What a vacation it was! Lets start at the very beginning. I and Maa went off to Nani's place near Kanpur. As always, it was fun meeting cousins, especially Bulbul. It was a rather relaxing vacation with time spent mostly playing indoors and wandering around in big open fields. I also learnt a new craft activity every day and loved it. Papa also joined us for a week but I think he enjoyed more when he was alone in Delhi :)
We were now scheduled to go to Hong Kong and I was really looking forward to it. I'd been planning for it for the longest time and had my own shopping list. My excitement grew as the day came closer. But exactly one day before the travel date, Papa realized my passport had expired. Everyone was like hugely disappointed. Initially I didn't know what the big deal was about and I kept telling papa that I can make my own passport using paper from his printer. Anyways, we all (with dadaji) went to the passport office and pleaded our case with the big boss there. Initially he refused - he said he can't issue a new passport in one day even for the PM. But then he saw my sad face and asked us to come back in the morning (the day we were to travel).
Next morning, armed with all kinds of documents, we went back to the passport office. Anyways, to cut the long story short, we managed to get the passport in just one day. Thanks to Dadaji - he was so persistent and to the passport officer who helped us.
After quickly packing, we were off to my ever overseas vacation and it was totally amazing. All of us - Papa, Maa, Dadaji, Dadiji, Garima Bua, Amit Uncle and I had a great time there. I loved the rides in Ocean Park and statues in Madame Tussauds. I also enjoyed the shows in Disneyland but I think it is a bit over hyped. Ocean Park was far better. I also saw a beach for the first time and then loved the symphony of lights at Victoria Harbor. Maa also bought me a lot of stuff and those Disney toys are my prized possessions.
Like all good things, this trip also came to an end. The good thing though is that my vacation has been extended by another week due to heat wave. But i'm not complaining. I now have my own tablet and I can search YouTube for interesting videos and learn new things. I've already made many Origami toys and learnt Hoop from these Videos. The only problem is YouTube doesn't always work on my tablet but I think that's because papa does something in the settings. I will soon find that out.
