As the last post might have implied, the Norris Family is still going to India - just a little bit later than expected! After 3 and a half hours waiting in line at the airport yesterday afternoon, Mum and Dad managed to get BA to rebook us to go via Hong Kong tomorrow morning. While it's disappointing to lose out on an already short trip, we will still make our flight to Darjeeling, which is kind of the focus of the trip. We will still have a couple of days in Delhi on our way back from Darj, so losing out on the first few days isn't the end of the world.
This extra day and a half here has given us more time to hang out with the animals, and to re-think our packing (several times), but it still feels a little bit frustrating. Dad's looking forward to checking out the Hong Kong International Airport (??? - not quite sure why, as most airports are pretty similar, regardless of their location), but I'm not sure that anyone's looking forward to a 12-13 hour flight. But hey, at least we're still going!!!
Here's hoping no freak weather in Hong Kong (thankfully, typhoon season is over), or here for that matter!
Hong Kong airport is quite impressive but watch out for buying water in the airport after going through security and still having it confiscated as you get on the plane. Lots of flashy clothing stores there for your Dad to check out - if you have time make sure to visit the Shanghai Tang store. Happy travels
ReplyDeleteThanks Martin! I will pass along your advice to Mr Shopaholic
ReplyDeleteHong Kong airport is shaped like a dragon - quite a good shopping place too if you are there during daylight hours. Gotta go to Shanghai Tang!
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