First day in Hong Kong central
Catching the train
10 am in the morning on the MTR (Mass Transit Railway) and already the train is packed like sardines. We thought leaving mid-morning we could saunter down to the station, find a comfortable seat on the train and enjoy the half hour ride to town. Well, we did enjoy the ride – just not sitting down but standing the whole way.
When we took this photo we thought no one else could fit on the train. How wrong we were! At the next stop even more people crammed in. I have only once been in a train that crowded and that was on the London tube, late at night on Christmas Eve.
Out on the Hong Kong Streets
Stepping out the station our senses were overwhelmed by the sights. Choas as throngs of people crossed each others paths all heading purposefully to some secret destination. Side by side next to each other were modern shops, bustling markets, recognisable brand names and dried Chinese ‘medicine’. Huge billboards and adverts shouting for attention blocking out the sky.
We saw, experienced and flet the delights and wonders of this strange city. Our senses were overwhelmed with the sights and the smell. I was energised and exhausted by the constantly bustling crowds. And it was with a bit of relief that we returned to our ‘village’ on Lantau Island.