My family and I were excited to sample a variety of local cuisine during our brief visit to Hong Kong. Our meals included dim sum, fancy dinner, street food, and dessert.
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Secret Trip Destination #9 – Hong Kong Activities
My family joined Chris and I for four nights or three full days in Hong Kong (one of which was a day trip to Macau). Except for my parents, this was the first time that we had visited Hong Kong, and we spent the majority of our time on sightseeing activities.
Continue readingSecret Trip Destination #9 – Ocean Park Hong Kong
My siblings spent the last full day in Hong Kong with me and Chris at Ocean Park while my parents went to visit relatives and friends around the city. We had known about Ocean Park from our years of watching Chinese television dramas, and wanted to see whether the amusement park was accurately portrayed in the shows.
Continue readingSecret Trip Destination #9 – Macau (Day Trip from Hong Kong)
My family and I boarded the Cotai Water Jet ferry from Hong Kong to Taipa for a day trip to Macau, primarily to see the casinos and taste delicious pastries (including Portuguese egg tarts).
Continue readingSecret Trip Destination #9 – Hyatt Regency Hong Kong Tsim Sha Tsui
Chris replaced the two nights originally in Bangkok, Thailand with additional time in Hong Kong and applied a Diamond suite upgrade for a couple nights at Hyatt Regency Hong Kong Tsim Sha Tsui.
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Chris and I spent our first full day in Hong Kong at Disneyland.
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As mentioned in Destination #9 Clues, Secret Trip Destination #8 (Bangkok, Thailand) was cancelled due to potential dangers of civil unrest. There was a bombing in August that was less than a one-minute walk from our hotel. Although we were no longer exploring the city, Chris maintained the flight routing through Bangkok on Thai Airways.
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Chris and I stayed three nights at Grand Hyatt Singapore.
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