With a very short stay in Hong Kong, I nevertheless
managed to get around quite a lot.
I arrived in the morning and took the express train to the station
followed by the taxi to Robinson Road (in the mid levels of Hong Kong)
where Aikido friend, Justin, was waiting to receive me at his
appartment with quite a view of the city.
After freshening up a bit, we headed for the center, along the way
picking up another Aikido friend, Yukari. Together, the three of us walked through
the streets as Yukari, having lived in Hong Kong for 10 years, provided us
with some information regarding the sights and brought us to a buddhist temple,
fuming with insense.
Hong Kong has a rather convenient escalator system, which is supposed to be the
largest escalator in the world. It runs all the way from the central station up to the
top of the mid-levels area (about 1 kilometer). Nevertheless, we still did quite some walking that day since the elevator only moves in one direction (down in the morning, up in the afternoon).
By about 4pm, it was already time to head for the Aikido dojo, where Edmund Wan, was
giving the class. Edmund sensei, a pleasant, good humoured man from Hong Kong, provided a technical and energetic lesson of bokken and jo followed by Aikido. In true Aikido tradition, the class was followed by a social gathering of eating and drinking as we headed for the hot pot restaurant. Returning to Justin's home, we decided to get a different view of Hong Kong by
taking a tram. The trams are double-dekker and tall and thin, looking like they could easily topple over if it would be windy. Luckily it was not windy that evening :)
Joining the Aikido gang for hot pot.
Left: Me, Right: Justin
The next day, I still had a bit of time in the morning to take a stroll through the park, visit the zoo and take the peek tram to the highest point of the island for a magnificant view before heading for the airport and my next destination, Bangkok.
Park of Hong Kong
View of Hong Kong from the peek, high up on the hill.
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