Our 10 1/2 hr Lufthansa flight to Hong Kong was way better than our last Lufthansa experience. The staff were much more attentive and very friendly. Irene finally got her window seat…in fact she had two windows!

The Airport Express from the airport is very easy to work out and to get to our hotel, the Holiday Inn, we were told to get off at Kowloon and there will be a free shuttle bus which drops us at our hotel. Very fuss free and there are official people available to help with directions.

We had booked a triple room for the night and were checked into our first room which was on the non-smoking floor but the air in the room was heavy with the smell of stale smoke and mould. We called reception to report the unfortunate situation and it was no trouble to relocate us to another room which was much better. The spacious room was furnished with 3 double beds which delivered a very comfortable night’s rest.

Dinner was in the hotel’s restaurant and the food was authentic and delicious – tempura whitebait, crispy chicken with garlic, crispy pork belly, shrimp dumplings and shredded pork with noodles. Michele was really impressed when she asked for extra chilli and was given a selection of 3 different types. Yummo!

$100 Hong Kong dollars equate to approximately $16 Australian dollars and with a bill of $1194HK it was our most expensive meal of the trip. This included a bottle of a Marlborough sauvignon blanc.

Europe definitely was more economical.

A quick visit to the 7-Eleven to buy bubble water also surprised us with a selection of wines in store. There were only Australian and NZ varieties to choose from. We stocked up and then went back to our room to sleep in an attempt to get our body clocks closer to Australian time. Homeward bound tomorrow, 晚安！