Romantic HK Getaway!

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Finally back to our homeland! The past 4D3N have been so fulfilling and rewarding. If only Jovin could be with us as well.... This was a birthday treat from my hubby James to vcelebrate my birthday as well as to give ourselves a short deserving trip. Though Jovin wasn't with us. she was constantly on our mind. That's why she got the most presents (10+ sets of clothing, toys, shoes etc.). We would definitely bring her along when she's turned older :)

Early morning on 25th Apr, we kissed Jovin goodbye as we passed her to my in laws. Little Jovin was still sound asleep then, not knowing Daddy & Mummy have left. On the cab, we were both very excited as it's our 1st trip to HK. Ready for all the 'killing' haha! Our plane departed at 1015 am. Cathay Pacific was a pleasant ride for us and the meals served on board catered to our tastes as well. We soon reached HK around 1.30p.m. After all the immigration procedures, we went to the hotel with the arranged transport for us with our city tour guide, Paul.Temperature was cooling around 22 deg celsius - perfect climate for shopping hehe! The hotel was average. Though small, but cosy enough since we only need the basic accomodation. Most of the time we would be out :)

Throughout our stay, besides the usual shopping spree at major shopping malls like Langham, Harbour City, Wagjiao Centre, Sino Centre etc, we went to nite markets at ladies street, fa yuen street, miao jie etc where we found many cheap bargain items. The children's apparel were really dirt cheap at fa yuen street. Eash set of clothing costs only around $3! As such. my little Jovin ended up with many clothes :) Apart from shopping, we joined the city tour & visited scenic spots like the peak, madamme tussad museum, golden bauhinia square etc. We had experience taking their ferry, open air/peak trams, mtr etc. Of all, I enjoyed the open air tram the most as we could enjoy the breeze as the bus goes.

Of course, we enjoyed the food there with loads of dim sum, dumplings, soft bone soup, double-boiled soup. Most of our meals were taken in those cha can tingalong the streets. One word - SEDAP! The food wasn't that cheap. Each meal costs around $10 - 20+ but all were value for money indeed. We went to Disneyland and decided to give Ocean Park a miss. We would revisit the park once it completes its renovation. We had tim sum at the highly recommended MAXIM restaurant by my sis-in-law and took the enjoyable MTR ride to Disneyland without difficulty. it was similar to ours when we need to transfer at City Hall interchange etc. The trip took around 45min. We took the disney mrt. All the cabins were in mickey mouse shape :) We reached there around 11.30p.m and guess what? We stayed through 6.30p.m! We had unlimited rides and took photos with almost all the characters. Last time we went to US, didn't have so much opportunites as the queues were long. This time round, crowd was manageable as it was a weekday. We watched the disney parade and it was a spectacular but sounds funny with them conversing in cantonese. The park was small and most of the rides weren't that too thrilling and the food was rather lousy, I would say. It would be great if the entrance fees could be slashed as it costs HK 245/pax! But overall, it was enjoyable and we bought the same series of t-shirts for our family. Imagine us wearing the same t-shirts on streets hehe.

On the last day, we did last minute shopping at the nearby streets at Mongkok. All was fine except for the last hitch when my dear James accidentally knocked into a pillar as he was too engrossed reading the map. OMG! It was really a big thump that I heard. He was limping all the way from the airport to home then. Luckily we had ended all our walking then. Poor hubby. But this is really self-inflict injury. Bet there would be a big bruise on his kneecap. We left for the airport in our arranged coach and finally took the flight home to our homeland. It was a short but indeed fulfilling trip this time round. Jovin was so excited and longed for our hugs when she saw us the next morning. We've decided to bring her along for Japan trip. of course, not so soon else it will really burn a big hole in James's pocket haha! Anyway, thks huby for the wonderful birthday trip. U've really brought me sweet unforgettable memories. Thks Hubby, I love u!