What a great update, you got some really amazing pictures! I'm glad you were able to experience what you did!
That chocolate fountain sure does look amazing As does that last panoramic shot!
That's not a bad view from the office!
That subway map is pretty cool ... but I actually kinda prefer what the newer subway cars have (the digital one on the R160s). It may not have the whole system, but I find it to be infinitely more readable than anything the older cars have. Of course ... no Disneyland on the NYC subway maps .
Wow ... I'm so used to thinking of Hong Kong as an industrial and financial center, I never really thought about what amazingly beautiful stuff there is to see there! Thanks for sharing!
The food looks and sounds pretty good too.
Nice view! It would be hard to work, with that in front of you.
Thanks for the tour, really interesting and the food looks delicious!
What an amazing trip!! And so nice that you got to have some fun on a work trip like that!! The view from that cable car was fantastic!
That was awesome!! You know you had a good trip when you take a "Big Buddha Selfie"! The food sounds amazing! And that wine dispenser?! Even were you did your work looks amazing. My annual meeting for my job is not usually that fun! Looking forward to your DL side trip.
Seriously this post just got me so excited for HK!! When we started planning, we weren't excited about China at all, minus Disney, and I felt more excited about actual China vs HK, and now I'm thinking that I'll enjoy HK as a city WAY more than the others!! Who knows though! Lol.
Glad you shared!!
Oh my gosh, maybe this is another reason they don't want alcohol served at Disneyland!
This is great!
Good job. And what a signature you have!
This is awesome! I enjoy Autopia at Disneyland, but if it had these features, i'd go on it more I think.
Because of you, we're going to make a huge effort to see it on Wednesday night! We're doing a quick Disneyland/Knottsberry Farm trip and this parade is high on the priorities list. You said you sat over by IASW right? Like on that platform over there? Depending on the time we show up, we'll try to head to that spot!
That is so strange that there is not more of a strong presence of Mulan there
What an amazing view. I bet it's just as gorgeous at night!
Totally helpful
Wow this is beautiful! I bet it's a peaceful place for business people too.
AGHH! Those little turtles are absolutely adorable!
Did this freak you out at first?
This is super cool.
I would be so excited to try all the food!
I've seen this on tv! This is so cool! Did you recognize any of the wines?
Thanks for the update on Hong Kong and your exploration. Very cool - love to see new sights. Sounds like you made the most of the time you had to sightsee there. Thanks for sharing!
below is a picture of one of the streets with a lot of stalls - we picked up some souvenirs here, including some chop sticks and I got a traditional style dress for my youngest daugther. I did notice a sign for New York Station so that made me feel a bit at home:
The next major outing I did was actually after the off site and my colleague had already left (she actually was heading directly to another corporate function in Kenya, Africa)
I decided to take one of the gondolas that had a glass floor (there was a bit of an up-charge) which definitely created some unique views as you could see the water below you but also we would travel over trailways and you could see people hiking up
I then walked to the Po Lin monetary which was really beautiful. I didn't get a ton of pictures as many of the buildings were there for worshipers and they asked you not to take pictures. One of them was the hall of 1,000 Buddha's and it contained what looked to be at least 1,000 Buddha statues of varying sizes - really impressive! The architecture was really cool too as all the cornices and ridges on the roofs had carvings in them.
Once the rain stopped I headed back down and it was still only early afternoon and since I had to pass the transfer spot to the train to Disneyland I figured I might as well stop in again - but that is for another post
One meal we did as a team was for Japanese teppanyaki style cooking. It was defintiely different than what we have in the U.S. - much less of a show and different types of food/cooking techniques. The location I think is popular for business lunches so they put these bibs on everyone to keep our work clothes clean which I think was cute
It also had the most amazing chocolate fountain I have ever seen and a really cool wine system in that you bought a pre-paid card that you would hold up to the machine and then select how much you want the machine to dispense of it - it was pretty neat
Love the shirt!
My selfie game was off this day, but I did managed to sneak Hong Kong airport in mine ...
Aw I'd love to see that!
Umm, can you say jealous!?!? From HK to Africa!
Gorgeous! What an outing!
Really awesome!
Also gorgeous!
Oooh!
Food sounds amazing, and love these bibs!
YUM on both!! the chocolate fountain is stunning. They had the wine systems in France! So cool.
That subway map is pretty cool ... but I actually kinda prefer what the newer subway cars have (the digital one on the R160s). It may not have the whole system, but I find it to be infinitely more readable than anything the older cars have. Of course ... no Disneyland on the NYC subway maps .
Hi Phil! Just getting caught up after settling in from our trip last week. Seems like I'm always behind, there's just too much cool stuff on the Disboards, but your posts are always some of my favorites.
I love the photo of their tea cups ride. Seems like a nice compromise to have the shelter to protect people from all that rain, but the lanterns like Disneyland. cool!
I'ts just about lunchtime here in the Midwest, and that Darth Vader sweet bun looks delicious! I'm starving right now!
Love the view of Space Mountain from the view of the autopia car. And super cool that they are electric. Pow-pow-power wheels!!!!
Interesting to see their version of Paint the Night. Thanks for sharing so many photos, despite being a terrible DISer at the end. LOL.
All the various Hong Kong photos are awesome too. Especially the ones of the gondola, that's just too cool!!!!
Looking forward to reading about the rest of your adventures.
Loved the updates from Disneyland and I look forward to the next.
I have to say that I thought the Aliens popping up from behind the wall was a nice touch!
I think the US parks could really take a queue from HK Disneyland about how to upgrade Autopia and Tomorrowland Speedway.
I'm glad the weather cleared and you were able to see Paint the night and the fireworks show. Of course your co-worker was more impressed by everything than she expected.
On to Hong Kong... not a bad view at all from where you were working! I love how it is such an urban place, but with mountains and nature so close by.
I'm glad you got some time to see some more traditional Hong Kong sites as well as HK Disneyland. I mean, I understand the call of the mouse and everything, but it is always great to get to soak in some of the culture and see those sites as well. That gondola ride to see Big Buddha looks like it provided some pretty incredible views.
I really like Mickey and Minnie's outfits there.
I feel like the overseas parks do way more than the US parks for Easter.
Grizzly Gulch looks great. I am a big BTMRR fan so I can see that area appealing to me.
I really want to experience Mystic Manor at some point in my life.
I fell a bit behind but I'm caught up again!
Firstly, as I haven't been on the train at WDW I can't say what I think of it but the little aliens in Tomorrowland are adorable. Facing outward does seem a bit odd for me though. I hate when I'm on the metro and not facing the direction the train is moving, it makes me feel off.
Also, the theme of Autopia there looks incredible, much better than ours.
I watched Paint the Night on youtube and it looks spectacular, your gifs just second that. I need to see it in person sometime.
As for your sightseeing, it looks like Hong Kong is gorgeous and going to see some sights while you were there seems like a great idea.
I'm jealous of the metro light thing too. Ours just has a screen that says what station is coming up as we approach it but you have to look at the maps to know what your progress is.
Your glass floored experience though? Nope, nope, nope, nope. You couldn't pay me. With my fear of heights that is my worst nightmare.
Wow, that's a lot of steps to reach the big Buddha, but it looks like it was worth it.
That chocolate fountain is insane. I want one.
Edit: I'm always catching up while you're writing updates it seems.
Mickey and Minnie are adorable in those outfits.
The Runaway Mine Trains seem really interesting and I'm glad you were able to go back and experience them.
The way you talk up Mystic Manor is making me want to ride it so much more.