It's been a full-on couple of days. The flight from Sydney was one of the worst ever. Seriously. The attendants never cracked a smile, the guy in front of me smashed me
by leaning his seat all the way backwards while I was eating - and he pretended he didn't speak any languages so that he could do as he pleased... the bastard - the movie screen did not work practically, my seat was on the wing so no view whatsoever, and turbulence never ceased.
How wonderful.
John was waiting me here, it was so nice to hug him (not too long or too close) "cos you know what Chinese people are like".
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We had a crazy taxi ride from Lantau Island (where the airport is) to Hong Kong Island. Asia, I have missed it so much!
The hotel was nice, not flashy, did the deed for the two nights we stayed. People here are very nice (not as much as Thais but still much more polite than the average European or the downright rude I-know-everything Americans).
Hong Kong is beautiful. Lots of skyscrapers, teeming with little people (no offence) everywhere, relatively cheap for some things, more expensive for others, ideal place to spend a few days.
It's the perfect blend between Asia and Western world. I loved it and would come back in a minute. We had two beautiful days, nice weather, not too hot, not too cold, everything went smooth.
We did quite a lot of sightseeing, walked a lot (the best way to explore in my opinion) and eat even more. It was exhausting but we both wanted to make the most of it. I totally dug it.
I have so many things I would like to write about but right now I am just knackered. We visited a couple of temples this morning, then rushed to the hotel to check out before noon and finally headed to the airport. What was really cool is the fact that from Central Station you can check in your luggage straight away and just forget about it and get to the airport 30 minutes before take off! Isn't that a brilliant idea? (Logistically speaking).
Anyways, we then met up with a friend of mine from uni that now lives here and had just come back from Rajahstan (lucky him!). We went to visit the giant Bhudda on Lantau Island, a massive statue overlooking a valley. Spectacular!
Then we headed back to the airport and waited for J's flight to Bangkok. My flight is in 2+ hours (I think, better double check) so I have plenty of time to kill but honestly, I am too tired. Hope, for once, to get some sleep on my way to Zurich (yes, indeed another stopover before landing in the promised land... shit!). I never manage to sleep on planes. It's beyond my control, I just can't fall asleep. John started snoring in the 3 minutes taxi ride this morning and I have trouble closing my eyes for 14-something hours on a bloody airplane. Since I am flying by night all the way to Europe, maybe I'll be luckier this time?
by leaning his seat all the way backwards while I was eating - and he pretended he didn't speak any languages so that he could do as he pleased... the bastard - the movie screen did not work practically, my seat was on the wing so no view whatsoever, and turbulence never ceased.How wonderful.
John was waiting me here, it was so nice to hug him (not too long or too close) "cos you know what Chinese people are like".
?.
We had a crazy taxi ride from Lantau Island (where the airport is) to Hong Kong Island. Asia, I have missed it so much!
The hotel was nice, not flashy, did the deed for the two nights we stayed. People here are very nice (not as much as Thais but still much more polite than the average European or the downright rude I-know-everything Americans).
Hong Kong is beautiful. Lots of skyscrapers, teeming with little people (no offence) everywhere, relatively cheap for some things, more expensive for others, ideal place to spend a few days.
It's the perfect blend between Asia and Western world. I loved it and would come back in a minute. We had two beautiful days, nice weather, not too hot, not too cold, everything went smooth.
We did quite a lot of sightseeing, walked a lot (the best way to explore in my opinion) and eat even more. It was exhausting but we both wanted to make the most of it. I totally dug it.
I have so many things I would like to write about but right now I am just knackered. We visited a couple of temples this morning, then rushed to the hotel to check out before noon and finally headed to the airport. What was really cool is the fact that from Central Station you can check in your luggage straight away and just forget about it and get to the airport 30 minutes before take off! Isn't that a brilliant idea? (Logistically speaking).
Anyways, we then met up with a friend of mine from uni that now lives here and had just come back from Rajahstan (lucky him!). We went to visit the giant Bhudda on Lantau Island, a massive statue overlooking a valley. Spectacular!Then we headed back to the airport and waited for J's flight to Bangkok. My flight is in 2+ hours (I think, better double check) so I have plenty of time to kill but honestly, I am too tired. Hope, for once, to get some sleep on my way to Zurich (yes, indeed another stopover before landing in the promised land... shit!). I never manage to sleep on planes. It's beyond my control, I just can't fall asleep. John started snoring in the 3 minutes taxi ride this morning and I have trouble closing my eyes for 14-something hours on a bloody airplane. Since I am flying by night all the way to Europe, maybe I'll be luckier this time?
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