HKG day 4 – leaving on a jet plane

Woke up at around 0530, showered and lugged my stuff downstairs to check out. I had earlier booked a coach from the hotel to the airport, because I did not want to have to find my way to the Airport Express station in Kowloon at this hour of the morning nor take a taxi.

They gave me back HKG$86.40 and I chatted with the receptionist a bit before my coach arrived 10 minutes early. Chuen from my first day was on duty and he took my bag to the bus and asked if I had a nice trip, because he remembered that it was my first time in Hong Kong. Very nice and friendly of him to have remembered.

The coach was actually a small bus that takes people like me to the airport. Since I was the first one on the bus, I had to follow the detour to a few other hotels to pick up some more guests. It was not bad; we went past Mody Road which I never had a chance to explore but basically the whole street had a lot of shops selling watches. Then went to Hung Hom area which was more like how Hongkies live and lead their everyday lives.

We reached the airport at around 0715 – it was definitely windy at this hour of the morning. I took a photo of the sunrise from the airport, then went inside to check in. Got my window seat, yay!

Hong Kong December 2004 - Sun rising, view from airport

After that was waiting around for 1.5 hours before boarding the plane. There weren’t a lot of people onboard the 0915 flight so the guy who was sitting next to me moved elsewhere. I was tired but could not sleep, so I watched ‘Anaconda : The Hunt for the Blood Orchid’ on the small LCD screen.

Reached KLIA 3+ hours later, hello Malaysia.

Read more:

Day 1 : To Hong Kong
Day 2.1 : In Search of Tin Hau
Day 2.2 : The Octopus Strikes Back
Day 2.3 : Flower Crazy
Day 2.4 : Central; A Different World
Day 2.5 : Night Time, Light Time
Day 3.1 : The Buddha Beckons
Day 3.2 : To The Peak and Back
Day 3.3 : This Girl Needs a Beer
Day 4 : Leaving Hong Kong
Some thoughts on Hong Kong

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