when we arrived in Hong Kong, we received a bunch of hand-me-down travel guides and reference books for Asia. one of which is - the leisurely hiker's guide to Hong Kong...and given my appointed status as a man of leisure, i decided to get my read on.
flipping through the pages, i came across an entry for Happy Valley, and couldn't help but smile...hooray for happy. i geared up, got myself to the starting point in the next district, and let the guide, well, guide me.
first stop - St Margaret's church....built in 1925, statues of Peter & Paul out front...ok cool enough.
next, Tam Kung temple....ok, now we're talking. burning incense, cool statues....good times.
following the road ahead, it then leads me to a Jewish Cemetery. not exactly "happy", but i take a look and it's definitely a peaceful place.
add in another temple (Hindu edition), then another cemetery (Indian), skip to the Hong Kong cemetery, the 'don't miss' Catholic cemetery and wash it all down with the Muslim cemetery.
what the hell?
i flip back to the beginning of that chapter in the guide, read the finer print a little closer and realize i've just completed the 'celebrating cemeteries hike'.
somehow, i feel cheated.
after all of that, the guide has the audacity to suggest at the end of the trip to grab a drink at the Cosmopolitan Hotel nearby "if you are flagging".
not quite sure what that meant, but according to Urban Dictionary, i'll likely pass on the flagging.
here's the not-so-happy hike in living colour.
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