Day One
Soooo the journey began with sheer luxury - no not the Heathrow Express, tho that's pretty painless - we had invites to the Virgin Clubhouse. That's the Upper Class Lounge.
My god, it's breathtaking! There's a Cowshed Spa, Bumble and Bumble hairdressers, endless food and drink of all varieties and a really cool place where you can sit and have a fag without feeling like a leper.
I was the first one to arrive, and really could not believe how amazing it was. Added to that was the upgrade to Premium Economy, which made me both excited and relaxed at the same time. I texted the boys to tell em about the upgrade, and it wasn't long before Pierre Hollins joined me.
We ate, drank and chatted...what a perfect way to begin a journey! It's gonna make my next flight on EasyJet all the more depressing!
John Fothergill arrived and we toasted each other with a glass of champagne. Soon it was time to board the flight. John and I were sat next to each other, and it wasn't long before both of us fell fast asleep. There was a massive choice of movies and Casino Royale held my attention brilliantly (something about Daniel Craig in trunks that'll do that for a gal), however An Inconvenient Truth send me back off into the land of nod, shame really as I am sure its a great film. My nicotine patches did their job pretty well and it wasn't till I was watching Sienna Miller trying to be Edie Sedgewick in Factory Girl and chainsmoking her way through the entire movie that I really, really wanted a fag!
Passport control at Hong Kong Airport takes a bit of time, in fact it was over an hour to get through to the other side. We were met by a driver from the gig with some news. As John and I were late additions to the bill our visas were all done at the last minute. That meant we actually had to leave Hong Kong and re-enter.
We were dropped at the hotel and given a chance to dump our stuff. What a hotel it was! Totally high tech, luxuriously furnished and decorated, Le Meridien @ Cyberport is pretty special indeed. Sadly it's on the other side of the island, and the whole area is like a ghost town! Having said that, the peace and quiet is pretty welcome at times, nice pool too!
From there we cabbed it to the Viceroy, the venue for the gig. Rajeev the owner had made sure that there was some delicious food and drink waiting to re-invigorate us, then John and I were sent off to sort out the passport thing.
The easiest way was a ferry to Macau which would take an hour each way. Neither John nor I was exactly looking forward to it, as we were both pretty jet-lagged. The pair of us fell fast asleep for the entire hour's journey.
Macau is the gambling capital of China and as you can see from the photo, the Vegas casinos are steaming in now. Neither of us felt much like placing any bets, as by the time we arrived it was 11pm and it felt like we'd been travelling forever, so we got a cold drink, smoked a couple of fags, and turned right round to get back to Hong Kong with the visas now stuck in our passports.
A cab ride from the Ferry Port across the island to the hotel was quick enough, and it was thrilling to see the sights in the flesh so to speak...Hong Kong is like being in a movie!
By the time I unpacked I was too shagged out to shower, so it was a quick cup of green tea and fast asleep. What an amazing first day.
My god, it's breathtaking! There's a Cowshed Spa, Bumble and Bumble hairdressers, endless food and drink of all varieties and a really cool place where you can sit and have a fag without feeling like a leper.
I was the first one to arrive, and really could not believe how amazing it was. Added to that was the upgrade to Premium Economy, which made me both excited and relaxed at the same time. I texted the boys to tell em about the upgrade, and it wasn't long before Pierre Hollins joined me.
We ate, drank and chatted...what a perfect way to begin a journey! It's gonna make my next flight on EasyJet all the more depressing!
John Fothergill arrived and we toasted each other with a glass of champagne. Soon it was time to board the flight. John and I were sat next to each other, and it wasn't long before both of us fell fast asleep. There was a massive choice of movies and Casino Royale held my attention brilliantly (something about Daniel Craig in trunks that'll do that for a gal), however An Inconvenient Truth send me back off into the land of nod, shame really as I am sure its a great film. My nicotine patches did their job pretty well and it wasn't till I was watching Sienna Miller trying to be Edie Sedgewick in Factory Girl and chainsmoking her way through the entire movie that I really, really wanted a fag!
Passport control at Hong Kong Airport takes a bit of time, in fact it was over an hour to get through to the other side. We were met by a driver from the gig with some news. As John and I were late additions to the bill our visas were all done at the last minute. That meant we actually had to leave Hong Kong and re-enter.
We were dropped at the hotel and given a chance to dump our stuff. What a hotel it was! Totally high tech, luxuriously furnished and decorated, Le Meridien @ Cyberport is pretty special indeed. Sadly it's on the other side of the island, and the whole area is like a ghost town! Having said that, the peace and quiet is pretty welcome at times, nice pool too!
From there we cabbed it to the Viceroy, the venue for the gig. Rajeev the owner had made sure that there was some delicious food and drink waiting to re-invigorate us, then John and I were sent off to sort out the passport thing.
The easiest way was a ferry to Macau which would take an hour each way. Neither John nor I was exactly looking forward to it, as we were both pretty jet-lagged. The pair of us fell fast asleep for the entire hour's journey.
Macau is the gambling capital of China and as you can see from the photo, the Vegas casinos are steaming in now. Neither of us felt much like placing any bets, as by the time we arrived it was 11pm and it felt like we'd been travelling forever, so we got a cold drink, smoked a couple of fags, and turned right round to get back to Hong Kong with the visas now stuck in our passports.
A cab ride from the Ferry Port across the island to the hotel was quick enough, and it was thrilling to see the sights in the flesh so to speak...Hong Kong is like being in a movie!
By the time I unpacked I was too shagged out to shower, so it was a quick cup of green tea and fast asleep. What an amazing first day.
Labels: Gigs
posted by JoJo Smith at Monday, June 11, 2007
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