Gate 36

Well, apart from the mild agony of it being 6:44am, it’s a nice surprise to find free internet at my boarding gate in HK. I am a little put out with the concierge who booked my airport transfer for 5:15am, meaning that I got up at 4:30am, only to arrive at the airport at 5:30am for a 9:20 flight. Yeah. However, it is nice not to have to line up for anything, and where I’m sitting, you can see the sun rising behind the mountains on one side and out over the islands on the other. Actually, getting here so early meant that the bus company sent a limousine instead of a bus (win!), so an elderly gentleman from London on his way back from New Zealand and I got a stylish lift from the hotel. We had a lovely chat along the way, and he gave me some good tips for visiting London. He’s an ex-serviceman, which reminded me that it’s Remembrance Day today. I’m not such which time-zone’s 11:00 I should observe, but I did notice a few people wearing poppies in HK over the last couple of days.

Right, so last night I treated myself to sushi for dinner, but, surprisingly, the highlight was actually the oysters. The nigiri sushi was thin and small (nothing like Sushi Zanmai in Akiba, which has cemented its title as best sushi place in the world), but the oysters with baked cheese and Japanese mayonnaise were to die for! After dinner I went browsing along Nathan Road, and bought a lovely thick scarf in a burnt orange colour. Can’t wait to wear it!

So now there’s not much to do but wait. My flight doesn’t board until 8:55, so there is quite a lot of waiting to be done. Might go and read for a bit. Ciao for now!