DanDan visits Hong Kong 2016

NiHao! March 2016. I visited Hong Kong and Shenzhen with my friends. Great dim-sum. Old friends. I was 8 years and 2 months.


DanDan and Friends in Hong Kong
DISNEYLAND, OCEAN PARK, FRIENDS, SHENZHEN, CLUB, CITY VIEWS

Above-1: March 2016. KungFu Boy at Hotel Harbour Grand.
ARRIVED. Flight from Helsinki to Hong Kong took almost 10 hours.

Above-2: March 2016. Hotel Harbour Grand, Hong Kong.
- This is our team for Hong Kong fun week

Above-3: March 2016. Hotel Harbour Grand, Hong Kong.
- We relaxed on 41st floor Club Lounge

Above-4: March 2016. Hotel Harbour Grand, Hong Kong.
- Lightsabers! Our first target was Disneyland Resort

Above-5: March 2016. Hong Kong Disneyland Resort.
- H.K. Disneyland opened 2005 and has 7 million visitors per year

Above-6: March 2016. Hong Kong Disneyland Resort.

Above-7: March 2016. Hong Kong Disneyland Resort.

Above-8: March 2016. Hong Kong Disneyland Resort.
- This Jumbo will soon blast around

Above-9: March 2016. Hong Kong Disneyland Resort.
- Stormtroopers!

Above-10: March 2016. Hong Kong Disneyland Resort.

Above-11: March 2016. Hong Kong Disneyland Resort.

Above-12: March 2016. KungFu Boy at Hong Kong Disneyland Resort.

Above-13: March 2016. Hong Kong Disneyland Resort.

Above-14: March 2016. Hong Kong Disneyland Resort.

Above-15: March 2016. Hong Kong Disneyland Resort.
- Position for ultimate Speed!

Above-16: March 2016. Hong Kong Disneyland Resort.

Above-17: March 2016. Hong Kong Disneyland Resort.

Above-18: March 2016. Hong Kong Disneyland Resort.

Above-19: March 2016. Hong Kong Disneyland Resort.

Above-20: March 2016. Hong Kong Disneyland Resort.

Above-21: March 2016. Hong Kong Disneyland Resort.

Above-22: March 2016. Other visitors at Hong Kong Disneyland Resort.
Our Team Judgement: Best in Disneyland: The Roller Coaster!

Above-23: March 2016. KungFu Boy at Hotel Harbour Grand.

Above-24: March 2016. Lobby life at Hotel Harbour Grand.
- Our team showing their powerful lightsabers

Above-25: March 2016. Lobby life, Hotel Harbour Grand.

Above-26: March 2016. Lobby life, Hotel Harbour Grand.

Above-27: March 2016. Lobby life, Hotel Harbour Grand.

Above-28: March 2016. Near Hotel Harbour Grand, Hong Kong.

Above-29: March 2016. Near Hotel Harbour Grand, Hong Kong.

Above-30: March 2016. Kowloon ferry, Hong Kong.

Above-31: March 2016. Kowloon, Harbour City shopping.

Above-32: March 2016. Kowloon, Harbour City shopping.

Above-33: March 2016. Kowloon, Harbour City shopping.

Above-34: March 2016. Hotel Harbour Grand.
- View from Club Lounge on 41st floor: Hong Kong city
- By ferry to Kowloon, right, Harbour City shopping

Above-35: March 2016. KungFu Boy at Hotel Harbour Grand.

Above-36: March 2016. Hong Kong Park.
- Turtles, Hong Kong Park in Central was opened in 1991

Above-37: March 2016. Hong Kong Park.
- Get-together: friends from Helsinki and Hong Kong

Above-38: March 2016. Hong Kong Park.
- With my friends

Above-39: March 2016. Hong Kong Park.
- She is my old friend YaoYao

Above-40: March 2016. Hong Kong Park.

Above-41: March 2016. Hong Kong Park.

Above-42: March 2016. Hong Kong Park.
- Waiting for dim-sum tables at Ming Du Restaurant

Above-43: March 2016. Hong Kong Park.
- Dim-sum at Ming Du Restaurant, tasty and noisy

Above-44: March 2016. Hong Kong Park.
- Dim-sum at Ming Du Restaurant

Above-45: March 2016. The Peak, Hong Kong.
- View from double decker buss on way to the Peak

Above-46: March 2016. The Peak, Hong Kong.
- The Park Sign: No.No.No.No.No. Verboten, and please keep clean.

Above-47: March 2016. The Peak, Hong Kong.
- Umm, what was the best at the Peak?

Above-48: March 2016. The Peak, Hong Kong.

Above-49: March 2016. The Peak, Hong Kong.

Above-50: March 2016. The Peak, Hong Kong.

Above-51: March 2016. The Peak, Hong Kong.
- 7M inhabitants Hong Kong seen from the Peak, 300 meters high
- All counted, only 350 Finns live in Hong Kong

Above-52: March 2016. Shenzhen City Tour, P.R.China.
- Diwang Building aka Shun Hing Square, 69F observation deck
- Leaders: Deng Xiao Ping with Margaret Thatcher

Above-53: March 2016. Shenzhen City Tour, P.R.China.

Above-54: March 2016. Shenzhen City Tour, P.R.China.
- 15M inhabitants boomtown Shenzhen seen from 69th floor

Above-55: March 2016. Shenzhen City Tour, P.R.China.
- Dim-sum lunch was served here in Shangri-la Hotel

Above-56: March 2016. Shenzhen City Tour, P.R.China. Culture Park.
- THE FIVE ready to conquer China Folk Culture Park

Above-57: March 2016. Shenzhen City Tour, P.R.China. Culture Park.
- The Winner was Bang-A-Gong!

Above-58: March 2016. Shenzhen City Tour, P.R.China. Culture Park.

Above-59: March 2016. Shenzhen City Tour, P.R.China. Culture Park.
- After the park we visited Shenzhen LoHu Shopping Mall

Above-60: March 2016. Hotel Harbour Grand, Hong Kong.
- Wow! A noisy photo event at our hotel lobby

Above-61: March 2016. Ocean Park, Hong Kong.
- Ocean Park opened 1977 and has 8 million visitors per year

Above-62: March 2016. KungFu Boy at Ocean Park, Hong Kong.
- Roars louder than performing Sea Lions!

Above-63: March 2016. Ocean Park, Hong Kong.

Above-64: March 2016. Ocean Park, Hong Kong.

Above-65: March 2016. Ocean Park, Hong Kong.

Above-66: March 2016. Ocean Park, Hong Kong.

Above-67: March 2016. Ocean Park, Hong Kong.
- Pandas: JiaJia 37years, AnAn 30years, YingYing and LeLe 11years
- October 2016 news, JiaJia had died

Above-68: March 2016. Ocean Park, Hong Kong.

Above-69: March 2016. Ocean Park, Hong Kong.
- We also saw a penguin hall and a dolphin show

Above-70: March 2016. Ocean Park, Hong Kong.

Above-71: March 2016. Ocean Park, Hong Kong.

Above-72: March 2016. Ocean Park, Hong Kong.
- Two-wheeled rickshaws, since 1869, long ago pulled by coolies

Above-73: March 2016. Ocean Park, Hong Kong.

Above-74: March 2016. Ocean Park, Hong Kong.
Team Judgement: Ocean Park winner is the Fountain Dragon Show!

Above-75: March 2016. Hotel Harbour Grand, Hong Kong.
- View from Club Lounge on 41st floor

Above-76: March 2016. Hotel Harbour Grand, Hong Kong.
- View from Club Lounge on 41st floor

Above-77: March 2016. Hotel Harbour Grand, Hong Kong.
- At Club Lounge outer area on 41st floor

Above-78: March 2016. Hotel Harbour Grand, Hong Kong.
- At Club Lounge outer area on 41st floor

Above-79: March 2016. Hotel Harbour Grand, Hong Kong.
- At Club Lounge outer area on 41st floor

Above-80: March 2016. Hotel Harbour Grand, Hong Kong.
- At Club Lounge outer area on 41st floor

Above-81: March 2016. Hong Kong Metro.
- We used Octopus cards for metro and double decker busses

Above-82: March 2016. Near Hong Kong Times Square.

Above-83: March 2016. Near Hong Kong Times Square.

Above-84: March 2016. Near Hong Kong Times Square.
- Serious shopping at Sogo department store

Above-85: March 2016. KungFu Boy at Hotel Harbour Grand.

Team Judgement
• Hong Kong adventures: Great
• Hong Kong Ocean Park: Winner
• Hong Kong Disneyland Resort: OK
• Hong Kong Ming Du Restaurant: Tasty, noisy dim-sum
• Harbour Grand Hotel's breakfast and Club Lounge on 41st: Super
• Harbour City Shopping in Kowloon: Busy and crowded
• Shenzhen Shangri-la Hotel dim-sum: Tasty
• Shenzhen LoHu Shopping Mall: Hmmm...
• Our team and friends we met: Unbeatable

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