Twinkle Twinkle 2 Little Starz

HK Day 5

Initially we planned for a 5D4N stay in HK. After much thought, we decided to extend 1 more day and to visit Ocean Park on a Monday instead; to avoid the crowd. It had been 18 years since I visited Ocean Park, read online that there are more things to see and they have pandas too! We took the MTR to Admiralty station and bought the Ocean Park tickets at the MTR station itself. MTR has a special price for it and we managed to save some $. Then we took a public bus which sends us directly to the park itself with no stops in between.

Entrance of Ocean Park

Cheery mood

Weather was also fine and it wasn't very cold that day. We were 'hijacked' after we just got it and bought some memorabilia with our photo in it.

Glass globe and photo

We moved into the Grand Aquarium where you will see many different marine life, like sharks, starfishes, corals and fishes and fishes and more fishes. It was designed in a way which brings you down the ocean, there are varied ways to see at different times like ...

Squatting or kneeling

Standing, gigantic cylindrical tank

Viewing at the 13m wide viewing panel

There are also holes to look into the tank which I didn't manage to take photos cos my digi cam ran out of batt.

Look! Nemo

After saying goodbye to the fishes, we went onto see pandas. At the first stop, panda were sleeping in their dens so nothing to look at. We moved on to Giant Panda Adventure where the red pandas and another pair of pandas met us.

Feeding time

Red pandas.

As we walked out, we also viewed the goldfish exhibits.

What a special tank

Lunch was next and we settled at the panda's cafe, like the Ah Meng's cafe here in Singapore.

Nice custard bao

YE didn't have a chance to take carousel ride in Disneyland as it was too crowded. So we make it up for this.

 While they were on the carousel, I walked around and saw these.

 The sky opened up but it was not really like raining but more of sprinklers type of feeling. I guess being the winter season in HK, it is normal. The last time I came, I went up the cable car cos I have no choice. My mum forced me onto it. This time round, they have a 'submarine' called the Ocean Express, bringing you over to the summit of the park. I should say just like a monorail rather than a submarine.

At the summit, we went for the show, Sea Dreams, where you see dolphins and sea lion performing. To YE, it was boring. But I think XC enjoyed it.

Yummy BBQ in a cold weather

After the show ended we back tracked and went to Polar Adventure. Thou named Polar Adventure but there were no polar bears, just penguins and freezing temperature. We only managed to stay in there for a few minutes and left quickly. By this time YE was tired and needed us to carry her. XC wanted have a go in a ride and we made our way there. I am never a fan of such rides due to my motion sickness problem. I think she was rather brave in going for these rides. As it was rather far off from the usual activity at the summit, it was quiet and there was no Q at all for these few rides.

Polar Adventure.

Only the 2 of them

Start to spin round and round and round.

YE wanted to go for it too, but she was way below the permitted height. So she made do with ferries wheel ride which she said was boring.

Romantic ferries wheel feeling

After that I bought a small packet of fries for the gals to share and we went back towards the entrance/ departure gates. At the Ocean Summit Express station, Q was long as it was near closing time. The gals were being pushed and bags slammed into them. Poor gals. One advice, never wait till the park's closing time to leave.

As it was our last night in HK, we decide to return to our hotel earlier and do some packing. We ordered take away from a nearby restaurant. CL and I remembered tasting a prawn dish at a 'da pai dang' (know as zi char stall in sin), it was yummy. We can't find it in sin and it was impossible to cook the same dish. The restaurant has it but taste slight different from what we had tried before. However, it was still delicious.

Prawn, roast goose and stir fry green with garlic