January 26, 2014

January 26, 2014 – Saying goodbye to Ken and Dina then on to Hong Kong

After goodbyes  Ken headed off to his THIRD, and final, golf game of his tournament, in yet another dapper outfit !!!

 

We spent the balance of the day with Dina, packing, relaxing, sharing photos... then we said our goodbyes and headed off to the airport to fly to Hong Kong.  AirAsia is truly a NO FRILLS airline .... I have never been so jammed into a seat as I could barely get my purse under the seat ahead of me (no way I could fit my carry on bag in anything but the overhead compartment !!) .  The flight attendants welcomed us on board and then ... disappeared, as we were not offered ANYTHING ... not even a glass of water over our entire 3 ½ hour flight !!!  ( I got a chuckle as they came through the cabin just before landing to collect garbage.  Garbage from what ????   All those snacks and drinks ???  I think not ..... ). 

We arrived in Hong Kong about 7:30 pm and took the MTR system (mass transit railway) from the airport to the hotel.  Again, its a very slick system much like our Canada Line .... very easy to figure out (as long as you have a map) and a very efficient way to move around the city !!

Park Lane Hotel is very nice and right across from Victoria Park where there is a night market going on in celebration of Chinese New Year.  The market is a BUSTLE of activity with SWARMS of people arriving each afternoon and staying well into the night  ..... fun to watch from the 27th floor !!

We arrived a bit hungry so we headed up to  RIVA ... the hotel’s deck top restaurant where we enjoyed sliders and a FABULOUS view of the harbor and Kowloon, across the water from where we are.  Tomorrow we check out the city .....