Our carry-on bags have to be under 15 pounds for the HK Express flight. This one just makes it.
This one has just a bit more space.
Although we had to remove the heavy magnetic hooks to be under the weight, so I stuck them in my pants pockets.
There's no public transportation to the airport at 2am. It doesn't start until almost 5am.
So we requested an Uber.
It said it's finding nearby drivers.
But it couldn't find one.
Luckily a cab was dropping off someone right outside our hotel, so we took that to the airport.
A repacking area at the airport.
Rechecking the weight of our bags.
Still good.
Cool-looking restaurant on the upper level.
We paid a bit extra for U-First priority boarding.
While walking to security after checking our bags, we passed a currency exchange.
Might as well get rid of our yen now. We still had $70 worth.
We'll use Hong Kong dollars next.
Pretty pictures.
A kids play area. They really like Mount Fuji.
Sunrise.
Pokemon on the airplane.
Our flight was pretty empty, so many people switched seats to lay down across an entire row.
They also served food, although we decided to wait rather than eat before take-off, like this guy.
A family with two young kids beside us. They were exhausted.
The city below.
Some taller buildings.
Mount Fuji.
Ogii with it.
We flew right by it.
Time for our breakfast.
You had to order it before the flight.
Arriving at Hong Kong.
The airport.
Electronic waterfall and river.
Taking a bus to the cable car.
Each bus has it's own line, which starts here.
And then extends back.
This bus was popular.
Here it comes.
We can see the cable cars.
It's right by CityGate, an outlet mall.
Uh oh, due to the strong winds, the cable car will be closing early today. We had reserved a cable car ride up and back, so we canceled it for a refund.
The took a bus to our hotel.
Again, many buses at this stop; you have to make sure you get on the correct one. For the last bus, I used my credit card, but the credit card reader wasn't working on this bus. You could also use an Octopus transit card, but we didn't have one. The only other option is cash, but the driver doesn't give change. Our fare was 49.80, and luckily I had a 50 bill. The only other bills I had were 500s, so I'm glad I had the 50.
This bus wasn't very crowded.
And it had wifi.
T-Mobile also works here for free internet and texts.
Colorful buildings.
A bridge.
Tons of skyscrapers jammed together.
Even more.
Most looked pretty new, but some were very run down.
Houses on a hill.
Cool building top.
Three similar skyscrapers.
We arrived at our hotel.
Colorful wall.
We couldn't check in yet, so we dropped our bags and walked around the area a bit.
Some stores in here.
It looks like this one is brand new and they're just getting their inventory.
The restaurants are only supposed to serve the people who work there, but they don't verify it, so you just need to say you work there.
Ogii wanted try this building, and there were a ton of stores listed.
Many restaurants, too.
Ah, it's a shopping mall.
A huge one with multiple levels.
Neat restaurant.
Toys.
Desserts.
More.
Even more.
We were headed out, but it had started raining.
So we ran back in to grab some umbrellas from this store.
Everyone outside has an umbrella.
A cheap street-level restaurant.
But Ogii wanted something a bit nicer. She found a place on the map, but we walked through a parking garage to a semi-hidden elevator, and the restaurant wasn't listed on the directory.
But it was there.
They have some cards saying congrats on the grand opening, so maybe they're really new.
Very clean looking inside.
You ordered on your phone. Everything was easy except the parfait; I didn't know what these options were. Hopefully I'm not requesting squid on it or something.
Truffle mayonnaise fries.
Duck leg confit.
Hanger steak.
A view of the street.
The parfait.
Now time to check in to the hotel.
Very bright.
A view outside.
Very tall buildings.
Which look like offices.
We could see a few people working.
The we headed out again to get massages. While waiting in the front, some women were getting foot massages. One was writhing in pain; I hope they take it easier on us.
Nope. Ogii got cupping, which hurt some each time.
My masseuse actually dug into my neck a bit and left some marks. But other than the pain, the massages were good.
We didn't have the correct power plug, so we went to an electronics store in the mall.
The UK socket is supposed not to be used in Hong Kong because the voltage and amperage is different, so when checking out, the cashier asked it we would be using them in Hong Kong or only taking them out of the country. I said only taking them out so I could buy it. It's only a small difference, 220V in HK vs 230V in UK, so most things, especially phones and computers, which is what we were using them for, work fine, but some other items might have problems. There are also small plastic bars blocking the UK plugs from coming out, but they're easy to break off.
Looking down from an upper level of the mall.
This glow-ball pit bar sounds fun.
Except it's closed. We're tired anyway, so we just went to sleep early rather than going out for the night.