Last time it was the missing visa.
This time I don't need a visa. HOW did I miss it again?
This is how:
When it becomes clear that I will not be able to get up, make my way to the airport, fly, and navigate public transport in Hanoi, I call the hotel's reception to renew my room for another night. Fortunately I could stay in the same room, but for an exorbitant price (in comparison: my hotel for the night cost more than the re-booked flight to Hanoi tomorrow)
Once my stomach has calmed down, I see things calmer. It's not the first time I missed a flight and last time it was for the best: I got 2 weeks in Hong Kong out of it ;-) Rule #4 of the Dalai Lama : Remember that sometimes not getting what you want is a wonderful stroke of luck!
After my stomach has calmed down I go for an early a.m. walk.
A bit later I re-book my flight for tomorrow I realize that this leaves me time for some errands that I wanted to run in Hong Kong.
I see the watchmaker on Des Voeux Road. Every time I come here, I either buy some leather watch bands or have a watch re-glassed. This is his tiny shop (the left of the brightly lit shop fronts)
He doesn't disappoint this time either:
I'm always amazed how he has his watch-maker's tool attached to his head with a simple wire, so this time I ask him to let me take a picture.
I also buy some camera memory cards (where else if not in Hong Kong?) and a travel adapter.
I also feel I can't refuse taking this flower into my hotel room, which a flower seller across the street offers for HK$12
Once my stomach has calmed down, I see things calmer. It's not the first time I missed a flight and last time it was for the best: I got 2 weeks in Hong Kong out of it ;-) Rule #4 of the Dalai Lama : Remember that sometimes not getting what you want is a wonderful stroke of luck!
After my stomach has calmed down I go for an early a.m. walk.
A bit later I re-book my flight for tomorrow I realize that this leaves me time for some errands that I wanted to run in Hong Kong.
I see the watchmaker on Des Voeux Road. Every time I come here, I either buy some leather watch bands or have a watch re-glassed. This is his tiny shop (the left of the brightly lit shop fronts)
He doesn't disappoint this time either:
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| The crystal was so scratched before that it made it almost impossible to see the time. Now this beauty from the 1960s shines again ;-) |
I'm always amazed how he has his watch-maker's tool attached to his head with a simple wire, so this time I ask him to let me take a picture.
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| M goi saai, Mr. Watchmaker ! |
I also feel I can't refuse taking this flower into my hotel room, which a flower seller across the street offers for HK$12
I lay down for a hopefully uneventful night's sleep and look forward to tomorrow's flight to Hanoi, which still will let me take advantage of my booked room in Hanoi and the junk in Ha-long Bay.
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