Damian arrived off the ship around 1100 on day 2. From the ship out in Victoria Harbor they had to take a ferry ride to a pier because the ship couldn't pull in that close so it was quite a trip for him to make it to shore... about 50 minutes, then a train ride and a walk... all worth it!!! We all went and had a nice authentic noodle lunch at a place where there were barely any tourists and it was really oishii! We then walked around in the shopping area of Hong Kong, which is basically everywhere as Hong Kong is a shopping mecca! On every corner there were high end stores, it was pretty unbelievable! We headed to the SOHO area to check out the "travelator," which is the world's longest covered escalator system. Hong Kong has some pretty rough and hilly terrain and they are creative with different and easy ways to transport people. Their subway system is extremely easy, clean and efficient, but this takes the cake for awesomeness! This travelator system covers 800 meters in distance which is about half a mile. I tis a combination of flat escalators at an incline and regular stair escalators that will take you up this very steep hill with bars/restaurants on either side! This system opened up in 1993 and is thought to assist in the commute of 55,000 people daily which was much more than they had forecasted. The travelator runs down in the AM to help with the morning commute and runs upward after around 10 AM for all other commuters. It takes about 20 minutes to go the entire distance but we ended up stopping near the top for a little Hong Kong Happy Hour fun!!!
First stop was a sake bar where I enjoyed a "Sakejito" and everyone else had beer! We worked our way down the travelator by stopping at many different places for happy hour. We went to an British pub, and then another bar down the street further. We ended our night at another bar and had some late dinner and called it an early night. It was a great way to really see the city and all the different cultures there!
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