We were supposed to go to Madame Tussaud at Victoria's Peak but decided to forego it a day before our trip. Issa and I saw this Supernatural episode wherein a wax museum was haunted and waxed personalities like Gandhi, James Dean, and yes, Paris Hilton killed people. He he. Lame excuse, right?
Anyway, the Hubby bought it and went with our plan to 'explore' the nearby malls, er, vicinity instead.
The 1881 Heritage was just right across our hotel. There were several preserved historical artifacts from the Victorian era of Hong Kong. Like this sailboat..
...and this Cinderella carriage. I was tempted to ride on it. Good thing Issa saw the sign, "Please don't climb."
There were luxury shops around the area, like Vivienne Tam, Cartier, etc etc.
In the near future, I wish all the roads in my country were this clean.
The dream street.
We just had to pay homage to Lola Yayoi Kusama of LV collaboration.
While we were at H&M yesterday, the Hubby was confused at the fuss people were making at one part of the Harbour City. He said crowds were flocking to these ugly, blue creatures and taking pictures with them. So he had to show it to us, and Issa gleefully said, "Why, it's Doraemon, Dad!"
We realized that Doraemon was celebrating its 100 Years Before its real birthday, which will be on September 3, 2112. Did you even get that? Celebrating its birthday 100 years before the actual date. Crazy, right?
But as they say, go with the flow!
They installed 100 Doraemons and its 100 magical secret gadgets, hence, the frenzy.
Okay, after getting out of that mayhem, we explored the quieter parts of the Harbour City Mall.
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| Issa's ever unfulfilled dream of becoming a motorcycle rider. |
There was a balcony at the mall and we just had to take in the sight of this beautiful Hong Kong day.
We went around and around the mall until our feet practically shouted, "Enough!" So this is how it feels to be a Hong Kong resident. Over all, it was an interesting Hong Kong experience.
As much as we still wanted to go around, our flesh is slowly eating our spirits to continue window shopping. At around 4 p.m., we headed to the MTR Central station to buy our Airport Express Ticket. (TST to Central to Airport ticket: HK$79~Php434.50/person) Come to think of it, taking a cab would have saved us more money.
Anyway, we still explored the IFC Mall at the Central Station and ate some snacks there. Our flight was still at 1:35 a.m., and check-in counter usually opens three hours before the flight.
By the time we have checked in at 10:35, we only had a few time left to check the Duty Free shops. Some stores close at 11:00 p.m., while others close at 12:00 a.m. Issa blamed me for taking too long at the perfumery section. She was kind of disappointed for not being able to look around that much.
As much as we still wanted to go around, our flesh is slowly eating our spirits to continue window shopping. At around 4 p.m., we headed to the MTR Central station to buy our Airport Express Ticket. (TST to Central to Airport ticket: HK$79~Php434.50/person) Come to think of it, taking a cab would have saved us more money.
Anyway, we still explored the IFC Mall at the Central Station and ate some snacks there. Our flight was still at 1:35 a.m., and check-in counter usually opens three hours before the flight.
By the time we have checked in at 10:35, we only had a few time left to check the Duty Free shops. Some stores close at 11:00 p.m., while others close at 12:00 a.m. Issa blamed me for taking too long at the perfumery section. She was kind of disappointed for not being able to look around that much.
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| Going home |
On our flight back to Cebu, Issa hugged us and whispered a sweet, "Thanks, Mom! Thanks, Dad" to us before dozing off.
My heart melted. I think we really made Issa happy on her special day.
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