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Take four                                                          Hong Kong








 Take a stroll in some of the most walkable                         Hong Kong is one of the most densely
                                                                    populated cities in the world, which
 cities around the world.                                           makes it eminently walkable. The city
                                                                    has an extensive system of escalators
                                                                    and moving walkways, including
                                                                    the Central-Mid-Levels escalator &

 Paris                                                              walkway system, which is the world’s
                                                                    largest outdoor covered escalator
                                                                    system. If you want to get off your feet,
 Paris has been committed to                                        Hong Kong has a highly developed
 walkability from the outset, with its                              transportation network, with more
 very early system of street lights                                 than 90% of all daily trips within the
 earning it the nickname the ‘City of                               city made on the system – the highest
 Lights’. Even Montmarte, the large hill                            percentage in the world. The system is
 in the 18th arrondissement, is served                              most well-known to the world through
 by the Montmarte Funicular, which                                  the Peak Tram, Hong Kong’s first public
 operates between the hill’s base and                               transport system, which has provided
 summit, as well as the nearby Basilica                             funicular transport between the city’s
 of Sacre Coeur de Montmarte. The city                              Central district and Victoria Peak since
 also has the second-busiest metro in                               the late 19th century.
 Europe, the Paris Metro, which serves
 5.23 million passengers daily. While
 walking you’re also likely to encounter
 a number of Paris’ more than 400 parks
 and gardens, such as the Tuileries
 Garden and the Jardin du Luxembourg.  London


          When you’re ready to get out
          of your overpriced Hackney
 Bogota   carriage and start making your
          way on foot, London is ready for
 Bogota made an effort at the   you to do so. The British capital
 turn of the century to create a   is one of the most walkable
 city with more public-friendly   cities in the world, with major
 space than motor vehicle-  attractions such as Trafalgar
 friendly space, with an emphasis   Square, the London Eye, and Big
 on walking, as well as buses   Ben all within walking distance
 and cycling. The result is a   of each other. For other popular
 destination with some of the   destinations a bit farther away,
 smallest blocks of any major   such as Canary Wharf and Tower
 city. Some of the best sights   Bridge, London Underground
 to explore on foot in Bogota   stations are thought to number
 include Bolivar Square, the main   as many as souvenir shops,
 square in the city; Simon Bolivar   meaning you’re at most just a
 Metropolitan Park, one of the   train change or two away from
 largest urban parks in the world;   where you’re headed.
 and the Usaquen locality.





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