We arrived in HK after our 14-hour flight surprisingly alert, thanks to three entertaining films (The Iron Lady, Hugo, and The Muppets); an excerpt from the audio book, The Happiness Advantage; a Berlitz Word Traveler review of Cantonese phrases; and tasty eats highlighted by the pan-seared salmon filet and raspberry ice cream covered with a dark chocolate crust.
Smartly- dressed airport agents, some wearing surgical masks, directed us to the temperature checkpoint (remnant of SARS; hats off, please), then through immigration (where Inspector Chan with a cool thick thumb ring granted us passage), and onwards to baggage claim. We emerged into the Arrivals Hall to be welcomed by WW with hugs and a "care tote" bag filled with useful survival items (fruit juices, pears, tissue packs, and wet wipes)!
A red Urban Taxi took us from the airport on Lantau Island to our hotel on Kowloon in 25 minutes, crossing two impressive and modern-looking bridges along the way. We unpacked, dined at Xi Yan (Flavor) in the adjacent mall, scouted out our MTR subway options in the basement, and turned in by 11 pm local time, determined to overcome jet lag and awake at a decent hour the next day. We're ready for you, HK!
Thursday, April 5, 2012
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Oh yes, Tempo tissue packs! Very important! Love those!
it was nice to see a friendly face when we arrived - though Winson's photo taking skills with his blackberry need to be enhanced a bit :) -a
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