We flew with Emirates this time (30kg baggage allowance in Economy swung it!). The flights were good, food plentiful, the staff lovely, but pity the same can't be said for the other psssengers! Well one other passenger whom we shall call Mr Mad for the purposes of this story....
This very large Nigerian guy sat beside me on the Dubai/Hong Kong leg, and the fact he arrived singing loudly was a bit of a good indictor of what was to follow. The loud praying that followed it unnerved me immensely, but he quietened down after take off. For a bit.
Despite his size he was obviously a waif, as he demanded food and liquor constantly. After his substantial chicken dinner, it was I NEED Beef, and abuse for the poor stewardess who told him there were no spare meals. He drank wine and lager until the purser intervened, and elbowed and kneed me constantly. That felt like a long 7 hours!
Everyone now has to fill in a health questionnaire to enter Hong Kong, and they're checking everybody's temperatures as you get off the plane and into the airport building. I felt boiling hot but obviously my core temperature must have been ok as we weren't stopped. As we collected our baggage Mr Mad was nowhere to be seen, so I'm hoping the shambles he made of his health and border control forms had caused him a little delay!!
The hotel feels just like we're coming home, except it has had a huge facelift since last year. It's very smart and we're in a newly refurbished room with a very cool carpet just like we had our eye on at home!
And when we woke up a little while ago the warm sun was streaming in, so I'm signing off now to go out into the hustle and bustle of HK life. Laters Taters!!
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