Current music: Let's Dance by David Bowie
Hong Kong, Day 4
Before getting to Hong Kong, I was faced with a choice. Go to HK Disneyland, or go to Ocean Park, a supposedly superior amusement park that contained something else I love to a point that is comparable with Disney: sharks and dolphins. While debating which park to go to during my limited stay in the city, the answer was obvious, do both. Money should never be an object on vacation, even if you later regret it. Which is why Day 4 was spent with me again acting like a 4 year old for a good chunk of the day.
We took a bus to Ocean Park on a day that was threatening to rain ever since we woke up. When we first got there, I immediately wanted to go see the pandas before it got too busy. They were kind of boring, because all of them decided to sleep at the same time, but it's a rare thing to see giant pandas, and I was stoked anyways. One of them eventually woke up and started eating some bamboo, which was the cutest thing ever, so it was all worth it.
Current music: Ziggy Stardust by David Bowie
Ocean Park is designed a lot like Hong Kong itself is. It's built along the side of a mountain, so half is on the bottom, and the other half requires a gondola ride to get to. So, we waited in line for a bit to take my second gondola in two days up to the top half of the park. It was a really cool ride, that went over the coast of the island. As soon as we got up there, there was an obvious air pressure change, was amazing to consider as it's all part of an amusement park. Our first stop at the top was the jellyfish hut, which was a cool little dark building with jellyfish in tanks and psychadelic lighting. Unfortunately it was pretty crowded in there and my claustrophobia kicked in after a few minutes, and I had to find deserted corners along the way before ultimately bailing. I got some cool pictures though.
Next up was the dolphin show, which I was super excited about, because I've been in love with dolphins since I was 7 years old. They had 4 dolphins in a tank, they were trained really well and put on a cute little show, along with some sea lions. There was a dorky storyline, but I guess there is one of those for every dolphin show, so it didn't matter anyways. It started to pour halfway through the show, but we didn't care and stuck it out. Totally worth it.
Hong Kong, Day 4
Before getting to Hong Kong, I was faced with a choice. Go to HK Disneyland, or go to Ocean Park, a supposedly superior amusement park that contained something else I love to a point that is comparable with Disney: sharks and dolphins. While debating which park to go to during my limited stay in the city, the answer was obvious, do both. Money should never be an object on vacation, even if you later regret it. Which is why Day 4 was spent with me again acting like a 4 year old for a good chunk of the day.
We took a bus to Ocean Park on a day that was threatening to rain ever since we woke up. When we first got there, I immediately wanted to go see the pandas before it got too busy. They were kind of boring, because all of them decided to sleep at the same time, but it's a rare thing to see giant pandas, and I was stoked anyways. One of them eventually woke up and started eating some bamboo, which was the cutest thing ever, so it was all worth it.
Current music: Ziggy Stardust by David Bowie
Ocean Park is designed a lot like Hong Kong itself is. It's built along the side of a mountain, so half is on the bottom, and the other half requires a gondola ride to get to. So, we waited in line for a bit to take my second gondola in two days up to the top half of the park. It was a really cool ride, that went over the coast of the island. As soon as we got up there, there was an obvious air pressure change, was amazing to consider as it's all part of an amusement park. Our first stop at the top was the jellyfish hut, which was a cool little dark building with jellyfish in tanks and psychadelic lighting. Unfortunately it was pretty crowded in there and my claustrophobia kicked in after a few minutes, and I had to find deserted corners along the way before ultimately bailing. I got some cool pictures though.
Next up was the dolphin show, which I was super excited about, because I've been in love with dolphins since I was 7 years old. They had 4 dolphins in a tank, they were trained really well and put on a cute little show, along with some sea lions. There was a dorky storyline, but I guess there is one of those for every dolphin show, so it didn't matter anyways. It started to pour halfway through the show, but we didn't care and stuck it out. Totally worth it.
Current music: Five Years by David Bowie
Next, since we figured that the lines for rides would be slightly lessened because of the rain, we made our way to the roller coasters. The first one we got in line for was shut down after a few minutes of waiting, which was a bummer, but it gave us an excuse to make our way to the water log ride. That was a lot of fun, and we didn't even get that soaked. Plus, the ride had a lumberjack theme, so there were Canadian flags displayed everywhere, which was hilarious to me in itself. Next, we hit up this mine shaft themed roller coaster, which had just reopened. Probably the most nerve-wracking roller coaster I've ever been on, because half of it stretched out over the cliff, which of course were the steepest drops. It was an amazing ride, and we would have gone again if the line wasn't so long.
After that, we headed for the sea lions. There were a surprising amount of sea lions, with one particularly big one that felt like randomly rushing at the others. They were really cute, but made a lot of noise. When we were finished there we decided to head back down to the lower section of the park, this time taking a very small and crowded monorail thing, which made me really anxious, but thankfully wasn't that long of a ride.
After that we headed to the biggest aquarium I have ever seen, which was really cool, because it was structured to mimic the different levels of the ocean. The most exciting part for me was the shark tanks, which held tons of giant sharks, among other things.
Current music: Young Americans by David Bowie
We left the park around dinnertime, and headed for one last night at the Hong Kong Brew House. It was an awesome day, and I'm really happy we got to go and see some amazing animals.
Day 5 was short and simple. I had been searching for dim sum the entire night, as Hong Kong is supposed to have the best dim sum in the world. We finally found this place in the middle of the city that was actually called Dim Sum. We got there right around brunch time, which is perfect for dim sum, and it was pretty darn good. After that, we went shopping at H&M and at a used bookstore that Elyssa knew. After that, it was time to go to the airport, so we hopped on the MTR. Our plane was delayed for about an hour, so we got some beers and watched the Royal Wedding, which was more interesting than I thought it would be for some reason. We got into Kaohsiung at a little after 9, and back to Tainan by 10.
Hong Kong is exciting, diverse, uniquely structured and simply an amazing place to go. If I had the cash, I'd move there in a heartbeat.
Thing I miss of the week: cockroach-free streets. They aren't that bad here, but sometimes they can fly. Spooky.
Update soon. Out.
After that, we headed for the sea lions. There were a surprising amount of sea lions, with one particularly big one that felt like randomly rushing at the others. They were really cute, but made a lot of noise. When we were finished there we decided to head back down to the lower section of the park, this time taking a very small and crowded monorail thing, which made me really anxious, but thankfully wasn't that long of a ride.
After that we headed to the biggest aquarium I have ever seen, which was really cool, because it was structured to mimic the different levels of the ocean. The most exciting part for me was the shark tanks, which held tons of giant sharks, among other things.
Current music: Young Americans by David Bowie
We left the park around dinnertime, and headed for one last night at the Hong Kong Brew House. It was an awesome day, and I'm really happy we got to go and see some amazing animals.
Day 5 was short and simple. I had been searching for dim sum the entire night, as Hong Kong is supposed to have the best dim sum in the world. We finally found this place in the middle of the city that was actually called Dim Sum. We got there right around brunch time, which is perfect for dim sum, and it was pretty darn good. After that, we went shopping at H&M and at a used bookstore that Elyssa knew. After that, it was time to go to the airport, so we hopped on the MTR. Our plane was delayed for about an hour, so we got some beers and watched the Royal Wedding, which was more interesting than I thought it would be for some reason. We got into Kaohsiung at a little after 9, and back to Tainan by 10.
Hong Kong is exciting, diverse, uniquely structured and simply an amazing place to go. If I had the cash, I'd move there in a heartbeat.
Thing I miss of the week: cockroach-free streets. They aren't that bad here, but sometimes they can fly. Spooky.
Update soon. Out.
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