Friday, May 2, 2008Hong Kong
They aren’t kidding when they say the view from here is astonishing. Even with the haze that’s part of daily life, Victoria Peak is easily among the top handful of perches in the world. And for those of you who are wondering—yes, I was dangling over the railing when I took this. Couldn’t help it. The altitude makes you think you can fly.
The only downside to the Peak? The recent addition of a massive shopping mall that the tram feeds directly into. Forgive me if I think having a Bubba Gump restaurant at the top of Hong Kong’s crown jewel is four shades of tacky. But it is.
The nicest surprise? A long, winding wooded path that wraps around the Peak, through some of the most amazing examples of plant life I’ve ever seen. The tropical humidity is so pronounced that even rocks sprout plant life, in lovely, delicate shapes and colors, enveloped in cool shade, filled with chirping birds.
Quite a yin and yang, between the city below and the path above. Very, very Hong Kong.
Again.
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