Our new apartment has come together, and a few weeks after moving in, I am starting to feel like a resident instead of a camper. I am enjoying the new space, with its high ceilings and big windows. One of the things that drew us to this apartment was the volume – not so much the square footage, but the volume of space.

We live in the MidLevels, aptly named because we are mid way up Victoria Peak – known here as The Peak. Our location gives us a birdseye view of the Central and Kowloon. We often see Black Kites wheeling in the sky around the apartment, and yesterday I spied two wild cockatoos, yellow crest and all. But the wildlife is nothing compared to the cityscape.
The view is one of the things I love about this location. It changes everyday, depending on the time, the weather, the season. And I can’t fail to mention that we are lucky enough to overlook busy Victoria Harbor. In addition to the city, we are treated to helicopters, all manner of boats and ferries, stately, beautifully-lit cruise ships, and the changes in the color of the water and sky.

Some mornings we wake up and the windows are a bank of white – because of clouds drifting by or fog setting in. Then, the clouds will part to reveal the city below.

When dusk falls, the lights twinkle on and the light show that is Hong Kong at night begins.  The windows in both the boys room and our bedroom look out over the view, so the city lights provide a lovely glow that works as a nightlight.

It’s incredibly foreign, but it is fast feeling like home!