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During my visit to Hong Kong Ocean Park, I spent the longest time with the sea jellies. I got so fascinated that I took a number of photos and videos. So engrossed that we were almost late for the sea lions and dolphins show.

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7 dwarfs

I’m not a huge fan of fairy tales but when I visited Disneyland in Hong Kong and met the characters in flesh, I became childlike and a number of tales flashed instantly.  During the parade, I was more interested with the 7 dwarves than Snow White. :-D   But you’ll notice, as I did also as I checked my archive of Hong Kong photos, there are at most 6 dwarves on all my snaps.  It turned out that during the parade, one of them was always few steps ahead.

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mtr TST station

Pagpapatuloy ng kwento mula sa pagbisita sa:
Victoria Peak
Hong Kong Disneyland
Hong Kong Ocean Park

Ang pinaka inabangan ko sa pagbisita sa Hong Kong ay hindi ang pamimili (shopping) kundi ang pagtikim ng mga pagkain dito. Nang oras na lumapag ang eroplano sa paliparan ay nasambit ko, “Sa wakas, makakatikim na rin ako ng totoong Chinese food.” Naglipana ang mga Tsinoy na kainan sa Pilipinas at ibang bansa. Subalit nananalaytay ang kaisipan na ‘mas masarap ang adobo at kare kare kapag talagang luto sa Pilipinas’. Kung saan iba pa rin ang curry na luto sa India, shawarma sa Gitnang Silangan, at iba pa.

tst fruits 2
(May masarap na fresh fruit juices malapit sa Charlie Brown Cafe)

Sa ilang araw na pagbisita namin sa Hong Kong, partikular na sa Tsim Sha Tsui, ang mga sumusunod ang ilan sa nagustuhan ko, ang iba rito ay hindi naman katutubong pagkaing Tsinoy:

(a) Noodles mula sa Traditional Chinese Noodle

traditional noodle house front

Sari saring noodles ang matitikman mo sa bansang ito. Subalit ang pinaka nagustuhan ko ay ang luto mula sa Traditional Chinese Noodle.

traditional chinese resto 1

Maaari kang mag order ng basic noodle at ikaw ang pipili ng mga panlahok. Ang inorder ko ay pinalagyan ko ng fishballs, bituka ng baboy (pork intestine), century egg, at taba ng alimasag (crab meat). Pwede itong ihapag bilang normal na lasa, medyo maanghang (medium spicy), at sobrang maanghang (hot and spicy).

noodle of the house

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Continued from visit to:
Victoria Peak
Hong Kong Disneyland

From MTR Tsim Sha Tsui station, we got to and off the Admiralty station to get in the double decker bus dedicated to the Ocean Park visitors. You may purchase your tickets from there. Ocean Park tickets are significantly cheaper by almost 50% of Disneyland’s rate.

bus to ocean park

We had the chance to be seated on the upper deck. It felt like a quasi city tour on our way there because we passed by the Immigration, Revenue and other government towers, Chinese schools, and other interesting establishments.

ocean park front

It took us 35 minutes to reach this marine themed Park. Towards the entrance, I got a glimpse of a seemingly scary ride, it looks like a never ending roller disoriented intestine shaped ride. I already knew I’m not brave enough for this.

repulse bay with eagle riders

I got a first glimpse of this in Pido Dida, movie of the late Rene Requiestas and then a new comer Kris Aquino. I remember it was only Rene who rode in there. In addition, I recall Daphne’s account, a fellow blogger, of her traumatic ride/experience. I still hope I will be brave enough to try this someday. Just the thought of oddly falling to the beautiful Repulse Bay scared me to death.

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(Continued from Victoria Peak visit)

disney train

We earmarked the second day for Disneyland. From Tsim Sha Tsui, we took the MTR and transferred to Sunny Bay Station to get in the Disney Train. We went early so we had ample time and privacy to take photos of gold plated Disney characters at the corners inside the train, hip stuff and more.

mickey hand rails
(Aren’t they cute?)

The ticket rates are expectedly higher that day because it’s a weekend. Be careful in buying tickets from the travel agencies and other sources. We met a group of Filipinos, maybe 15 years my senior, and claimed that theirs costed more than double of ours. Incidentally, what was quoted to them by the travel agent is the annual pass. While they have no plans of visiting Disneyland again for the coming months. Caveat emptor (buyer beware).

aka train station to main street
(aka Train Station to Disney’s Main Street)

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