6 hours to go!

Hi all!

Marion, Eda, and I have arrived safely in Hong Kong after a 13 hour flight from Vancouver. We flew on Cathay Pacific, which is apparently quite a treat. When Marion asked our flight attendant whether we got food and in-flight movies, the reply she got was, “Honey, you’re flying Cathay Pacific”. Needless to say, we ate well, slept better, and were thoroughly entertained on our flight!

Upon our arrival, we took the HK Express train into town and toured around the biggest mall any of us had ever been in. We didn’t want to venture far from it for fear of getting lost and missing our connection, so we literally spent about 3 hours walking around it…and still didn’t see everything! It was also the fanciest mall any of us had ever been in. As we walked through we were serenaded by live classical musicians, and everyone seemed impeccably dressed. This made for a stark contrast between our attire, which featured more conservative, (much!) more casual, lounge-y airplane clothing. You should have seen the looks we got. I haven’t felt like such a social pariah since two weeks ago during finals (see the before-and-after documentary photo on Facebook if you haven’t already). But, we justified it by reminding ourselves how ridiculous we’d look if we showed up to Nepal in haute couture.

We did end up stepping outside into the sun for about a half hour and checked out some of the sights around the perimeter of the mall. Hong Kong is stunning! If you ever get the chance to go, don’t hesitate for a moment. Go there. Picture beautiful mountains surrounding incredibly stylish architecture amidst crisp blue waterways. Gorgeous.  

We had to get back for our 6 hour flight to Kathmandu, after which we’ll be reunited with Mike and Kiley in Patan, but not before we feasted on the most delicious salads you can imagine! We will look forward to stopping back and treating ourselves to leafy greens on the way back to Vancouver in about a month.

For now, the three of us are off to Nepal in about an hour. We’ll try our best to write more ASAP! Stay tuned…!