It is roughly 17 kilo-meters from the western terminus of the Tram at Kennedy Town to the easter terminus at ShauKiWan, hugging the northern coastline of the island as much as possible.
The tracks for the tram look familiar. But the trams themselves … do not look the same.
At Kennedy Town, one can see, just off the waterfront, Green Island. Where the British Army used to store their munitions.
On the waterfront, there used to be a couple of swimming pavilions, where my father taught me to swim. Now the pavilions are long gone. And my father is in heaven.
In the far distance, there is the StoneCutter Island Bridge. The island is no longer an island, but joined to Kowloon nowadays with landfills. The bridge does link StoneCutter Island/Kowloon with Tsing Yi Island. But it is not for pedestrians, except the runners on Marathon day.
Then the tip of Tsim Sha Tsui comes into view.
With Star Ferry, Cultural Center, International Commerce Center, … They look so close, from Wanchai, almost within reach.
At Causeway Bay Typhoon Shelter, a delightful painting on a public structure right on the waterfront. Next to the Jardine Gun. It is amazing that it is still firing, after so many years, after 1997.
Looking back towards the west from the waterfront at North Point, a nice view of both sides of the harbour. It is not easy to tell which buildings are the tallest.
Soon I arrive at ShauKiWan Typhoon Shelter. Just like the other shelters, few fishing boats remain. Nowadays they are mostly leisure boats in the shelter.
There is that famous tree in the middle of the road. For how much longer? Knowing the fate of many other famous, majestic trees in Hong Kong, I am not overly optimistic.
At the eastern terminus of the tram, I took the MTR to go home.
I have run enough for one day.
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