Album Of Life: Winter Trip to Beijing and Shanghai Day 2

Friday 10 January 2014

Winter Trip to Beijing and Shanghai Day 2

Day 2 : KLIA - Hong Kong - Beijing

Wake up early in the morning and performed solat . We check out from our YouniQ hotel and then transfer to the airport at 07:00 hrs by their shuttle van . We reached KLIA after 20 min journey . Before we meet our tour leader , we went for breakfast at the KLIA 's Food Garden at 2nd floor .

After breakfast , we went to the Departure hall which is located at the 5th floor and meet our tour leader , POTO Travel representative and members of the group for this trip . Then the representative help us to do the flight and luggage check in . Alhamdulillah , the process runs very smoothly . At 10:00 hrs our tour leader call us for the briefing on the tours itenaries plus get to know another families that going for the same tour . There was in total of 25 person which consists of 7 family , Miskandar family , Jasmi family , Roy Fadzil family , Tengku Yv with her daughter & son , Aiman with his sister and a couple , Farhan with his wife . We greets each other and we feel very great and nice to know each others . Our tour leader , tuan haji Damanhuri is surprisingly 61 years old but he seems like just in his 50"s . He is very fit veteran man and in good health term . Another good point , he is very friendly and very jovial man . Salam silaratulrahim ! Soon after that we have a group photo session before we disembarked to KLIA satellite building to boarding Cathay Pacific for Hong Kong .

For info , this is my 1st experienced boarding Cathay Pacific and going to Hong Kong . The flight attendant really friendly but for me Singapore Airlines and Malaysian Airlines flight attendant are more warmer and friendlier . But as a normal norm , there always a hospitality in flight business ! They do served a muslim meals and the flight duration to Hong Kong is 3 hours ... thanks POTO Travel for such arrangement !

We arrived Hong Kong International airport at 15:00 hrs . The ground temperature is around 5- 8 Degree C . We will transit here for 2 hours . We performed our solat Jamak & Qasa' at the prayer room located between gate # 40 and # 42 . I would like to give thumb up to the airport authority for the facility special for the muslim to performed their solat . Hong Kong airport looks like very busy and full of multiracial people either to visit the country or just for transit like us .From Hong Kong , we took Dragon Airlines to Beijing which took us another 3 hours flight .

Alhamdulillah , we arrived Beijing International airport at 10:00 hours . It is a very big airport and there was so many crowds at the airport . Once outside the airport , we can feel very cold and the temperature was -8 degree C . It is much more cooler compared to the South Korea , Incheon Airport during our previous winter holiday over there .... Our group was greeted and make a warm welcome by a young chinese tourist guide , Han De Amin at the arrival gate . We just called him Amin and he can speak Bahasa Indonesia very well . Then we proceed to our bus which going to take us for 30 min drive . Along our journey to our hotel , Holiday Inn Express , Amin told us a little bit more about himself and our program in Beijing start from tomorrow ... the do and don't ... That night we have very good night rest especially during the cool weather ... it makes you to sleep more better !! See you tomorrow at 8:00 hrs for more exciting agenda for our holiday ....

Good Night !

Tips from our tourist guide :

1. Wear suitable clothes due to the cold temperature ( now it is a winter season ) . Is there anybody would like to buy winter clothes ? Response ; everybody already in full gear ! Amin did mentioned that winter clothes much more cheaper compared to Malaysia !

2. Please don't buy things from street hawker . Make sure you pay with small yuan or else they may cheat you with the balance either return you a fake money or Russia currency or the numbers of items given was not enough as what you buy e.g if you buy 10 items , they will give you only 9 items .. so do counting properly ! Then be prepared to quarrel with them !