2013 - FAVORITES {Happy New Year!}

2013 was a very ecstatic year. Lots of things happened, and I visited three countries (well, 2.. Hong Kong is a SAR of China) As every month ends, I always post a Favourites. But since a year will end, I figured to assemble all my favorite and most memorable moments of the whole year. Here they are:

- Hong Kong, 2013 - A prominent trip to Disneyland. Couldn't remember much (this post was posted like 4-6 months after the trip), but there was also a heck of a lot of night market trips. 

- Stockholm: The Vasa Museum - A ship sank on it's first voyage in the 1600's and was rebuilt (did I use a correct word to describe it?) with a really careful eye for detail. 

- Stockholm's City Hall - A quiet Sunday walk (almost) ended with a visit to Stockholm's City Hall. For me, it is one of the most iconic Swedish buildings ever.

- (Eats) Tim Tams from Australia! - I just love their dark chocolate ones :)

- The Stockholm City Museum - A class trip to a very educational and interactive museum showcasing the history of Stockholm. 

- Gamla Stan (Stockholm's Old Town) - An area with awesome building architecture, (some of my friends say that they have) good ice cream and a heck of a lot of museums to go to. 

- Munkedal, A Town Off Gothenburg - Sometimes all you need is good company, nature, and some potato and leek soup with fried bacon bits. 

- (Eats) All Star Sportsbar - Stockholm - The place where I started to get obsessed with sour cream / cool ranch dip. Try their mozzarella sticks.

- Bangkok, Thailand - A stop to get our Biometrics IC (Identification Card) for Sweden. Go to Terminal 21, probably my most favorite shopping mall, ever.

- Stockholm, Sweden - I've done numerous blog posts about Stockholm, and I live there. Go to Gamla Stan, and definitely check out the Vasa!! 

- Group Bonding @ Alabang Town Center - Blog post out on January 2! {shame that this was a spoiler}

*sigh*, this year was a blast. 2014 will come, and hopefully it'll be nice to us. Thank you for supporting my blog, everyone! This few months of blogging became kinda haggard with the charger and that....

I SHALL START TO POST MY ADVENTURES IN THE PHILIPPINES ON 2 JAN!
Starting with our unforgettable Group Bonding at the Alabang Town Center!

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Hong Kong 2013!

In January 2013, me, my sister, stepdad and my aunties went to Hong Kong to explore its sights and experience new stuff.

So I've actually been to Hong Kong prior to this trip. We were budget-travelling then so we stayed at a rest house, but the trip was fun nonetheless.

In this trip, we had a little more money to spend so we booked hotels and stuff. In this trip, we arrived in the afternoon to Hong Kong and went to Disneyland's Hollywood Hotel. After our flight, we went to the hotel and crashed on our beds. After I crashed on the bed (literally) I went to use the restroom, coming back to find out that my two aunties were asleep.

The room was very spacious and was lovely decorated by "Mickey Mouse" themed stuff. It was very child friendly. 

So the next day, we went to Disneyland! The first thing we did was to ride the Disneyland Express train to Disneyland. The first ride in Disneyland we did was the train that tours you all around. We then explored the animation museum and see the making of famous movies such as (my personal favorite), Toy Story. 

On The Train That Tours You Around Disneyland

We then got on another ride like the Madagascar themed one that revolves and goes up and down from my Universal Studios blog post. After that we had lunch. 

So we then went on lots of rides after that which I couldn't remember. After the day at Disney, both of my aunties, my mom, my sister and I toured around Hong Kong more, most notably going around shops, sights and eats. Those were my favorite times in the trip. 

So after this, we took a taxi to L'Hotel South in Hong Kong. This was another hotel in another side of Hong Kong. The hotel had a fully stocked mini-bar, a buffet breakfast (but nothing can beat the buffet breakfast in the Hollywood Hotel) and a large room.

Our first day and last day in L'Hotel was filled with going to night markets, exploring the bustling city of Hong Kong, and almost going to Tsim Sha Tsui in the Avenue of Stars. 

By the way, here's a picture of me on the lobby of L'Hotel just after our breakfast buffet. 

That's it. Watch out tomorrow for my blog post when I was in Thailand! 

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SHOUTOUTS: Graham Truran | Leah L. Suarez | Joylene Love D. Suarez* 

* = Thank you Tita Joy for taking the pictures! 

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