Day 17 - Sky 100

We sleep in late enough that we abandon our plans to visit the Big Buddha on Landau island near the airport.  Instead, we head across Kowloon to the Sky 100 observation deck which is almost 400m above sea level in an office tower.  The views from the windows are stunning.

overlooking the Kowloon ferry terminal across Victoria Harbour

Any apartments for rent in this city?

Returning to the Mira, we ask the concierge about a taxi, but he indicates we would need two cabs for us and all the luggage.  He says it’s unlikely we could get a van taxi, but suggests ordering a 7-person vehicle on Uber.  I wasn’t aware that was an option, and hadn’t used the Uber app for so long that my stored credit card had expired, so I have to re-enter the information.  Within 10 minutes a Toyota van arrives with a very nice driver who helps load our luggage.  We ride to the airport in comfort, at a cost of only $100 HK more than the taxi ride cost.

We chill in an airport lounge and marvel that, once again, we lucked out with virtually no line up at security, immigration, or the airline check-in counter.