Hong Kong-Arrival and First Days

We flew Cathay Pacific out of LAX, leaving about 1:00 pm. The flight is almost 15 hours.

The airplane had a great entertainment system and we spent our time, when not eating and drinking, watching movies and television shows (Scandal, etc.). With a little sleep thrown in, the trip was not too bad.

We arrived at 7:00pm Hong Kong time and took a taxi to the hotel; about a 45 a minute drive. Kering set all of their employees attending the INTA meetings up in the Park Lane hotel, overlooking Victoria Park and the bay. We got a room with a great view on the 14th floor.

We get breakfast and cocktails and heavy hors d’oeuvres in the evening at the Club lounge as part of the deal. The hors d’oeuvres are good enough for a light dinner if we are not going out elsewhere.

Friday we spent the first part of the day orienting ourselves, learning to ride the metro and bought pre-paid “Octopus” cards that not only pay fares on the subway, buses and ferries, but at fast food places and vending machines.

On Friday evening Patty had a dinner with the Kering group and I had dinner in the club lounge and went to bed hours before she got back to the hotel.