Leaving Hong Kong

Hong Kong has been really good, but it is time to leave. My flight to Johannesburg starts boarding in about 10 minutes. I'm not on a rush to get on the plane since I will be on it for a solid 13.5 hours. This is the longest flight I have ever had, and I'm not really looking forward to it. I have been at the airport for a while because once I check out of my hotel and get ready to leave a city I feel over doing things in the city' Although, today I did go to the Hong Kong history museum where I learned a lot about that I didn't know. For instance, I had no idea how rough life was here during World War II when the Japanese controlled it. 

While I have been at the airport this evening, I made good use of the free wifi. This is the 1st airport I have been to since New Orleans that has free Wifi. I used the Wifi to use Skype to call American Airlines and change my route a little bit. I'm no longer going to Mauritius. It was going to be insanely expensive to stay there, and it was never a place I was that interested in. Because I'm not going to Mauritius, I get to fly from Dubai to Miami at the end of my trip and then from Miami to New Orleans.

Hong Kong was a pretty good stop in comparison to the other cities I visited in Asia. The city has the most beautiful skyline I have ever seen. Everything is centered around the water because the business center of the city is on a the tiny Hong Kong Island. Behind the beautiful buildings are mountains that rise from the South China Sea. Unfortunately, I never saw the tiniest bit of blue sky while I was here. It rained the 1st two days and the last two, the sky was just gray. I was just happy it wasn't cold like Tokyo.

The weather caused the scariest flight I have ever had on the way here. The flight crew warned that there would be turbulence, but no one expected the kind of turbulence we got. When the airplane shook a lot the 1st time, people scream. I have never had people scream like that on a flight before and hope I never do again.

I'm only supposed to stay in Johannesburg for one night. Then, off to Cape Town. Finally, after Cape Town, I'll be in Europe. I have to say I'm looking forward to Europe the most and I'm glad to be leaving Asia.