In which there is one final Rhapsodic Bulletin from Hong Kong

The airport. I forgot to talk about the airport.

I encountered no lines anywhere, the cleanest bathrooms I've ever seen, and the habitual non-US free luggage trolleys.

Aside from that, however, the architecture is STUNNING. It echoes and displays the bays and mountains that surround it, and is generally geared to create a sense of space and airiness.

Couple that with some seriously upscale duty-free shopping, and Heathrow may have just found itself outbid for my affections.

There's even a fresh juice bar in the arrivals area. :)