This is the track of the Peak Tram Railway in Hong Kong. I took this tram to the highest peak in the city and had some spectacular, though fog and cloud obscured, views. 
Symphony of Light show from Kowloon looking at Hong Kong
In my explorations I came across "Bird Walk Road" which is where locals bring thier caged birds for a walk. What a funny custom!
I am glad to find some place which I like finally. If it was not clear, I really did not like China for many reasons, so it is a pleasure to be in Hong Kong which is an exciting city with a great energy. I can move HK into my favorite cities list, along with Miami, Kuala Lumpur and Buenos Aires.
Arriving in HK and getting to the hotel was so easy. I followed the directions which had been emailed to me and went to the ground transport area of the airport and took the airport shuttle to the front of my hotel. The hotel where I am staying is not like any I have ever seen before. It is about 10 or 12 rooms on the 14th floor of a high rise and the whole building seems to be made up of lots of hotels (guesthouses), visa services and other small businesses. My room is about the size of a medium walk in closet and that includes the bathroom. Fortunately my bag is small enough to fit under the bed . But the hotel is clean, quiet, secure and ideally located with many attractions within walking distance. I am paying more for a room here than I usually pay, but HK is famously expensive.
Speaking of expensive, I have never seen a city so densely packed with high end designer shopes. On Canton Road today which is one of the major shopping streets, I noticed Channel is next to Ferragamo which is next to Fendi which is next to Prada. Hong Kong reeks of prosperity, although the world economy has taken its toll here too.
Arriving in HK and getting to the hotel was so easy. I followed the directions which had been emailed to me and went to the ground transport area of the airport and took the airport shuttle to the front of my hotel. The hotel where I am staying is not like any I have ever seen before. It is about 10 or 12 rooms on the 14th floor of a high rise and the whole building seems to be made up of lots of hotels (guesthouses), visa services and other small businesses. My room is about the size of a medium walk in closet and that includes the bathroom. Fortunately my bag is small enough to fit under the bed . But the hotel is clean, quiet, secure and ideally located with many attractions within walking distance. I am paying more for a room here than I usually pay, but HK is famously expensive.
Speaking of expensive, I have never seen a city so densely packed with high end designer shopes. On Canton Road today which is one of the major shopping streets, I noticed Channel is next to Ferragamo which is next to Fendi which is next to Prada. Hong Kong reeks of prosperity, although the world economy has taken its toll here too.
I have undertaken to see as much of this interesting city as I can. Hong Kong can be thought of as two areas separated by about a 1/2 mile wide bay. I am staying on the mainland side which is known as Kowloon. The actual city of Hong Kong is acroos the bay and is located on an island. Hong Kong is the financial center and Kowloon is more commercial, but both are developed with amazingly beautiful buildings many vintage but more fantastically modern. Last night i went to the Symphony of Lights which is a laser show on the waterfront with music and lights playing on the buildings on both the Hong Kong and Kowloon sides. There was narration in Cantonese so I undertstood absolutely nothing. Tiday I covered a wide distance by subway, light rail train and bus, going from an early settlement of the area on the mainland near to the China border to Stanley which is on the tip of Hong Kong island. The bus ride from central Hong Kong to Stanley along a cliff hanging road was unforgetably beautiful with views from high up the mountains to the Pacific below. I am glad to be reminded of the serendepity of some unplanned bus trips.
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