My first overseas trip

~/My First Overseas Trip/~
My first overseas trip was to Hong Kong. I was 10 years old then. The main reason we decided to go to Hong Kong was that my sister and I kept pestering my parents to bring us to Disneyland. There are many Disneyland around the world, the most popular ones at the USA and Japan. But we chose Hong Kong as it is the nearest, least costly and had just opened during that time.

So there we were, on the plane heading for Hong Kong. It was also my first time on a plane. I was extremely excited. It was an Singapore Airline (SIA) plane. We asked for a window seat, unfortunately, only the seats it the middle were available, therefore we had to make do with it. During the flight, I kept playing the games on the television. The flight lasted for 4 hours. When the plane was just about to touch down, I managed to catch a glimpse of the view through the windows. It was magnificent! I could see the clouds and the city of Hong Kong below. The flight alone was an excellent experience.

When we arrived at Hong Kong, we were already behind schedule. We chose a 4-day 3-night package tour, hence had to follow the schedule. We were late for dinner. The whole tour group boarded the tour bus in a rush and managed to reach the destination in time. After the sumptuous meal which we had, we went to the Victoria Peak the watch the night scenery. It was very beautiful. After that, we went back to the hotel to rest for the next day. Only the hotel was unsatisfactory as it was small. At night, I was freezing to death!

For Day 2, we had Dim Sum for breakfast. We then shopped around. That was the only boring part for that day, but it lasted till evening. Next, we went to the Repulse Bay, a popular beach in Hong Kong. For the night, the tour guide then led us to the Golden Bauhinia Square. It was ice cold at night. My sister and I were both freezing. Finally, we returned to the hotel.

My Mother, My Sister and I at Repulse Bay

My favourite day was Day 3. That was the day we went to Disneyland. As it had just opened, it was very crowded. It took us a fairly long time to just take a picture with the people dressed in the Mickey and Minnie suits.

There are 4 different parts of Disneyland. They are Fantasyland, Torrowland, Adventureland and Main Street, USA. We took almost all the rides. The most memorable ones are the Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters and the Space Mountain. For the Astro Blasters we will have to use 'guns' to 'shoot' the targets. Of course, the one with the highest score wins. I was the worst in my family. The Space Mountain was a Roller-Coaster ride. It was extremely scary and thrilling! During the ride, you could see tiny dots of lights which looked like stars. I couldn't really see anything as I was without my spectacles and had closed my eyes throughout almost the whole ride. But it was still very exciting. For the final day, we shopped in the airport for a while, before heading back home. It was a fantastic trip overall and I was quite reluctant to leave.

Up to now, I have been to Malaysia, Singapore and Hong Kong. This year end, my father promised me to bring us to Gold Coast, Australia. I just hope he keeps his promise.