Being patient in Hong Kong

A safe and quick flight to Hong Kong turned into a test of patient as I missed my connecting flight to Beijing. I ended up staying overnight at the airport hotel without my luggage and I was worried it was going to be in never never land. I had to contact my tour guy in Beijing to let him know I was not going to show up till tomorrow. Thankfully, the airline comped me a room, dinner, and breakfast so they are forgiven.

But when I got to the hotel, it was another battle with the front desk. I was getting the run around going up and down to the front desk. I did not sleep much on the plane and was getting irritated. Apparently I was not the only one who missed their flight so there were a bunch of people trying to use the broken pay phone. I ended up putting a deposit for my room just to make local calls argh...

This morning, I purposely got to the airport two hours early to ensure I was not going to miss my flight again. After an hour of waiting, I am finally ready to board to Beijing. What a way to start my trip...