Sadly we have to relocate for our last night in Hong Kong so we pack up and trek down Nathan Road (for what seems like forever) and check in to the Garden Island Guesthouse for the night.
A short trip on the metro across to Hong Kong Island to the Mid Level Escalator - the longest outdoor covered escalator system in the world. 800 metres (2,600 ft) long with a vertical climb of 135 metres (443 ft). The total travel time is twenty minutes, but most people walk while the escalator moves to shorten their trip. Due to the geographical situation, the same distance is equivalent to several miles of zigzagging roads if travelling by car. It consists of twenty escalators and three moving side-walks. These escalators together form the longest outdoor covered escalator system.The escalator daily runs downhill from 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. and uphill from 10:30am to midnight. Apart from serving as a method of transporting, it is also a tourist attraction and has restaurants, bars, and shops lining its route. There is an entrance and exit on each road it passes, often on both sides of the road.
At the top we are a bit bemused as there is nothing to see and the girls wonder what all the fuss has been about. We have fun travelling back down though!
At the bottom, at Rowan's request, we catch a tram to Causeway Bay to stock up on supplies for our first overnight train journey into China.
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