City of towers

Well, I’m now on the final leg of my journey. Arriving in Hong Kong at night was quite an experience. I’ve never seen such tall towers of light. As we sped to Hong Kong Island on the MTR Airport Express I felt like I was travelling through a futuristic movie set. It was something else. Now it’s morning and it looks much more like a normal city.

I was happy to leave Osaka and it’s teeming crowds of people. From mid-morning to late into the evening a massive tide of humanity streamed along the footpaths – it makes Sydney look like a quiet place.

Having said that, the back streets away from the shops sometimes produced hidden gems – two beautiful little temples around the corner and across the road from my hotel, tucked away in a quiet corner.

Namba, the area I was staying in while I was in Osaka, was a mecca of luxury shops from Dunhill to Burberry, Prada and Fendi. The Diamaru store looked like something out of the 1940’s – David Jones only more posh.

Where I am in Honkers seems to be the home of luxury cars – McLaren, BMW, Porche on the Queens Road. I look forward to exploring this city a little bit in the next couple of days – love the transport system.

I am going to be glad to get home. I miss salads and sandwiches and being able to have fruit for breakfast and make it myself. It has been an amazing trip and definitely worth doing the walk. Rural Japan is beautiful.

Now it’s time to finalise organising the next trip (I’m sure that doesn’t surprise anyone).Read more