and get some good views. The feeling of seeing story book and fairy tale characters was so exhilirating. Disneyland is my happy place.
Disneyland staff would volunteer to take your photos on your phone and their own camera. You can decide to visit their counters to have the photos printed. A nice marketing and revenue strategy.
Aside from the rides, there are also booths were Disney Characters are. The long line and long wait was worth it. We met the lovely Minnie Mouse. The characters were given time to rest. When it was time for Minnie to rest, Mickey fetched her from her booth. So sweet!
And Pluto!
Toy Story Land is where me and my sister had the ride of our lives.
We tried RC Racer which is a U shaped Coaster. We were both excited as first timers. The queue was about 45 minutes and while waiting we can hear the shouts of those who are currently on the ride. When it was our turn, it whipped us back and forth. An extremely thrilling and dizzying ride it was! When the coaster would go down and lunge forward, I cannot see my feet. Now that I'm writing about it, it still makes me feel cold and thrilled. We were seated at the farthest back and so we learned a lesson, sit at the middle from hereon. :P
There were a lot of rides and activities to choose from. We also tried the Grizzly Gulch Coaster and Jungle River Cruise. One day is not enough at Disneyland. After all the rides, we had dinner in one of the restaurants and waited for the wonderful fireworks.
A lot of people were ahead of us and were ready to view the fireworks. It wrapped up our magical Disneyland experience.
I really want to come back to Disneyland and experience more. This ends our day 2 in Hong Kong. What a busy day! We arrived at our hotel at around 12mn. Thank you for reading and 'til next blog! :)
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