Postday 1 Hong Kong
We had a very similar routine today. We slept in again, went down for breakfast, and talked about what we wanted to do today. Gavin wanted to go back to Disneyland again. I figured he would which is why I gambled on the 2 day tickets yesterday. So now that were subway pros in Hong Kong we headed down with no problem and arrived shortly after 10am opening. I know Ive posted a ridiculous number of pictures of the parks already so Ill throw in just a few selected pictures this time.
We went straight to Grizzly Gulch and Mystic Point and spent about 2 hours going back and forth between our favorite rides and lands. For lunch we went over to the Disneyland Hotel and ate at Walts cafe. It was ok. Nothing life changing. Gavin didnt like his meal and the manager noticed and offered to make him anything. Gavin asked for spaghetti and the manager very nicely obliged. The spaghetti was a hit. We walked around the inside of the resort a bit and went back to the shuttle bus to go back to the park. There was a teenage boy in a wheelchair in front of us in line to the bus. Dad had to help him out of the wheel chair and onto the bus. The bus was not an easy entry style like in WDW. Its a coach with one narrow entrance and stairs. I felt bad for them. After they struggled up into the bus, dad had to come back down to fold up the wheelchair and place it under the bus. I wonder why Disney doesn't have anything more accommodating for its shuttle bus. Hong Kong itself has more busses than you can believe. Theyre all over the place and many are easy entry/no stairs. I dont know why Disney cant fix this obvious problem.
We returned to the park entrance but went straight to the train and headed back to Kowloon. We went back to our normal subway station, but instead of going to our hotel we went to the Hong Kong History Museum. A nice indoor air conditioned activity. It had high ratings on trip advisor, and it turned out to be a great museum. It went through the entire history of HK from the ancient dynasties to the British occupation through WWII and the return to China. There were lots of recreated scenes you could walk through such as a fishing village, a pre WWII city street in HK, a 1930s home, 1950s shops, and many many more. It was really cool.
After the museum we rested at resort. Then for dinner we went over to Nathan Road to walk around. Nathan road is known for its big neon signs advertising businesses and restaurants. They're everywhere. Gavin found a spaghetti restaurant he wanted to go to. It was upstairs and you couldnt see inside from the street. I was very skeptical, but decided to give it a try. It was packed inside. Lots of locals.. Or at least I think they were locals. The food was very good. Gavin and I shared a large pizza.
We walked around a bit more. We went into the Peninsula which is very close to the Shangri La. The Peninsula is a beautiful hotel. Prettier than even the Shanghai version. Im very jealous of those taking next years tour! You're in for a treat.
We headed back to the hotel. Gavin wanted to make sure we got to bed early so wed wake up on time for the flight home tomorrow. He went to bed while I worked on my trip reports and packed up everything. Our suitcases are now packed full of dirty clothes and souvenirs. The sign of a wonderful trip