Friday 8 April 2011

Hong Kong - The Peak

Another tourist attraction that I decided to see in Hong Kong, is The Peak. Basically you go to the tram stop at the bottom of the hill, buy a return ticket, wait in line and then ride the tram up the hill.

2011-02-26 - Hong Kong - The Peak - 01 - Tram station

I arrived just after it opened, where the queue was about this long. It was a much better time to arrive than when I left, where the queues were huge. Life's too short to queue :-)

2011-02-26 - Hong Kong - The Peak - 02 - Approaching tram

It's expensive to enjoy yourself in the tram.

2011-02-26 - Hong Kong - The Peak - 03 - Pricey warnings

But you can always enjoy the heady view.

2011-02-26 - Hong Kong - The Peak - 04 - Heady view

Then when you reach the top, you enter the bottom of this building. At that point, if you've paid the premium fee you can go out onto the roof and get a better view.

2011-02-26 - Hong Kong - The Peak - 05 - The Peak

Greenery at a confusing angle.

2011-02-26 - Hong Kong - The Peak - 06 - Peak view

The city with a nice natural healthy haze.

2011-02-26 - Hong Kong - The Peak - 07 - Peak view

A path through the bush. This looked quite appealing. Next time I am going to go up the hill, clog my arteries with one of the many junk foods sold there.. and then go for a nice healthy walk.

2011-02-26 - Hong Kong - The Peak - 08 - Peak view

A view of the tram tracks up the hill, where I arrived from.

2011-02-26 - Hong Kong - The Peak - 09 - Peak view

The other side of the hill.

2011-02-26 - Hong Kong - The Peak - 10 - Peak view

The plaza at the top of the hill, and the mall on the other side of it.

2011-02-26 - Hong Kong - The Peak - 11 - Peak plaza

The help center is an old tram.

2011-02-26 - Hong Kong - The Peak - 12 - Peak plaza help center

Not sure if the wording was wrong, or my English is not to good. But something about this seemed Engrish-like.

2011-02-26 - Hong Kong - The Peak - 13 - Rude rubbish bins

Some runners came down the track over the hill. Wish I could be doing that myself, but the health wasn't too good.

2011-02-26 - Hong Kong - The Peak - 14 - Runners

This path goes back down the way I came. I walked down it for half an hour until I realised it didn't go down, but round the hill. So I walked back up..

2011-02-26 - Hong Kong - The Peak - 15 - Walking path

.. and took the tram down. Oh well.

2011-02-26 - Hong Kong - The Peak - 16 - Tram

Worth it? No idea. Beats sitting in a hotel room :-)

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