China (Post Covid Overseas Visit No 11 - My 15 days in Beijing, Tianjin, Shijiazhuang, Jingxing County & Gubei Water Town Oct 10 > 24 2024) Day 15 - Oct 24 2024 (Final Day)

Beijing Capital International Airport
Shunyi District, Beijing, China

Hong Kong International Airport
Chek Lap Kok, China 

Kuala Lumpur International Airport
(KLIA1), Sepang, Malaysia

Day 15 Thursday Oct 24 2024 - my final day in Beijing, a long day awaiting us (departing by air at 10.00 arriving Kuala Lumpur at 20.00 via a transit in Hong Kong) as our group has to take a domestic flight from Beijing > Hong Kong (transit, 3.5hr) for a return flight (4hr) to Kuala Lumpur International Airport, my home country.  

1) Early hotel check out (06.30) & a short walk to Dongzhimen Metro Station to board a Line 13 Capital Airport Express train to Beijing Capital Airport Terminal 3 (approx 22km, 36 minutes, services departs every 10 minutes, Rmb25 single journey) for our return Cathay Pacific flight from Beijing > Hong Kong (transit) > Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (10.00 > 20.00).

2) Arriving in Beijing Capital Airport Terminal 3 (07.30) & taking an airport shuttle bus to the main Airport complex for our self luggage check-in (print-outs of boarding passes, luggage tags & face recognition screening etc) & flight boarding to Hong Kong (Gate E 18, ETD 10.00 but a flight delay of 1 hour before take off !); comfortable seats, movie entertainment & a delicious in-flight meal served on board ! 

3) Arriving in Hong Kong International Airport (transit) & boarding our Cathay Pacific flight ETD 16.10 to Kuala Lumpur (KLIA1) ETA 20.00, flight time approx 4hr.

4) Arriving (20.00) in  Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA1); shuttle bus ride to main airport complex, immigration clearance & luggage collection; home sweet home once again thus ending my 15 days Visa-free down the memory lane visit to China leaving my footprints one more time in Beijing (6 nights) & Tianjin (2 nights) & my first interesting & enjoyable visit to Shijiazhuang (3 nights), Jingxing County (2 nights) & Gubei Water Town (1 night) ! Sometimes a short walk down the memory lane is all it takes to appreciate where you are today !