I Love the Subway

Unlike Washington, DC or New York, the subway and train system in Hong Kong is not a place for bums to spend the night or to evade rent past due. It is clean and high tech. Seats are all aluminum. There is a map above the door that shows you where you are and where you're going. On the trains, there is also about 3 or 4 TV screens that contantly televises cable news in each of the eleven cars. The stations concourses are like malls, lined with shops, eateries for those that prefer to eat on the go and boutiques. This is also one of the handful of places in the world that uses the "Octopus Card," which is a card that works like a debit card. You fill the card up with money, you can use it for the subway, train, mini-vans, buses, 7-11, specialty dessert stores, etc.. No need to find change or your wallet, for the mattler. You just scan your card, and you're good to go.

Such a place. Such a way.