If Hong Kong has one tourist destination it is “The Peak.” Like Fisherman’s Wharf in San Francisco, it is a tourist mecca. So of course on our first day it made for a perfect destination in Hong Kong. As usual, getting there is half the fun. We needed to first get to Hong Kong Central.
A few blocks from our hotel was the ferry terminal from Kowloon going to downtown Hong Kong island. We got on the historic Star Ferry from, what else, the historic Star Ferry Terminal. Once we got to the other side we found our way to “Hong Kong Central”, the main business district of the city. What a bee-hive of activity, people, noise and traffic. It is quite unlike anything either Ron nor I have ever experienced. Remember the street imagery from the movie “Blade Runner”? Well, the future is now and it’s on the streets of Hong Kong.
While it might sounds like a description of any large city, Hong Kong is far more highly concentrated. Add the fact that the streets are smaller, there are overhead signs everywhere and there are people EVERYWHERE. You get the picture. It was quite an amazing experience to be a part of it. At times we felt like rocks in a stream, with people flowing around us as we focussed our cameras.
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go to 7-11 and drink lots of papaya milk for me!
You know it! It was hot and sticky so we had to constantly buy convenience store drinks. Staying hydrated wasn’t easy.