My round-the-world trip took an unexpected detour two days ago. It came in the form of a long layover in Hong Kong. Here’s the story.
Long Layover in Hong Kong
My flight from New Zealand to Hong Kong was delayed for an hour and a half thanks to someone flushing a plastic bag down one of the airplane’s toilets.
By the time we took off, it was looking doubtful that my boyfriend and I were going to make our connecting flight to Tokyo that night.
Upon arrival in China we found ourselves marooned in the former British territory with no flight to Tokyo until the following morning. We were in for a long layover in Hong Kong.
How to Spend a Long Layover in Hong Kong
The airline put us up in a hotel inside Hong Kong International Airport, and we started making lemonade from this handful of layover lemons.
I happen to have a bunch of former Goldman coworkers who live and work in Hong Kong. I emailed one of them to see if we could get some people together for drinks that evening.
He was just boarding a flight from Singapore back to Hong Kong, but sent me the number of another of our friends, who happened to be around.
My boyfriend and I ate our airline-subsidized dinner at the hotel, then headed into the city to meet up with my friend and make the most of our long layover in Hong Kong.
We managed to find our way from the train station to SoHo via the escalator, and met my friend on Staunton Street.
He took us to Staunton’s Wine Bar and Cafe, where we had a good time catching up. Afterwards my boyfriend and I headed to some nearby bars for another drink, fabulous people watching, and great views of Hong Kong.
Our unintentional layover turned into a great night out, and we certainly enjoyed our lemonade.
Now we’re in Tokyo feasting on good sushi and trying to navigate our way through this labyrinthine city. To be continued…
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