Arrival in Hong Kong

We checked in at Changi Airport at 5.40am. I had booked an early flight and a late returning flight with the intention of maximising the enjoyment time at Hong Kong. It proved to be a little tiring when we reached the hotel though.

We reached the gate at 6.11am.

Boarding the plane

The sunrise


Menu on Jetstar

Coco wanted to eat their $10 'Signature Hainanese Chicken Rice'

Verdict: Even though they use drumstick meat for the set, it didn't taste good.

When we reached HK airport, we had to transfer to a bus which drove for 15 minutes before we reached the Arrival Hall

This is the bus we boarded

Waiting for our luggage

This is the counter where you can purchase the Octopus card.

The many repetitive signs at the airport ie. directions to board the express trains to the city, the cabs, the buses

The place we had our first taste of HK food - right at the airport. My sister was asked to pay for the breakfast dish first before making payment for the lunch dish - a weird concept to us altogether. Beef noodles. The beef was good but we didn't think much about the soup.

lor mai kai (糯米鸡) with a chicken wing mid-joint in it. The tastiest lor mai kai among the ones we'd tried in Hong Kong.

In a cab. Before we boarded the cab at the airport, we were given a creditcard-sized card that encouraged us to give comments or feedback about the cabdriver via phone or email. I thought that was a good practice as it would deter cab drivers from being up to anything funny ie. take the longer routes, tell you the meter is faulty, don't know directions.

The cabbie had a lot of things stuffed in his carboot and even on front-passenger seat though. The bulky plastic bag in front prevented me from taking a picture of the meter.

It cost us about HK225 to reach our hotel from the airport.