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MBS Travel: HK - Day 1

By esa
MBS was such an angel on her first airplane ride abroad. :) I could not have wished for a better experience! 
She fell asleep during take off and didn't wake up until the pilot announced that we were landing in a few minutes. Such an angel, really. 

Preparing for the trip - what to bring, where to go, how to go from point A to point B with MBS in tow - was a whole different ball game. 

While packing, MBS just didn't seem to have enough clothes, even if one side of my hard cased luggage was already filled with her clothes. One outfit a day never seemed enough. What if she got wet? What if she threw up? What if she soiled herself? 

I would say that I packed around 20 outfits for MBS for our 5 day trip, excluding her outfit on the day itself and three more just-in-case outfits to be packed in her carry on. When MH saw what I had been doing, he talked some sense into me and asked me to pack lightly. We were going to HK, not the North Pole. 

And so, I repacked. And ended up with still one side of my hard cased luggage, but at least it wasn't filled to the rim. 

MBS with her carry-on luggage :)

We were early enough to spend some time and eat breakfast at the Miascor lounge at NAIA1.
Thank you, Amex and Citibank.

MBS on her first airplane ride.
She didn't have a seat on the plane, so she had to sit on my lap. :)
A seatbelt for infants was given to me when we got on the plane. 
Touchdown at HKIA

MBS munching on a biscuit as we took turns going to the restroom :)
Now, we had to look for a taxi and get on our way. It's a good thing MH's aunt came to fetch us; she called a taxi for us as well. Apparently, you get a discounted rate when you call/order a taxi as opposed to just grabbing one on the street.

We had a really quick snack at HKIA's Crystal Jade as we waited for the taxi to arrive, which was less than 10 minutes. I was quite amazed by how efficient their taxi system is. 

 MBS got to finally meet her grand aunts and uncles in the evening. It was a very, very heartwarming sight - seeing how happy all the grand aunts and uncles were when they saw MBS. Everyone rushed to carry and play with her. The last time they saw MBS was when they visited Manila when MBS was just a month old. There was so much love. Such a happy day. :)
MBS having the time of her life as she drinks her milk and enjoys the view :)

MBS with her grand aunts and uncles :) There was so much love.

Such a happy day :)

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