Things were a little more complex once we made it back to Bangkok ahead of a one-night stopover in the city. We disembarked on the tarmac and took the world's slowest airport bus back to the terminal, where we were greeted by a 45-minute wait for the baggage carousel to start up. Then came a struggle to find our airport shuttle, followed by a wait for it to arrive.
Eventually, though, we made it to the Silver Gold Garden Airport Hotel, which wasn't really silver or golden but was cheap. It was comfortable enough for a night, but I wouldn't recommend a longer stay.
Anyway, we headed out and checked out a market immediately outside the hotel grounds. Full of very unsafe looking food products and illegal VCDs, it was an interesting place to spend some time in.
Later, we had dinner in the hotel restaurant, which was fine, before heading back up to our room to enjoy some of the great movies on cable highlights: Sydney White, a hip update of Snow White starring Amanda Bynes and Prom Night, a slasher movie starring someone who Zarah says guest starred on Gossip Girl).
We got back to the airport and out of Thailand without a hitch, taking a Cathay Pacific flight to Hong Kong. There was some turbulence along the way, which bothered Zarah more than it did me, but we got to Hong Kong safe and sound. We took a taxi to our hotel, the Metropark Hotel Kowloon, which was very nice.
That night, we headed out to the nearby Ladies Bazaar, where Zarah did a little shopping, before heading down to the harbourfront to watch the Symphony of Lights. It was pretty cool, even if thick haze did dim the skyline a little. We ate in the food court of a nearby department store and then turned in.
Zarah will fill you in on the rest of Hong Kong soon enough.
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