Nationwide celebrities Le Le, Ying Ying (pictured below), An An, and Jia Jia drew us to Ocean Park to get an upclose look at the famous Giant Pandas. There are only about 1,500 wild Pandas in existence in addition to only being found in three south-western provinces in China- Sichuan, Gansu and Shaanxi- which is what makes them so prominent as an attraction. Little did we know that the acclaimed Panda habitat was only a fraction of a giant theme park.
And yes, Chris, as you can see the pandas were eating bamboo, not making love. This could be why they are an endangered species. After watching the little fatties eat part of their 20 kg of bamboo for the day, we took a cable car to the other side of the mountain. After eating lunch at the Jelly Fish Restaurant (right above a Jelly Fish exhibit boasting Jelly Fish of every shape and size in uber-fluorescent colors) we arrived at our first roller coaster.
Repaying Camila for taking us
out of our comfort zone in Times Square, we did little less than drag her onto The Dragon- a plunging roller coaster that fringed the side of the mountain over the water- as if this thrill wasnt enough, it offered the most spectacular view of the outlaying islands of Hong Kong. After, with little time to spare, we toured the shark exhibit as well as the Atoll Reef aquarium. Although we couldn't get Camila on the last roller coaster because of its loop-de-loops, the view was equally impressive, and it was almost as if the end of the ride activated the rain. It started pouring just as we got off and boarded the cable cars back.
