Taipei ->Hong Kong

We had another lovely breakfast, then finalized packing before checking out. It was raining, so we decided to hang out in the lobby. Lunchtime happened, and memories of the soup in the hotel restaurant inspired us to head upstairs for a rerun. While my chopstick skills have improved immensely, those shrimp wontons were really slippery - but I persisted.

The concierge ordered a taxi for us, and we arrived at the airport about 4. We checked in for our flight, but couldn't check our bags for 2 more hours. As we were looking for a place to hang out with all our luggage, one of the other Cathay Pacific agents came up with a brilliant idea. There was an earlier flight to Hong Kong - so he took us back to the counter, and the nice young lady rebooked the first leg.

We settled in to the lounge, and enjoyed beverages - stomachs still full of soup, we just had a couple of small cookies.

The flight from Taipei to Hong Kong was uneventful. My stuffy right ear cooperated with the help of the air-equalizing earplugs I got yesterday at a gadget store in the Miramar Mall. We went through the Hong Kong immigration and security checkpoint - and for the first time, my thread snips were confiscated. Whatever...

We settled in to the lounge (Thank you Chase Sapphire Priority Pass!). There's a 2 hour limit, but the very nice lady at the desk said we could check in again when our 2 hours are up. Our flight at 3:20 am will be the last until 7 something in the morning. Oops- text from Cathay .. make that 3:50.Read more