A relaxing day in Hong Kong

The direct flight from Toronto was a full 15 hours.  I looked at the in flight map and the route the plane takes from Toronto is straight north over Hudson's Bay and the Arctic and down through mainland China to Hong Kong.

We arrived at 5am Friday morning and didn't have to change our watches as Hong Kong is 12 hours ahead of Toronto.  First impressions are of a bustling world class city, efficiently run with great service everywhere.

Before we left, our friend Jeff Whan got us in contact with his son Kevin, a hotelier in Hong Kong and next thing we knew we were booked into The Excelsior.  We have a beautiful suite on the 27th floor overlooking Victoria Harbour.

We stayed in the hotel to adjust to the new time zone, enjoyed a meal and other amenities including the fitness centre.

Here are some views

from our hotel window