Hong Kong Disneyland
Topic: Malin's Hong Kong Trip Report

#	Author	Message
31	Malin Sat 6/28/2008 6:55a	Sunday the 18th of May 2008 Day started today by hopping on a MTR Train over to the Ferry Terminal and boarding a train over to Kowloon. According to many no trip to Hong Kong is complete with out a Harbour Cruise, so I made my way over to the ticket office. Was handed a ticket and a voucher, and told to wait with everyone else, in the terminal. After a brief wait we were all informed to queue in a line and wait while our tickets were checked. Upon boarding you were given a option of where you would like to sit, and I chose to sit outside. The journey takes about an hour and the views of Hong Kong's Harbour were breath taking. After a while I was beginning to feel a bit hot sitting outside and made my way indoors to purchase a soft drink. The voucher your given gives you a choice of a drink and a chocolate muffin and both went down a treat as you could sit back and relax in one of the comfortable seats. Upon arrival I had been recommended by members of an online forum to check out the History Museum. The pocket guide that I carried around with me at all times stated that the Museum was not far from Kowloon Station. So I decided to trek the way over to the Museum's site. Unfortunately I couldn't find many signs pointing to the direction of the Museum and in the end I had to locate the map of Kowloon I had. After a couple of wrong turns and back stepping I was able to find the museum with ease. Its location is right next to the Science Museum and only about a 10 minute walk from the Harbour Front. The cost of admission was a bargain at only $10 Hong Kong dollars and it felt great to finally be inside in the cool air conditioning. The Museum takes you back 400 million years and goes up to Hong Kong being handed back to China. Its divided into many sections and rooms on two story's and includes video presentations, and so much else. I only spent a few hours here but I think you could easily spend a good day here taking in and reading everything this museum offers. Leaving the main exhibition I came across the small gift shop which had a surprising selection of Hong Kong History books. The Museum also has a cafe where Chinese and Western snacks are served. I had a ham and cheese sandwich before leaving the museum to make my way over to the MTR. By this point it was getting to be mid afternoon and I wanted to get over to the Peak. Finding the Peak's tram station was a bit tricky but if you just follow the signs once you get to the right MTR station you can't go wrong. After about a 30 minute wait to buy tickets I was on a tram heading up towards the top. After getting off I had a quick look around the shops before taking what seem like 8 escalators to the Sky Terrace, which you need to buy a ticket for. The Sky Terrace is located on top of the Peak shopping mall, and gives you a fantastic view of Victoria Harbour. My only complain is that your ticket only gives you access the once as I wanted to see it again at night I had to buy another ticket. Leaving the Shy Terrace I headed though the mall and to the outside where another mall is located and so are some nature trails. Sadly the views while being stunning were also cloudy. Feeling rather hungry I decided I would pick Bubba Gump. The Restaurant is located on one of the top floors of the Peak and offers diners some more views of Hong Kong. I ordered the a steak that was cooked to perfection. While it was starting to get a bit dark it was still to early to see all the skyscrapers lit up, so I ended up checking out Madame Tussurds, which is very similar to others versions found around the world except it had a few more Asian stars. Sadly it was at this point my camera's battery ran out. After exiting the attraction and checking out the skyline at night I decided to call it a day.
32	Malin Mon 7/7/2008 1:21p	Here are the remaining photo's from my trip. I will try and finish the text up in the next day or so. http://www.kodakgallery.co.uk/...id=en_GB
33	Witches of Morva Mon 7/7/2008 4:38p	ORDDU: Thank you, Dear. Those photos make Hong Kong Disneyland seem so insignificant by comparison.

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