may your tummies be full and your Thanksgiving be happy!
Hong Kong had been doing really well as far as 1-4 local covid cases daily, but we have suddenly seen a spike and it appears we are on our 4th wave of this virus here now. We will have to see what this means as far as shutting everything back down goes, but as of now, we are still functioning in groups less than 4. Before cases began to rise, we decided to utilize Lindsey and Mike's free birthday pass (since the park was closed during their free birthday admission time) at Ocean Park!
Ocean Park is a lot like SeaWorld, but it had a whole new meaning to us this time being there after Mike had worked at SeaWorld. This man knows so much about animals and science, it really amazes me <3. The last time I saw this Ocean Park banner was from my view in quarantine, and being able to see this hotel again totally gave me the heebie-jeebies.We also saw them feeding the arctic foxes-
the penguins (look at the massive, brown, puffy baby!)-
koalas and kangaroos-
alligators-and turtles-
The most unique thing about Ocean Park is it is on a cliffside, so the views are incredible no matter where you go within.
Where we live in Hong Kong is pretty far out from everything, but the Wetland Park is only a small walk away. This is one of Mike's favorite places to go, and it's so incredibly cheap. There are not quite the same animal experiences here as there are at Ocean Park though.
Now that it is not so hot anymore, we spent some time walking around visiting the butterfly garden, exhibits inside, and spent a long time watching the mud skippers.
We filled our tranquility by providing a water offering-
There was also a museum underneath all dedicated to different types of Buddha statues and their history.
Also, loved the hidden Mickey on her -
Mike was also really happy to get to go hiking this week, and visited Lions Rock, with a really stunning view at the top.
He even saw a monkey!
This was a really cool night. Funny enough, he is also in both the German control room and in the NASA control room also-
I will never, ever forget my time on this show, it was such a magical moment in life. Some additional highlights were Leonardo Dicaprio sending over a cupcake food cart one day, and also getting to ring the recording bell.
We are also calling this Christmas the year of 3d printer decorations. Mike has had a lot of time to practice printing on the 3d printer and made us some really beautiful, one of a kind, decorations this year.
and my favorite, our snowflake garland-
and our cute little castle wreath-
Not only is Christmas at our home, it is in full swing at Disney now too. Is there anything more magical than Disney at Christmas time?!
and the castle all lit up at night is beautiful-
The newly imagined castle also opened this week as well. It is absolutely stunning, and I am so glad I was here to witness this transformation before, during, and after.
First attempt ever at making a pumpkin pie (and in the toaster oven....)
After we feasted with our friend Lindsey, we had round 2 with some of our other Disney mates (after some very careful temperature checks).
I am so full I may never eat again.
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