Hello from Hong Kong

Ni hao - not great French I know but when in Rome (or in this case HK) do as the locals do, so somebody said.

 The flight here was an experience. I'm sure the space in cattle class has got smaller since I last travelled long haul (about 21 years ago!). And what happened to the lovely jasmine hot towels they used to hand out at the beginning and end of  the journey? I also remember the welcome packs with socks and an eye mask. I'm sure this was standard in economy even on budget airlines. Anyway, I was grateful of the business class pack Anne gave me.

The flight itself was fairly uneventful - I watched a couple of episodes of Miranda and then did a little reading and a little snoozing. About 11 1/4 hrs in total. Another 11-12 hours to Frankfurt coming up.

Very hot in the air terminal in HK. Looks very grey outside - probably smog I think! Am here for a few hours so making use of the free wifi - much more generous than AKL where it's user pays.

Well, before I keep rambling on - it's the lack of sleep - I'll finish this. Next time, I should be coming to you from Belgium.