HKG
3 hour layover in Hong Kong
07.26.2011
I'm in Asia! My 13-hour flight from SFO to HKG has got to be one of the coolest flights I've ever taken. The plane was at about 1/3 capacity and I have never been on an international flight where so many passengers have to freedom to actually sleep horizontally across the rows. I swear that from this moment on, it's either first class, buying two seats, or bust. Most peaceful trip ever.
I have a little under three hours to wander until my connecting flight takes off, and I cannot get over how strange it is to be in HKG. It was practically one year ago to the date that I was here, on the way to Guangzhou to visit my grandpa's village! 
My view from the Hong Kong Airport last July
Landing in Hong Kong today
I even walked past the place where my sister, cousin, and I stopped to slurp up massive bowls of soup during the wait. I'm going to keep walking around because my butt will be plopped in a seat again for the 2+ hour flight into Bangkok, but here are some tidbits that I've learned so far:
-Cathay Pacific's choice to offer cup of noodles as in-flight snacks: genius.
-Getting patted down at security when you are ticklish makes for an awkward situation.
-Security that gets around by Segway is awesome (just like the meter maids in Palo Alto). Watching the HKG security open doors while continuing to balance on that Segway is even better.
