Back in Hong Kong - A Peak Experience

Arrived back in Hong Kong last night and did a bit of wandering around the Wan Chai district, with its streets of shops devoted to different trades and products. We were on one of Lois' "missions." She saw a piece in a local paper about something carried by a particular shop that she thought would make a good gift for someone. (Sorry about being so fuzzy with that...the potenial recipient might be reading this.)

Well, we found it, wandered a bit more, did a trolley ride across the city, had a good lunch at a Japanese restaurant (finished my sushi platter with a piece of toro that melted in my mouth), and strolled through the major architectural area (watch for pictures of some key HK building soon).

Finished off the day with a trip to Victoria Peak, atop the island looking down on the city and across the harbor to Kowloon (pictures from this to come as well). There's a cable-driven tram that takes you from Central up to The Peak, where there are a collection of restaurants, gift shops, and an observation deck. I've taken that tram a few times in the past, and this is the first time it ever stopped midway up the hill to drop off an apparent "commuter" who lives up near the top. Both Lois and an Australian woman sitting across from us said quietly "He must be loaded." to the respective mates as he stepped off. I heard both and started a chat. The Aussie guy looked out at an apartment near the drop-off point, and noted 3 Ferraris and 2 Porsches in the parking area. Yup. Loaded.

Randall, a self-described "Big White Guy" in Hong Kong who I'm going to be meeting this week recently wrote about Peak [Real Estate] Prices in his Hong Kong-centric weblog.