Up just after 4 am for 5 am pick up at hotel for transfer to Guilin Airport about and hour and ten minutes away. We arrived at the airport at about 6.15 to find a lot of people standing around outside, and soon realised that the airport was closed. Bizarre. Doors opened at 6.30 and the check in soon after. Guilin is a big airport with flights all over China. First flight out was 7.45 and ours was 8.00. We were upgraded to Business Class which meant more legroom and a curtained off compartment. Flight left a bit early and only took 50 mins to Shenzhen which is a huge airport.
Fifty minutes on a plane and 8 hours minimum on a bus, glad we decided to fly. Three metro rides, border control and coffee in Starbucks ( sorry Tom) and we checked into hotel about 4 hours after arrival at Shenzhen.
Great hotel, our room is on the 70th floor with a nice harbour view. A spot of sushi for lunch, a quick nap and we set off for Kowloon water front which is about a fifteen minute metro ride. Hung around for the laser light symphony looking across to Hong Kong Island. Not that great, the light show that is. It’s raining.
Apparently the Nina Tower where we are staying is the 7th tallest building in the world.
nice flight
