Hong Kong-Philippines-Macau Vacation in Spring 2009
It was on May 08, 2009 when we flew from Zurich going to Hong Kong via Paris. We flew with City Jet first from Zurich, Switzerland to Paris, France. City Jet left Zurich Airport at around 5:30pm and landed at the Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris at around 6:32pm. Travel time was at least an hour from Zurich to Paris.
Once we arrived in Paris, as we were in Terminal 2G, we took the bus and transferred to another terminal. There was no fare at the bus. Buses were available to passengers who needed to transfer from one terminal to another terminal. The bus ride was at least 20 minutes from Terminal 2G to the other terminal.
Air France took off at around 11:35pm from Charles de Gaulle (CDG) Airport. We arrived in Hong Kong the next day, on May 09, 2009. The plane landed at around 5:04pm at Chek Lap Kok Hong Kong International Airport in Hong Kong.
We stayed in Hong Kong for 3 nights only but we were able to go to several places like Lan Kwai Fong, Victoria Peak, and Discovery Bay aside from frequenting the MTR Hong Kong Station and MTR Central Station commuting from Lantau Island.
On May 12, 2009, we flew from Hong Kong going to Manila with Cebu Pacific Air. So far, the flight was fine. Cebu Pacific Air took off 4 minutes earlier than its estimated time of departure. Cebu Pacific Air left Chek Lap Kok Hong Kong International Airport Terminal 2 at around 10:56am and landed at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 3 at around 12:41pm.
We spent our time in Manila playing golf during the day, and met some friends during the night. After 4 nights, we went to Bohol. We spent another 4 days and 3 nights in Bohol. Then went back to Manila just for a night, and then went to Boracay the next day. We stayed in Boracay for 3 days and 2 nights only. Then we went to Pandan, Antique for another 5 days and 4 nights.
We went back to Manila on May 26, 2009, stayed 2 nights there, then flew back to Hong Kong on May 28, 2009. Our schedule was so hectic so we were not able to meet a lot of our friends in the Philippines.
We again stayed in Hong Kong for 3 nights. We wanted to make sure that we will not miss the plane from Hong Kong to Zurich in case the flight from Hong Kong to Manila will be delayed with Cebu Pacific Air. Luckily, we never had problems with the international flights of Cebu Pacific Air.
Another reason why we went back to Hong Kong early was because we wanted to go to Macau. We went to Macau on May 30, 2009 for a whole day tour of Macau.
The next day, we left Hong Kong via Paris back to Switzerland. Air France took off at around 10:33am from Chek Lap Kok Hong Kong International Airport Terminal 1 and landed at around 4:45pm at Charles de Gaulle Airport Terminal 2E in Paris. We again took the bus and transferred from Terminal 2E to Terminal 2G. We again flew with City Jet which took off at around 7:10pm and landed at around 8:08pm at Zurich Airport. We were back in Switzerland on May 31, 2009.
This is just a summary of what we did in Spring 2009.
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