Every
three months, we have to leave the country, so we decided to go to
Hong Kong again, but this time to go to Hong Kong Disneyland. The
kids were really excited. So naturally we missed our flight. We
scrambled to get another flight only a couple hours later so that our
schedule wasn’t too out of wonky. We arrived, checked in at our
hotel, and then headed off to the happiest place on the eastern side
of Earth. Outside of Hyperspace Mountain, I was holding Darion
waiting for everyone else to finish the ride. Captain Phasma and
some stormtroopers came up and formed ranks for pictures. Some
stormtroopers marched around the crowd and told Darion he was wanted
for questioning and then brought us up to meet Captain Phasma. While
this was a highlight for Dan, Darion had a bad feeling about this. He
cried the whole time. Maybe it was the crying, but I’m pretty sure
they are tracking us. It’s the only reason they let us go.
We took so many pictures but we'll spare you the boredom so here are just some favs. I'm heading to simplifying my blog posts (I know kids will be sad about that as they love reading our blog posts in our printed books) and making it more readable to all readers and not just family for sharing of ideas purposes. So was it worth it is the general question? Yes it was for the kids happiness but that of course does not account for the cost of hotels, taxis, and food which all were US prices and maybe even a bit more. Hong Kong is not cheap unless you get away from not having to stay at a hotel, have a friend lend you a car, or you trust yourself to drive a rented car on the opposite side of the road and cook your own food.
Random Chinese girls wanted pictures with Ronin because they thought he was so cute. That kid's gonna be a heart breaker!
The
next morning, we let Reena babysit while us adults headed to the
Hong Kong Temple. It’s been a while for us since we don’t have
one nearby anymore and it was a very nice experience. Across the
street is a distribution center so we stocked up on some goods,
picked up the kids, and headed back to Disneyland for a second and
fuller day. Rides and rides till we were all tired out.
The
next day being Sunday, we used the app to find the nearest English
speaking congregation. The kids were really excited to have a
somewhat normal primary. We barely found the place. There was no
outside signage. Just a door, amongst many, that happened to be open
and half way up a flight of stairs inside you could see the painting
of Jesus appearing to the Nephites. So we hiked up several flights
of stairs to find the chapel and sat down. It didn’t take long to
notice that everyone there was older, and then we realized we were
attending a singles ward. No primary this time. Spoiler alert: The
kids survived.
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| He really wanted to ride that ride but he wasn't tall enough so tipped toe it goes! |
Check out our music video of Hong Kong Disneyland experience here!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uZj3jlM5BY
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