What a shock to the system, we are back in a first world country and everything works. High speed underground, buses with numbers and proper routes and sky-high buildings decorated in the season’s lights.
Today we are greeted by an expat that has been living here for 8 years. She is taking us up to Victoria Peak, a regular stroll for her, a calf burning experience for us. Hong Kong island can be described as hilly with an astounding amount of stairs, slopes and escalators. In fact it is home to the world’s longest covered escalator. It carries the sleepy worker down from 6 until 10am and then reverses the direction the rest of the day. Thank heavens for no entry and green arrow signs. My thighs and gluts are now well aware of the landscape that they carried me over.
Head to the south of the island and you are welcomed by yellow sandy beaches and clear blue water. A sailing boat around every cove and giant yachts soaking up the sun and attention.
There is a complex mixture of nature and concrete. A jungle at the top of each peak rolling down into the loomimg concrete superstructures that house the millions of residents.
The evening skyline is interrupted every night at 8pm by a show of piercing lights and music bouncing off the buildings. A quick boat trip across to Kowloon provides the best platform to view this spectacular display.
We were advised to taste the fare of Hong Kong which boasts a few restaurants with 1 star Michelin status. The queues are long but the food is worth it especially at the price we got it. Dim sum like no other.
The streets are busy, there is a market around every corner, the city doesn’t seem to close its eyes for a single minute. Just wandering the streets is enlightening, particularly night.
What a way to end this epic adventure.
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