Taking a peak

Hong Kong

We caught the train under the harbour to Central Station on Hong Kong Island, so we could join a free walking tour at 11am. Unfortunately it was sunny and very hot which wasn't ideal.

The walking tour was interesting, we picked up a bit of information on history, notable buildings, architecture, religion and food, and also took a trip on part of the longest outdoor escalator in the world.

Back to the hotel by train for a short break from the heat, then we ventured out again to Victoria Peak. Hong Kong has a huge problem with smog due to coal fired industries so we needed to take advantage of the reasonably cloudless day while we could.

This time instead of the train to HK Island we took the Star Ferry, and from the other side jumped onto a double decker bus that would take us up to the peak.

It was very busy but seeing the amount of unused infrastructure for queue management it must have been a "quiet" day. Although still a little smoggy the views were good and gave us a good idea how large and picturesque the harbour is. 

We caught the tram back down, which was a lot quicker than the bus, but the views we'd seen from the bus were superior to the tram. From the tram stop we walked to the Lan Kwai Fong area. we'd been told that this was a famous street with lots of bars, though it was quiet when we arrived. After a (still expensive) happy hour drink we had dinner at nearby restaurant then took the train back to Tim Sha Tsui and our hotel.