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!
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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