Hong Kong 2016

Our very long awaited trip!

Nellie first flight trip!

And its to Hong Kong!

I really thank God, Nellie was behaving awesomely throughout the whole flight! She ate, she drew, she slept and she also saw the magnificent view of the sky!

Just before the plane took off!

As much as she was in awe, so am i!

Because travelling with a toddler is not simple, hence, keeping her schedule as in tact as possible, we chose a flight that coincides with her nap time half way into flying and not too much disruption to it.

Arriving in Hong Kong, weather forecast was a little dampening as it reported that it could be raining over the next few days. And we arrived to a gloomy weather, but, it didn't spoil our days too far.

Upon checking in to the hotel, we set off to have our lunch!

The size of the hotel has nothing much to shout about, you just cant have 2 person standing at any 1 point in time, is a sure move to spark some argument as you sure will bump unto each other.

Nellie turned in pretty early that night, given that she is in a brand new place, on a brand new bed, in a brand new environment for the next few days


Day 2

We didnt want to visit Disneyland on a weekend and squeeze, clash with the Chinese Nationals as it so happen to be the golden week.

Thus, we headed for a must eat dim sum breakfast and Tao Hiang. The must do in Hong Kong. The food was only a 5/10 as some of the food didnt turn out to be fantastic. But nonetheless, its a must do in Hong Kong, hence, a tick off our list.

After breakfast, as we were contemplating to go back to hotel to let Nellie sleep, or to carry on with Shopping. We decided with the latter.

Lo and Behold, first shopping stop was Langham Place, not a place for families, nothing much to sweep off the shop for kids. Not even H & M, much less to speak about of their Uniqlo.

And right passed noon, we went to this Argly Center. It was decent place for people who are generally looking for cheap thrills and not going for anything branded.

The guys were rotting by some places, and while the ladies combed the whole building for clothes.

The guys also had a mouth watering cold noodle, not something i fancy, but the husband loves it! That he had to buy 3 packets to satisfy his needs on it.

And after that, back to hotel. Sean got us a packet of hand shredded chicken, it was awesome! Or probably we were too hungry to even think anything else, so we wiped out that 1 and a half chicken.

After that, as much as we were supposed to go for dinner, but Nellie was not putting the best behaviour and hence, we got confined to hotel, while the rest went out for dinner. Thankfully, dinner was nothing to shout about, and again, Nellie was tired, barely 8pm, she got knocked out. Thats partly a good news for me, as we get ready for our most anticipated highlight of the trip, DISNEYLAND!

Day 3

Morning, we went for a breakfast that i actually have no idea but it turns out to be pretty good, with very decent price.

But! After buying the single trip to Disneyland, i felt my breakfast was so much more worthwhile.
The price for a single ticket journey trip to Disneyland was 37 HKD, which was also exactly how much it cost for 1 person's breakfast. Heart bleed.

As we boarded the train to Disneyland, Nellie was tremendously thrilled!

Look at the window of the train, it was also in the shape of Mickey Mouse! That makes the little princess sooo excited! Everything on the train was a preview of what we saw inside.

Nellie couldnt contained her joy, beaming from ear to ear.

As we arrived at the entrance of Disneyland, Nellie went gaga over the characters.

Very quickly, to not further delay the trip, we went in! And man, it was huge!

The weather forecast reported thunder will be upon Hong Kong, but Thank God! The weather was more than just awesome, it was fantastic! Though i got burned.

Not to prolong the wait, Nellie saw the rides at Tomorrowland, and since it was not as scary, very quickly, we went to queue for our first ride! And Nellie was happy!

Very quickly, we moved on to a few more rides, and not forgetting to catch 4D theatre shows and a parade.

We ended the visit with a lunch, that was pretty much like a semi fine dining and some shopping of merchandise.

At the merchandise shop, Nellie really melted my heart. We asked if she wanted a mickey mouse bowl and the colour that she wanted, though i already expected she wanted yellow. And we asked if you wanna get one for your sister too.

without giving it 2nd thought, she insisted that we buy for Mei Mei too! And it must be same set as hers, except a different colour. I thought she would insist that its only for her or that mei mei is too small to use. But instead she insisted that we get for Mei Mei too. And when asked, if there is anything else that she wants to get, she plainly told us, no, its too expensive, all she wanted was just a mickey mouse biscuits. I was very wrenched. My little princess is sooo sensible.

We got what she wanted before making our way back. And then to a maggi mee shop for dinner.

And we called it a day.

Day 4 - Final Day

We didnt want to cramp pack the last day, hence, very much OTOT.

The rest wanted to venture out further, but we chose to stay in. So we went for a mouth watering breakfast. Dim Dim Sum, well raved by alot of people. And true to it, food was good, milk tea was even more awesome! Just as i am typing away, i totally missed it!

Then had some last minute shopping at the supermarket, again, Nellie insisted that she want to get some biscuits for her grandparents to share, My heart was once again very moved by the thoughts this little girl has.

And after which, we headed to airport to finish up some last minute shopping and back to Singapore!

This whole trip taught me a few precious thoughts.

When bringing toddler for overseas trip, dont over-do your itinerary, is not gonna do anyone good.

Go places that are attractive for them

And really, its a trip to purely just spend time with the kid alone.

Nellie was awesome! And darling, if you ever read this post, please know that mummy and daddy enjoyed your company and was so proud of you! Please grow up that way and be a blessing to people around you!