More Reasons to Stay At Home

The Wife and I spend a lot of time at home on weekends. Although our place is just a short taxi ride away from bustling Central and Causeway Bay districts, we have reached the age when the shops, restaurants and cinemas no longer hold any attraction for us. The thought of being on streets jam-packed with the weekend crowds of teenagers, mainland tourists, promoters peddling broadband/mobile phone/cable TV packages is just too daunting.

And besides, we are paying too much rent to be using our apartment only as a place to sleep and store our stuff. We want to enjoy it and the amenities that it offers.

So it was a pleasant surprise when we discovered that there is a walking trail just behind our building that leads all the way to the Peak. As the weather cools, the Wife and I are looking forward to regular walks on weekends to escape the tedium of the gym treadmills.


Start of the trail.



After 20 minutes, we were higher than the roof of our building.


A left turn to our objective.


Our objective after a 40-min walk - the Peak Tower.


Tourists flock here for the view of the skyline and Victoria Harbour.


Unfortunately, the air quality was less than perfect.


Back to the start point. Wow, a historic landmark !