Instead of flying from Guangzhou to Hong Kong, we decided to take a train so that we could experience more of the countryside between the two cities. It was a very smooth ride and we did see a lot of farming along the way.
Being the crazy Disney family that we are, since we had to be in Hong Kong for two nights to wait to fly out, we decided to stay at The Hong Kong Disneyland Resort. This hotel is beautiful and it is the same as The Grand Floridian Hotel in Florida except that it was about a quarter of the price and the room included two park passes. To stay in Hong Kong either downtown or near the airport was about the same amount as the travel website price, so we decided to surprise the kids. We didn't tell them our plan until the night before we left and they were pretty ecstatic!
The night we got into Hong Kong, we took the Star Ferry ride across the Victoria Harbour. It was very similar to the ferry boats in Seattle. Once we got our luggage in the Disney hotel that afternoon, I didn't want to leave, but John was adamant about seeing Hong Kong and this harbour. I am so glad he talked me into it because Hong Kong was the prettiest city I have ever seen. I think the mountains behind the buildings are what make it so interesting. It's a city with a very Fuji-like natural look. Sorry San Francisco, you were always top on my list as the prettiest city before I saw Hong Kong.
We had our first Italian food in weeks here in Hong Kong. We had pizza in China, but it wasn't very good. We ate at the Spaghetti house in their main shopping district and it was amazing! I got the best spaghetti carbonara. It was heavenly.
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