It's a dreary, stormy weekend here in Hong Kong, so I decided to lay low and continue recovering from the bout of gastroenteritis I picked up - it's a shame to be in such a great food city and be forced to subsist mainly on bread, oatmeal or congee (rice porridge), water and juice, but I'm on the mend after a visit to the doctor last week. During one of the rare breaks in the storm earlier this afternoon, I decided to get out of the apartment and wander the city - no real intentions of things to see, but just to wander and take some photos.
I spent part of the day at the IFC mall, a huge indoor mall full of most western luxury brands (Apple, Coach, Armani, Victoria's Secret, etc), but the majority of my time was spent on the Central-Mid-Levels Escalator. The Escalator is a series of raised walkways, people movers, and western-style escalators that connects two of the districts of Hong Kong Island. The moving portions largely go in one direction, and switch to accommodate the morning and evening rush hours. According to Wikipedia, it's the longest outdoor covered escalator system in the world: over 2,600 ft long and covering over 440 ft in height. One of the neighborhoods it transverses on the way to the top is Soho, a fashionable dining and shopping district. You can get some great views of local streets from the Escalator, even when it's crowded with people - as most places often are in Hong Kong.
I spent part of the day at the IFC mall, a huge indoor mall full of most western luxury brands (Apple, Coach, Armani, Victoria's Secret, etc), but the majority of my time was spent on the Central-Mid-Levels Escalator. The Escalator is a series of raised walkways, people movers, and western-style escalators that connects two of the districts of Hong Kong Island. The moving portions largely go in one direction, and switch to accommodate the morning and evening rush hours. According to Wikipedia, it's the longest outdoor covered escalator system in the world: over 2,600 ft long and covering over 440 ft in height. One of the neighborhoods it transverses on the way to the top is Soho, a fashionable dining and shopping district. You can get some great views of local streets from the Escalator, even when it's crowded with people - as most places often are in Hong Kong.