Thursday, February 13, 2020

More running

The lights of Hong Kong from up on Bowen Road are incredible.
The weather in Hong Kong is perfect for running right now.  It's nice and cool and even the humidity is down.

Running along Bowen Road at night is one of the strangest, but also underrated experiences I've had in Hong Kong.  The road itself winds its way through the forests halfway up the mountain.  It should be dark and tucked away.  To an extent it is, you feel the nature around you and you get the benefit of the peacefulness of being in the mountain.  Yet at the same time, you can't escape the city.  The glow of the city lights are so intense and they illuminate the path. 
Running through the forest, you hear the nature, the animals, the water and the rustling of the trees as the wind blows through.  Meanwhile you still see clearly.  Nothing is shrouded and you almost feel as though all of the natural surroundings sit within an even larger artificial construct.  To an extent, that's probably the best way of thinking about it.

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