The sun is shining brightly on a cool Wednesday morning. We started off with Dim Sum for breakfast at a nearby Restaurant with Uncle and his god-daughter. Though Dim Sum sounds light but the quantity that is ordered and being served before us really makes our eyes 'pop-out!' Oh my,my!! How are we going to finish eating them?? So many varieties! It takes us all quite a while to finish munching and swallowing them all and by the time we finished, we are all SO FULL! Karen's words still rings in my ears "never mind mummy, we have to walk many miles today" and we both SMILES.....
Based on our itinerary, we will be going to Ocean Park! Yeah.....
When we arrived there, we learn that it's Halloween and the whole place are beautifully decorated with pumpkins ~ cool ~
We started off with the Grand Aquarium - so huge with many sea creatures to see. We enjoyed being in the depths of the ocean!
We get to watch An An, the Giant Panda walking up and down, but Le Le is inside the house so we only get to watch her through the TV screen. The Pumpkin Creation Lab is fabulous. We enjoyed viewing the different types of images which are beautifully created - very innovative indeed!!
We moved into the Streets of Old Hong Kong......
Next, we get to feel the freshness of nature as we take the trail path - ponds, shrubs, trees and different types of plants. All of a sudden we saw a suspension bridge, which is Karen's 'must-walk' adventure hehe!
As we continue venturing many things capture us with interest - Fun-tastic Funhouse, Panda Village, Goldfish Treasures, Whiskers Harbour, and then we found ourselves in this ride "BALLOONS UP-UP-AND-AWAY." What thrills us is not the ride itself, but the gorgeous views.....
A Halloween Fest show is being put up for kids after which we get ourselves seated among many visitors waiting patiently to watch the bird show.....
The bird show is great with them being so well trained and smart! We have covered almost all of this part of Ocean Park, and we went to the Ocean Express Waterfront Station to take a train/tram to another section....
WOW! Karen is so excited then...... I could hear her saying, "I wanna ride this, that and... and....." her face full of bright SMILES! There she is on the queue......
While waiting for her I was taking a long stare at the Whirly Bird Ride...... can I go for this ride??? I could hear myself asking the same question over and over?? Not long after that.....
YES! I am flying high up in the sky!!! Enjoyed this ride very much ~ smiles ~ We both decided to grab something light to eat and drink as well as to rest our feet. Soon after that we are back on our feet and we caught sight of this beautiful view......
Our first intention is to have a ride in that Flyer but sadly we didn't manage to get there, which we also believe that there will be a very long queue! We take a quick stroll into the Rainforest - birds, fishes and flowers. What comes up next?? The Ocean Park Tower, which capture the 360 degree views of the whole Park....
We walk on towards the Pacific Pier to view the California Sea Lions enjoying their playful acts both in water and on land. Next, we took several rounds of escalators and come to this Mine Train Ride, another ride which Karen is eagerly waiting to go for it. With a waiting time of only 20 minutes, she decided to go for it and by the time the ride is over the sun is almost setting.....
It's another long walk we have to take to reach the front area, and Karen go for her final ride - The Eagle!
We are on a very long queue for the Cable Car ride over to the Old Hong Kong. We managed to capture some photos at the beautiful musical fountain, which can only be viewed at night. The place are getting very pack and people are coming in for the Halloween celebration. Many of them are wearing scary costumes with weird make-ups, scaring people at every corners!
We made our way out of that congested place and back to Hang Hau MTR Station, get something to eat and then head for home. It's a tiring yet enjoyable day for both of us. Mind you, that is only our day one touring this huge city of Hong Kong!
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