Tuesday, May 30, 2006
May 30: More Hong Kong
The weather here has been sucking massively. Fortunately, today it cleared up just enough for me to venture up to The Peak by the tramway to see what's there. The answer: lots of expensive shops and restaurants. There was very little visibility, and I couldn't really see the Hong Kong skyline the way I wanted to. Bummer. Also, The Peak is not very high - only about 550m at the summit, or 400m at the end of the tram - so calling it a Peak is a bit of an exaggeration. Maybe "Hong Kong Hill" might be more appropriate.
Anyway, The Peak was was a bit of a ledown. I walked down, got my pictures, found and internet cafe and the previous post is the result of this amalgam of activities.
Incidentally, I also went for my second fitting of menswear today. The verdict: amazing. The suit rocks, the sport jacket rocks, everything fits great, etc etc. I am happy. Now I just have to figure out how to pack it all for the flight to Delhi.
I also picked up an altimeter watch. When I start the trek (next week) it'll be able to answer the eternal question I've been asking myself all the time in Tibet and Yunnan: "how high is this bloody place?" It cost rougly what it would cost in Canada - though of course 15% less seeing as Hong Kong has no sales taxes. Some things are cheap in Hong Kong, some things aren't. When it comes to gear, it seems to cost the same money as in Canada - or sometimes more.
Tomorrow there is a dragon boat festival and I intend to make it out to the town of Stanley (on the island) to watch some dragon boat races. Should be cool. Also, I'm done shopping and I'm going to make an effort to put a cap on spending for the next two days. I think once I'm in Delhi and settle my trek bill, my costs will be very near zero, which is a nice contrast to Hong Kong.
Anyway, The Peak was was a bit of a ledown. I walked down, got my pictures, found and internet cafe and the previous post is the result of this amalgam of activities.
Incidentally, I also went for my second fitting of menswear today. The verdict: amazing. The suit rocks, the sport jacket rocks, everything fits great, etc etc. I am happy. Now I just have to figure out how to pack it all for the flight to Delhi.
I also picked up an altimeter watch. When I start the trek (next week) it'll be able to answer the eternal question I've been asking myself all the time in Tibet and Yunnan: "how high is this bloody place?" It cost rougly what it would cost in Canada - though of course 15% less seeing as Hong Kong has no sales taxes. Some things are cheap in Hong Kong, some things aren't. When it comes to gear, it seems to cost the same money as in Canada - or sometimes more.
Tomorrow there is a dragon boat festival and I intend to make it out to the town of Stanley (on the island) to watch some dragon boat races. Should be cool. Also, I'm done shopping and I'm going to make an effort to put a cap on spending for the next two days. I think once I'm in Delhi and settle my trek bill, my costs will be very near zero, which is a nice contrast to Hong Kong.
# posted by Alex Perel @ 10:00 AM 
