$320m dollars’ worth of A350-900 and they stick it out in the middle of the yard – still, my first flight in an A350 – and so my second farewell tour of Australia beginsDragged to the gate…Arriving into Hong Kong 40-minutes early…Toi Fung Mangkhut struck Hong Kong on September 20th and caused quite a lot of damage – today it is just rain but lashings of itHaysi without Fantayzee…
The ICC Tower:
The ICC Tower observation deck is on Floor 100, some 393 metres above sea level. Unhelpfully the southern viewing area is closed today for a private event – so no jazzy views over central Hong Kong View of Hong Kong from the ICC Tower observation deck… View of Hong Kong from the ICC Tower observation deck… View of Hong Kong from the ICC Tower observation deck… View of Hong Kong from the ICC Tower observation deck…
At The Ferry Terminal:
A view from the ferry terminal in Kowloon overlooking Hong KongA view from the ferry terminal in Kowloon overlooking Hong KongA view from the ferry terminal in Kowloon overlooking Hong Kong
The Peak:
A view from The Peak – the trams that travel this route were made in Switzerland, naturally…
Walkabout:
The Court of Appeal built in 1910St John’s Anglican CathedralSt John’s Anglican CathedralThe old French MissionThe Peninsula Hotel used to be the grandest place to stay in Hong Kong and had a fleet of Rolls Royce cars to drive guests aroundThe Kowloon – Canton Railway clock tower built in 1915Once was tall…CX157 to Brisbane – delayed by 35-minutes “due to operational reasons” – which is airline-speak for “we neither know nor care”…Sunset over Sorong, West Papua, Indonesia
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