Well, leg one of our journey is completed. We've just settled into The Peninsula Hotel, which is amazing! The service here in Hong Kong, after only an hour is unreal.
The flight was 16 hours and we went due north over the North Pole (we could see Santa Claus getting ready). Then down over Siberia into China and then over Hong Kong. Half an Ambien was just enough. There were a bunch of movies but they were on a continuous loop so I could never catch the beginning of any. So we watched most of The DaVinci Code on the computer until it ran out of battery power.
After clearing customs etc, we got picked up by Sam, our driver who took us to the hotel. Along the way you could see the HK shipping terminals which are huge even compared to Long Beach, Oakland and Elizabeth, NJ. The hotel is fully decked out for Christmas and is right in the middle of Canton St, the main shopping thoroughfare.
We tried calling home already, but Nani didn't pick up!
Here's a picture of Tracy on the plane and me waiting for the trolley on our way to customs and baggage claims.
Sam
Keep the pics coming. Mimi
ReplyDeleteGlad you made it safe and sound, fabulous hotel and shopping district? This baby stuff is COOL! It's 17 degrees in Mamaroneck, one degree windchill and I'm on my way to your house to take Baxter to the doggie park! Do you have doggy Uggs for him? :)
ReplyDeleteJL