Monday, April 28, 2008Hong Kong
Next invitation-only gig of the day—the V.I.P. Cocktail Party at the Port Café, co-sponsored by the TDC. The same luminaries from this morning’s stage were there, along with a lot of cameras. My inner rock start is beginning to like this treatment. Sarah, Isaac, and I (shown above) gathered to compare notes, share a couple of cocktails, and plan where to have dinner. The end decision was Soho, which—in theory—should be easy to find.
We stuck around until 8:00, in hopes of seeing the nightly laser and light show Victoria Harbor is famous for. Turns out you can’t really get the full effect from inside the building—besides, it’s in the heart of the action, which would be better seen from across the bay in Kawloon. Looks like I’ll need to find a way over there this week.
Eventually—and with the aid of a local Brit—we were able to cab it to Soho, where we had a terrific Thai dinner. Afterward, we rode the top half of the Midlevel Escalators up the side of the mountain, through what I think of as “Yuppieville.” The escalators stretches a full half mile from end to end, with a 450-foot climb built in, connecting the Central business district with the upper residential areas popular with the upwardly mobile set. It’s weird to imagine an outdoor escalator that spans so much distance, but it’s actually pretty cool.Jump on. Jump off. Grab a bite and a cocktail, then jump back on again. Who needs cab fare?
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