As we gear up for our annual trip this year (to Eastern Europe!), I started looking back on vacations we’ve done and I can hardly believe that Hong Kong was already a year and a half ago. We were there during Occupy Hong Kong and some streets were inaccessible to vehicles. Luckily, it’s very easy to get around on foot and by metro, albeit very crowded.
Lots of folks had tents set up on the streets and there were barricades all over the roads.
occupy Hong Kong from Mary Qin on Vimeo.
Our car managed to get in to a section that was closed down, but then there was nowhere to go, so we turned around and got waved on by a guy managing traffic clogs due to Occupy HK.
driving out of occupy from Mary Qin on Vimeo.
This is a quick glimpse of some tents and folks walking around. It was strange to be in such a crowded part of the city with absolutely no car traffic.
walking occupy Hong Kong from Mary Qin on Vimeo.
The MTR was quite crowded, particularly during rush hour, but all in all it’s quite orderly.
hong kong mtr commuters from Mary Qin on Vimeo.
There’s even a special machine for anyone with visual impairments. It plays music to help you find it.
mtr direction station for blind people from Mary Qin on Vimeo.
