Hong Kong 3: For the LOVE of Avios! With Swiss and British Airways
Images of a Fragrant Harbour
Sections:
- Memo to Self: Stop looking at Booking Engines Late at Night
- Leaving Birmingham, Servisair Lounge, To Zürich with Swiss and OLT Express on LX425
- Zürich Night Stop – “Zürich Dayrooms”, Senator Lounge
- LX1952 Barcelona to Zurich
- A Free Tour of Barcelona
- Back to El Prat, Lounge, BA0475 Barcelona – London
- British Airways T5 First Class Lounge
- BA027 London Heathrow – Hong Kong
- Holiday Inn Express Soho, Sheung Wan, Hong Kong Island
- One Time Exception: Macau with TurboJet
- GhettoIFE Special: Images of a Fragrant Harbour (THIS SECTION)
- Lounging Around Hong Kong Airport
- BA026 Hong Kong to London Heathrow
- British Airways T5 First Class Lounge, BA484 London Heathrow – Barcelona El Prat
- Barcelona Switch, Lounge, LX1955 Barcelona – Zürich Airport
- Run like the wind, LX424 Zürich – Birmingham Airport, Homeward bound
- Avios? Oh Yes, Oh Yes, OH YEAH!
To be honest, I’m still not at full writing speed even as we enter the Christmas break period. But hey, I’ll try and tell my journey through the power of photography.
Hong Kong is a city of diversity and culture that is rare to find in the world, but there are lots of things to see – if you open your eyes and look around. Here are but a few things I saw on my travels….
- http://www.photoblog.com/kevincm/2012/12/13/random-hong-kong-images-1.html
- http://www.photoblog.com/kevincm/2012/12/14/random-hong-kong-images-2.html
- http://www.photoblog.com/kevincm/2012/12/15/random-hong-kong-images-3.html
- http://www.photoblog.com/kevincm/2012/12/16/random-hong-kong-images-4.html
Walking around Shenug Wan – a ubiquitous Red and White Taxi rushing past
Meat Counters in Sham Shui Po.
Markets near Sham Shui Po
… and of course, electronics!
On the top desk in a traffic jam on Nathan Road
The Bank of China (left) and the Hong Kong Shanghai Bank buildings (Right)
Tsim Sha Tsui Clock Tower – Kowloon
Star Ferry crossing to Wan Chai, Hong Kong Island lit up for “A Symphony of Lights”
The Bank of China Building – lit up in its bamboo style elements.
Cheongsam’s on sale at Temple Street
Phone ornaments by the bucketload
Ding Dings… doing their DingDing things.
Except this one that wants to do it Wednesday Style. Psy reference anyone? (Racing at the Happy Valley)
A Street of many steps.. .and seemingly many wedding couples
Star Ferry Leaving at night
I hope you’ve enjoyed this off the ball segment of “For the LOVE of Avios” – showing that there is a bit more to the the frequent flying game than just jumping on the plane.
Sometimes, on a mileage run, or a short trip, we forget to look around us and see the world around us.
Next: Back to the flying malarkey – Lounging Around Hong Kong Airport