Mid-levels Escalator, Hong Kong

One of the strangest "attractions" in Hong Kong is the Central Mid-Levels Escalator. Located in the middle of Central, it takes you up, up, up to a point about 20min walk from the Zoological and Botanical Gardens. It's 800m long, consisting of single escalators under a covered walkway, with stairs beside them. The escalators are turned on "down" until 10am, for the city residents to travel to town. We travelled "up", passing the shops of Central, the international restaurants and antique stores of SoHo and finally reached the top - so high that you can't see the bottom of the high-rise buildings. What a peculiar ride - right among the streets and buildings on a steep incline. From the top, it was a short distance to the peaceful greenery of the Zoo & Botanical Gardens, and with the help of a map, we returned to Central by MTR train a few blocks away.