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Hong Kong Airport Lounge

26 October 2019

Bike pump

How to kill 8 hours in Hong Kong airport

My flight to Hong Kong was comfortable and less than half full. I had the entire middle block to myself and could have laid down, but did not.
In front of me there was a family with 3 small babies. As soon as the seatbelt sign went off the parents leapt up and started assembling various contraptions. After some time, it was ready to be inflated. Really.
The father pulled out a big bike pump and started pumping, and at the end an entire bouncy castle arrangement that could contain 3 babies had been constructed.
Then, just before he put the pump away, another father came and asked to borrow the pump, he brought his castle but forgot his pump. So there you go, coming soon on a flight near you, hours of pumping noises.

Now onto how to kill time in Hong Kong airport.

1. Walk a long way, I have walked at least 10km inside the airport.
2. Have something to drink. I have had a warm milk drink.
3. Take a shower. The Hong Kong airlines lounge has good showers.
4. Take a nap. I am going to try, but what if I oversleep? Its still 5 hours to my flight.

I do feel very tired currently, perhaps I am getting weak with old age.

Also an update on protesters, there are none. I walked to where they were protesting in recent weeks, which was immediately before the immigration counters, you can see out into the departure hall from just the other side, I could see no one in black face masks at all. Lots of old man security guards though, but I suspect they were always there.
Now, time for my nap.

Hong Kong-Airport-Lounge - Its definitely boring photo time. I stopped at Pacific coffee for a burnt brown sugar and ginger latte. I like these a lot and wish they had them in A

Its definitely boring photo time. I stopped at Pacific coffee for a burnt brown sugar and ginger latte. I like these a lot and wish they had them in Australia. Pacific coffee is apparently Hong Kong owned, where as Starbucks is Mainland China owned, and hence, some Starbucks stores have been molotov'd lately.


Hong Kong-Airport-Lounge - I walked to every corner of the airport, but eventually ended up at the satellite concourse where most Hong Kong Airlines flights leave from.

I walked to every corner of the airport, but eventually ended up at the satellite concourse where most Hong Kong Airlines flights leave from.


Hong Kong-Airport-Lounge - Here is my shower. Lovely moldy wood paneling. American spell checker is doing its thing.

Here is my shower. Lovely moldy wood paneling. American spell checker is doing its thing.


Hong Kong-Airport-Lounge - I have not much else to do, so heres a photo of a toilet and mirrors and whatever. Squint and you can see me.

I have not much else to do, so heres a photo of a toilet and mirrors and whatever. Squint and you can see me.


Hong Kong-Airport-Lounge - And finally, here is my nap spot. Maybe. Hmmm. Its very dark in here, so this is a noisy photo to get some exposure whatever.

And finally, here is my nap spot. Maybe. Hmmm. Its very dark in here, so this is a noisy photo to get some exposure whatever.


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