Bye bye mosquitos!

We actually slept surprisingly well at the Hotel of Capricorn despite so many things going wrong yesterday. Today came the time to leave the moquito covered Fiji behind us and head to Hong Kong. We had considered having a breakfast at the hotel but after seeing the prices we went and bought snacks from a supermarket yesterday instead and just decided to have something hopefully substantial for lunch on the plane. It's one of those risks where you really hope they will give you food but you can never be sure. Despite yesterdays mix up with airport transfers we still got taken back to the airport by the hotel and arrived within plenty of time to check in and get some coffee inside us. I always like to get the airport super early so it does mean we have to wait around for a while but eventually we were boarding the plane ready to fly for what would seem like forever to get to Hong Kong. It was a 10 and half hour flight so I was glad we were sat with just the two of us together before the aisle started. I meant we didn't have to ask anyone to let us out when we needed it. We spent most of our time watching endless films and trying to have a few naps. There was a surprisingly good selection of films to watch so that kept us entertained most of the time. It did drag but not as much as I thought it would so that is reassuring for our 13 hour flight home we've just booked yesterday. After going through customs we had thoroughly researched how to get into the city as cheaply as possible and after purchasing travel cards we hopped on a bus towards Jordan where we'd be staying. When we got on a man followed us wearing a leg brace so Nick offered to help him with his luggage. He then started telling us he was here to bungee jump and we both looked at him puzzlingly because of his leg. He began to laugh and then explained that his leg was fine and he just wears a brace around the airport to pretend to have an injury so he can board the plane first, be taken off first and get driven around instead of having to walk! He painted it as the best idea ever, something we must do, but it just felt so wrong that he's taking those services from people who actually need it. We got off the bus before him and wished him well for his jump before walking towards our accommodation. We entered a residential style block of flats and discovered there is no queueing etiquette for the elevators. We were first in line and as soon as everyone had cleared out the lift people pushed passed us from both sides and before we could even move to get in the lift was full and the doors closing. I was boggled by the rudeness of this. The next lift came and we made sure to stand side by side so no one could get passed us before we got in. We found our hotel on the 7th floor which was basically a tiny room being used as a reception. We were directed upstairs and found our room for the week was in what probably use to be an appartment that has been split up into 4 very modern hotel rooms. We later discovered we have the biggest room of all 4 because we were at the end and on a corner. It's very tiny compared to most rooms but that's not unusual for Hong Kong and it serves it's purpose. I can't imagine how we would feel in the other 3 smaller rooms as ours already feels cramped. It's very noisy outside too even though we are at the back of the building so it may mean we wear earplugs to sleep. The accommodation was significantly cheaper than any other hotel in the area though so I'm pretty pleased with what we have for the price. We headed out to a supermarket nearby to buy some food for lunches and breakfasts before going to a Japanese restaurant for dinner. It's surreal being in such a built up highly populated city but it's a welcomed contrast and something new to explore and experience.Leer más