Cod's tongues on the menu Newfoundland

[RooFlyer]

Last of the CX F lounge offerings at YVR. I'm in The Pier at HKG as I write this. Wow! Why waste time in YVR?




The best feature of YVR IMHO is the fish tank in the new international wing, en route to the CX gate.




I don't think 'uncluttered' was in the architect's brief. And parking the buggy just where people will queue to board wasn't useful.




CX J set-up on B777. Pretty good - lots of leg room (natch) and a decent sized footwell. Heaps of stowage space and a good sized shelf for junk and the PFB




Wine list:

 

[defurax]

I'm in The Pier at HKG as I write this.

So were you successful in registering for HKG e-channel?

 

[RooFlyer]

No . Flight was a bit late and immigration took a while, and I was meeting some-one for dinner, so didn't want to invest the time .. this time. Just as well, as getting a taxi from Kowloon station took over 15 mins!!

When I arrived back at the airport this evening, I went to the airport info desk and asked the not unreasonable question (I thought) whether I could enrol now .. land side. After a grilling of why I wanted to do it, and under what airline etc etc .. the answer was 'no, only when you arrive'. That's 5 mins of lounge time, right there.

 

[defurax]

No . Flight was a bit late and immigration took a while, and I was meeting some-one for dinner, so didn't want to invest the time .. this time. Just as well, as getting a taxi from Kowloon station took over 15 mins!!

When I arrived back at the airport this evening, I went to the airport info desk and asked the not unreasonable question (I thought) whether I could enrol now .. land side. After a grilling of why I wanted to do it, and under what airline etc etc .. the answer was 'no, only when you arrive'. That's 5 mins of lounge time, right there.

For me it was third time lucky (first time landed too early, second time landed too late)

 

[RooFlyer]

On board the flight from YVR to HKG.

Lunch and dinner menu:




For lunch, I had the duck and then the pork. Both were very nice. The CSM introduced herself and we had a brief chat; overall the service was good. It was a good, business class experience all round.





Cheeses and port. The CX amenity kit is a soft wrap-around. Contents are adequate; the standard stuff.



I was meeting some-one for dinner when I arrived, so I didn't have the on-board dinner.

Airport Express to Kowloon station, then, as the Cordis Langham (formerly Langham Mongkok) isn't on the Airport Express shuttle bus route, I got a taxi (an arrival first!! I usually stay at the Mira which, while not on the route, is only a short walk from a drop-off point). Bloody 15 mins to get a taxi!! They just arrived one every minute or so at the Kowloon Station pick up point. Arrived at the Cordis about 2 hours after getting off the plane - a long time from what I'm used to.

 

[RooFlyer]

My impressions of the Cordis Langham Place here.

 

[LadyC]

I have done the train ride from Toronto to Halifax. Mind you it was almost 20 years ago so not sure my knowledge is still relevant!

 

[LadyC]

Great TR Rooflyer - Thanks for posting

 

[boomy]

Thanks RooFlyer for taking the time to write another interesting TR.