:: family vacation 2013 part 1 ::

I was away to Hong Kong last week for a long awaited family vacation with my family in-law. It was Ady's first experience travelling on a flight and he deserves 4 out of 5 stars for behaving well (despite few tantrums here and there). The journey from Kuala Lumpur to Hong Kong took us almost 4 hours and we reached Hong Kong in the afternoon of 25th March where the weather was quite chilly around 20 something degree. It was my second visit to the city actually because I have been there once in 2006 with my family but everything pretty much looked the same. Ground package was arranged by the same travel agency like we had last time named Roystar Travel but this time we were staying at the Newton Place Hotel which is better than Panda Hotel where I used to stay earlier. Later in the evening we went to Mongkok area by the MTR for a shopping spree at Ladies Market. There was a long stretch of stalls selling a lot of things mainly souvenirs, bags, clothings, toys and craft items; and bargaining is a must in order to get good price. It was drizzling that evening but we still managed to shop for a number of stuff which is not bad for a first day in the city.

On the next day we were transferred to Disneyland Hollywood Hotel to stay for a night there and of course, a day trip to the Disneyland itself. Too bad the weather was gloomy and it was also raining once in a while but still, it did not stop us to have fun. Disneyland is an amazing place where everybody should enjoy no matter young or old so let me share our excitement through these photos...

Disneyland is a colourful place so the three of us purposely wore cobalt blue pants ;-)
Mine is from Zara meanwhile Ady and his Papa were wearing H&M

We wanted Ady to enjoy the ride but too bad he felt asleep when we were queuing for the carousel

We only took photo with Pluto, Goofy and Mickey Mouse (not in the picture). Since it was raining, characters did not roam around the park :-(

We had our lunch at a halal restaurant inside the Disneyland named Tahitian Terrace but the food was only so-so. Besides the carousel I only rode a raft to the Tarzan Island and Runaway Mine Ears roller coaster but I still enjoyed the day and so did our little boy. I guess I can go back to Disneyland again and still enjoy myself because in one word, the place is magical. We did not wait until the park closed but the closing fireworks could still be seen from our hotel room. I have to say that Disneyland Hollywood Hotel is a very nice place to stay and I woke up feeling rejuvenated on the next morning. Too bad we had to check out early on the next day for Hong Kong city tour and a trip to Shenzen later in the evening which I will share in the next post.