深圳香港澳门游 - Day1

这次的旅程我们选择乘搭早上6.30的飞机，在经过四个小时的空旅我们终于降落于香港国际机场，原以为早班飞机不会那么多人哪知道却座无虚席而且还排了一个小时才办妥护照出境。出境后拿了行李，我们赶紧排队买八通卡方便搭巴士/地铁，一张是HKD150。跟着便到机场内的香港中国旅行社买套票因为我朋友说比较便宜，就这样购买了杜莎夫人蜡像馆，Disneyland 和 Ocean Park 的入门票，一人总共HKD811。

接着我们便直奔第一个目的地-深圳。从香港国际机场可乘搭A43号的巴士去到上水然后转站直罗湖，整个车程大概一个小时半。过了关卡后，我们便向预先订好的酒店出发-深圳海富酒店。深圳的地铁站到处都是客服人员而且出乎预料之外的友善，所以如果有什么问题不放直接询问以免浪费时间。 就这样我们来到了湖贝站，这时我和汉都已筋疲力尽因为拖着一大堆的行李，在望着地铁站出口的梯级，我不尽埋怨到‘怎么没有电梯，行李很重我没力了’。这时有个年轻人便问到‘你们是不是预订了酒店需不需要帮忙？’，跟着便帮我把行李搬出地铁站了。原来他是在七天连锁酒店上班的还问我们要不要到他的酒店看看，一踏进门便觉得不自在因为lobby超小旧旧的跟我们预订的海富酒店天渊之别，有点想离开可是还是勉强的参观一下。来到了房间比我想象的好很多而且非常干净，就这样我们决定住进这酒店，一来我们懒惰又拖着行李到海富酒店，二来地点非常好就在地铁站旁边，三来是因为价钱比较便宜RMB197/night而且房间干净舒适该有的都有虽然酒店lobby有点不起眼。

7 Days Inn

在check-in之后已是下午两点半和我们预计抵达的时间有所出入所以我们只好把到世界之窗的计划改成明天然后取消到Splendid China 的计划。给大家的建议是第一天的行程最好留多点时间因为初来乍到总需要时间了解当地的交通运作。小休后我们便到附近走走网罗午餐，最后我们选择了正品茶餐厅，花了RMB47搞定午餐便宜吧！！

正品茶餐厅

吃饱后临时也不知道上哪儿，最后决定到竹子林站的园博园走走。

园博园

园博园

一进门便看见一堆堆的花，很漂亮。。

一路走进去你会发现不同的风景。。

园博园非常的大，一进门便看见那高高耸立的塔可是怎么走就是距离好远，最好我们决定放弃了。。

差不多七点我们便到东门老街去逛逛，那里可是非常拥挤的商业中心买各式各样的物品，看得我眼花缭乱，想买便宜又漂亮衣服的美美不放到哪里逛逛，可是那里人潮很多非常拥挤所以记得注意安全。

东门老街

当然我们也一路寻找美食可是由于人潮太多差不多所有的餐厅都满座，最后好不容易找到一家还有座位的餐馆，我们点了豆苗，口水鸡，辣炒蚬和一个炖汤。口水鸡是冰的而且感觉好像不是很熟，还放了还多辣椒油，说真的我不是很喜欢吃但是炖汤却很够味，这一顿花了RMB96。

在东门老街我买了一定帽子RMB39因为天气实在太热了当然要为以整个星期的旅程做准备, 处此之外还买了一只大熊，原本只是随便看看可是在店员的怂恿之下还是买了因为太便宜了RMB138。可是买了之后却很后悔因为还得把它带到香港和澳门，我的以整个行李箱都被它霸占了，真是只‘大肥熊’。

跟着我们便搭地铁会饭店了，就这样结束了一天的行程。

Phuket snorkelling

Going to Phuket, snorkelling is a must to explore the beauty of islands. There are two packages:

1. Speedboat tour:  more expensive, less time-consuming, can visit many beautiful islands which the normal tour don't visit

2. Normal tour by Ship : cheaper, time-consuming, can only snorkelling at the deep sea area, can't go near to those beautiful islands

We took the speedboat tour although it was slightly more expensive, somehow it was really worth for the money. Our first destination was Maya Bay where Leonardo DiCaprio movie "The Beach" was taken here...

Maya Bay

We stayed there for one hour, many tourists were sunbathing on the beach..

Maya Bay

Maya Bay

Then we board the speedboat again to go to another place for snorkelling, here you can see  many beautiful corals, fishes in the deep sea..

snorkelling

    

After snorkelling for around one hour, we visited many other spectacular islands..

Phuket is really a nice and beautiful island to go, for those beach-lovers....don't miss it!!

Phuket - Fantasea Show

At night, we went to Phuket Fantasea: Inspired by Thailand's rich and exotic heritage, Phuket FantaSea not only showcases the charm and beauty of Thailand, but also enriches ancient Thai traditions with the wonder of cutting edge technology and special effects.

We reached there around 6.30pm, immediately we rushed to the ticket counter, it is around THB1900 per head for show + buffet dinner at Golden Kinnaree International Buffet Restaurant. You may visit http://www.phuket-fantasea.com for more details.

Phuket Fantasea

ticket counter

As walking in, we felt like entering an amusement park as we were welcomed by many lovely cartoon decorative and colorful lighting. 

Then we took our dinner buffet at Golden Kinnaree Internation Restaurant. Here, visitors can indulge in a sumptuous feast of Royal Thai dishes and delicacies from popular international cuisine, prepared by some of Thailand's finest chefs. The buffet dinner time from 1800 to 2030.

Golden Kinnaree International Buffet Restaurant

After dinner, we strolled around. In carnival village, you can buy some gifts or souvenirs.

Carnival Village

special toilet signboard..

super expensive 'souvenir'

feel like in the palace...glittering

Then we came to the Palace of the Elephants Theater preparing for the Fantasy of a Kingdom show. The magnificent Palace of the Elephants is a state-of-the-art theater with wonderful acoustics and seating 3,000 persons. Fronted by a glorious reconstruction of a Sukhothai-era stone palace, with intriguing elephant statues, the theater puts on a spell-binding show combining culture and illusion that is almost beyond belief. 

Palace of the elaphants

the magnificent entrance

elephant statue

elephant statue

The Fantasy of the kingdom show, the ultimate in Las Vegas-style theatrical productions. Created by international experts and local professionals, this audio-visual extravaganza incorporates, for the first time, nine stunning show themes — Thai culture, magical illusions, 4-dimensional effects, aerial performance, acrobatics, indoor pyrotechnics, special effects, elephant circus and stunts into one unforgettable theatrical masterpiece guaranteed to thrill and delight visitors of all ages and nationalities.

Cameras are not allowed to bring inside, the staffs there will help to keep the camera for you. After the show, you can claim back your belongings following the given number. The show starts at 2100 and ends around 2220, visitors are advised to be in the theater 20 minutes earlier. 

Fantasea show's poster

There is also a Similan Entertainment Center where one can have fun and play games inside with marine creatures that can find in Similan islands.

similan entertainment center

Then we took some pictures and went back to our hotel...