We had a great trip back to the US for Christmas break. On our way out, we stopped in Hong Kong for 2
nights/3 days. It’s only a 3-1/2 hour
flight North from Singapore and we love how it broke up the long trip home. Not only did it shave that additional time
off of the flight to Chicago, but we didn’t have the 3-4 hour layover that also comes
with it. In all it made the trip home
about 8 hours shorter.
It was rainy and drizzly in Hong Kong, with temps in the
60’s, which was actually quite refreshing!
I hadn’t been that cold in a long time.
We spent our first day wandering around the city and had fun on the Star
Ferry from HK Island to Kawloon. We had
plans to go to Victoria Peak to see the views of the HK islands,
but it was too foggy. Hong Kong is a
beautiful city...huge skyscrapers, with the mountains and sea as the
backdrop. HK and Singapore are often
compared and are said to be quite similar, large, dense, modern island cities,
with a colonial British heritage.
However, HK seemed much more "Chinese" than Singapore. I loved the rawness of HK, it’s more loud,
wild and rough around the edges than Sing and we found that quite refreshing!!
Leave it to the award-winning Singapore Changi airport to be all decked out for the holidays! Yes, that's Sponge Bob
After the brutal 5:45am flight, we made it to HK!
Settling into the Disneyland Hotel
Subway crowds like I've never seen before!
Had to stop by the Peninsula!
Star Ferry Cruise
Christmas carolers!
View from balcony overlooking the harbor
Breakfast with the characters!
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