Hong Kong (香港) - Ocean Park - Part 2

Seriously, working drains out all your energy to blog even though I pretty much  do nothing in the office. Hence, the reason why this blog has been so inactive lately. Sorry.

Continuing from where I had stopped last post, once I had reached The Summit, I spent hours queueing up for the thrilling rides that populated there. Due to the fact that it was summer vacation back when we visited Hong Kong, it was inevitably full of youngsters. But the queues were worth it. To be frank, some of the rides in Genting Highland are more exciting than those similar ones in Ocean's Park but it was still enjoyable to say the least. The fantastic views that you get to see while on the rides pretty much compensated the lack of adrenaline these rides provided. Some of the rides we went for were The Abyss (Solero Shot in Genting), Mine Train, The Dragon (Corkscrew) and The Flash. Personally, The Flash is the best of them all. Sadly, my enthusiasm took over my instinct to take photos and there few to almost non existence when it comes to the rides. My inner child took over the blogger in me and left me with no photos to show.

The Flash

Besides those thrill rides, there are other attractions that you can go for if adrenaline-packed adventures are not your things. There are a lot of nature-related and informative joys you can go for. One such adventures that we went to was the Chinese Sturgeon Aquarium Yangtze Exploration where we enjoyed the company of giant fish swimming as we walked and learned about the efforts made to maintain the unique ecosystem the Yangtze River is. 

Another highly recommended attraction would be the Ocean Theatre where dolphins and seals pulled off a performance to entertain the audiences. These sea creatures are such a delight to be watched as they looped high off the pool, doing stunts that required years of trainings (I believed) and the wonderful relationships between the human trainers and the dolphins and seals. 

The famous Ocean Theater

The stage

Look at the crowds!

I had recorded videos of the show and will upload it here soon. We had more than six hours of joys and laughters and in these six hours, we were transformed back to our childlike states. We screamed out loud when we were on those rides. We emitted sounds of amazement while watching dolphins being their endearing selves. These six hours plus were wonderfully spent in Hong Kong's Ocean Park.

*TO BE CONTINUED*

Sharing is caring. A word of advice and a piece of information.

In order to get a good seat for the dolphins show Ocean Park is famous for, you have to go there very early, like at least 20 minutes before the show started. If you are wondering what to do during these extra 20 plus minutes, worry not for there is a Mexican band performing tunes that are catchy and delightful. You can enjoy your meals/snacks while listening to these songs.