Blogs from Lantau Island, Hong Kong, Asia - page 17

DisneyLand - Hong Kong Asia » Hong Kong » DisneyLand By beach_girlJune 4th 2007Inga Zajtra o polnoci uz letim do Londyna - moj trip sa konci :o( keby som si to mohla dovolit s radostou by som cestovala este dalsi rok - je este tolko miest co chcem vidiet. Dnes som bola v DisneyLande a napriek tomu ze to bol super den musim povedat ze DisneyLand v Tokyu je o dost lepsi. Zajtra chcem ist na vyhliadku na kopec z ktoreho je krasny vyhlad na Hong Kong - ak sa podari pojdem tam na zapad slnka aby som mala aj denne aj nocne fotky a potom rovno na letisko. Je dost mozne ze toto je moj posledny blog - zalezi na kvalite fotiek zo zajtrajska. Dakujem vsetkym co sledovali ... read more

On the second day we got up at a most disagreeable time, 7:30am if memory serves, with the purpose of getting to Lantau island to see the giant Buddha. We made our way to the Hong Kong Mass Transit Underground Railway, or MTR. It was awesome. It's not often that i, or indeed anyone, will wax lyrical about a tube system but this was spectacular; glass walls between the platform and the rails, mobile phone coverage throughout the system, and toilets that don't reek of cockney piss. Worth the flight to HK alone. About half an hour later we arrived on Lantau island in the town? of Tung Chung, a very strange place in itself. All of the domestic housing is in enormous tower blocks which must house 5000 people each, and there were about ... read more

Next morning we had an early wake up call, after some repacking we were on our way back to Hong Kong airport, only a 10-minute drive away. We checked in at the Cathay pacific First class check in counters, and then went to ‘The Pier’ one of the 2 lounges Cathay Pacific offers. Here we had a great sit down breakfast in the restaurant, and then spent time catching up on Emails and just relaxing. The lounge was very quiet, and a little dark and gloomy for our liking, but very tasteful and luxurious nevertheless. All too soon it was time to board CX504, our 747-400 bound for Tokyo Narita airport. Once on board we settled into seats 2A and 4A, and were offered Champagne prior to take off. The cabin was quite full, but the ... read more

Day 45, Disneyland, Hong Kong, China The gigantic new Hong Kong International Airport is on Lantau Island, just west of Hong Kong Island. We had several hours before our evening flight to Singapore and considered shopping in the HUNDREDS of stores in the terminal, but the Island is also home to Hong Kong Disneyland, so with a unanimous vote we headed there. After two quick train rides, we entered the Asian home of Mickey and Minnie and were pleased to see all the familiar surroundings, but surprised that it wasn’t crowded with people. We easily made our way to Matt’s favorite ride and helped defeat the evil Emperor Zurg, and since there wasn’t a line when we exited, we went right back in and rode Buzz Lightyear again!!! The park is much, much smaller than ours ... read more

We had this planned for awhile. Going to see the Great Buddha and riding the skyrail. When we woke up, it had been really foggy. We weren't sure it we would be able to see anything in the mountains, but Sarah and I went anyway. When I came up to the podium to buy my ticket for the cable car, I asked how long the hike on the way back down took. The girl laughed(as if that was an absurd question) then said 2 1/2 hours. Once we got to the top, we ate lunch then walked to the Giant Buddha to take a peak. After that, we took a walk around Wisdom Path, then Sarah decided to walk to the top of Lantau Peak and back down the other side. Not thinking correctly, I said ... read more