Blog - HKG 2006 #1: Day 0
HKG 2006 #1: Day 0
On Sunday I got back from a short trip to Hong Kong which included a visit of Macau. We left Tokyo on August 30 (Wednesday) and came back on September 3 (Sunday).
I'll try to sum up most of what we did along with some photos. Many more photos can be found on my Hong Kong/Macau 2006 set at Flickr.
Day 0 - Arrival
We got to Narita at about 16:00 for our 18:30 flight, and checked in early since security is increased because we were using a U.S. airline. A water bottle was confiscated at an early body check, even though you can buy drinks in the shops and at the gate afterwards, and even though there's another check for liquids before boarding. So I concluded that the early confiscation is nothing but a tactic to sell more drinks.
It was a short and smooth flight, during which I listened to music (a mix CD by Yoshida Tetsuto I got the other day at the prata event) and played some Coloris. The plane landed at about 21:00 (local time), nearly an hour earlier than expected! We took Airport Express, a fast and inexpensive (HKD$160 for two) train shuttle, to Hong Kong station and walked to Central where we took the subway to Tin Hau where our hotel, L'Hotel Causeway Bay Harbour View, was located.
We got a room on the 35th floor (not actually the 35th floor though, since all "4"'s and "13" are skipped in numbering) near the top. The room itself was no luxury but it was comfortable and fine, with a huge bed. Unfortunately the hotel's TV didn't have the TVB Kids channel I had been looking forward to as it shows a recent cartoon series of Nazha (《哪吒傳奇》). It did however have TV5 Monde so I could watch some French TV!
Since it was already quite late, the day ended after a short walk around the neighborhood and eating some good mango-based desserts, including some from Ching Ching Desserts (G/F, 77 Electric Road, Tin Hau).
Larger photo sizes in my Hong Kong/Macau 2006 set at Flickr
Posted on September 6, 2006 at 20:41 | Tweet
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I'm a Spanish living in Fukuoka, but I'll comment in English since your entry is in English.
Did they really confiscate your water pet bottle? I guess I'd get quite a bit pissed. They do check for pet bottles, but I didn't know they would confiscate them. They always use that electronic checker on mine, then give it back to me. I haven't been to Narita, though, but I was to Fukuoka and Haneda airports earlier this month and I'll be there again at least twice more this month.
I'm very surprised for the confiscation. Maybe because it was an international flight? Maybe because the London incident was recent?
I usually take a pet bottle with me, especially when I travel with Skymark (they give you Nothing on board) and I'd be very upset if they tried to confiscate it.
Posted by ale on September 6, 2006 at 21:58
Yes it's because of the London incident. U.S. airlines are all tightening security and prohibiting all liquids on board. I thought it was a bit of exageration to confiscate at such an early check though, instead of just before boarding.
They do however say that they provide extra drinks to passengers on board. On the way back, there was free water distributors at the gate.
Posted by Patrick on September 6, 2006 at 22:11