With the weather improving, today was our day to visit Victoria Peak, one of the more popular tourist attractions in Hong Kong.<\/p>\n

We took an oh so cheap taxi to the Star Ferry terminal where we boarded the ferry to cross over from Kowloon to Hong Kong island. \u00a0We’d heard from a number of people that the escalators up to mid-level were a lot of fun and we’d been left with a strong impression that the escalators met the peak tram somewhere along the way.<\/p>\n

We found our way to the escalators and made our way up. \u00a0They were indeed an experience. \u00a0Only in Hong Kong. \u00a0We passed on exploring each level or any level for that matter. \u00a0We just kept on going on and on to the top.<\/p>\n

At the top there was no sign of the peak tram, just a sign showing how far away it was. \u00a0We decided to walk. \u00a0It was quite an eye opener as our path threaded it’s way through a concrete spaghetti of roadways splashed all over the hillside.<\/p>\n

When we made it to the lower tram terminal we had to wait some time to get our ticket and then for one of the two trams (imagine two trams, a big pulley at the top and a lot of steel cable). \u00a0The tram ride to the top revealed more great views of the area’s architecture. \u00a0This is not Fiji.<\/p>\n

We’d bought tickets to the very, very top viewing platform so we made our way up a few more escalators (we’re getting very used to these). The view down to Hong Kong and Kowloon from the top platform was awesome and worth the extra fee to visit.<\/p>\n

We then decided to hike to the Victoria Peak Garden. \u00a0It was a bit of a climb but we got to peek into some very, very nice properties whose values\/rents must be as high as the peak. \u00a0The gardens were very peaceful and had hardly anyone there. \u00a0There was one ubiquitous Chinese bride\/groom photography session going on and some folks having a picnic. \u00a0Not a lot else. \u00a0The view down to the South side of the island where we’d been the previous day was all misted up so no pics of that.<\/p>\n

On the way back to the peak tram we noticed that our path had taken us well above the highest viewpoint we’d visited earlier in the day. \u00a0The advantage of the latter was the clear view down to Hong Kong and Kowloon. \u00a0Higher up all the excellent viewpoints had properties built on and walls to protect the wealthy occupants.<\/p>\n

Back at the bottom we struggled a bit to find our desired train station. \u00a0More escalators, concrete and malls to navigate. \u00a0We made it and took the train back to Kowloon for a short rest.<\/p>\n

Back out we visited a local Indian Restaurant Helen had found prior to heading to the water to watch the Festival of Lights. \u00a0I forgot my camera so pressured for time we had to return to the hotel to pick it up before going to see the lights. \u00a0We caught a taxi and were half way south before I ‘realized’ I didn’t have my wallet. \u00a0We frantically asked the taxi driver to turn back before Helen found my wallet on the floor of the taxi.<\/p>\n

By now we were stuck in horrible traffic going the wrong way. \u00a0The driver eventually got us to a place where we could walk the remainder of the distance. \u00a0This remained stressful as the first bridge over the road we needed to cross was under repair and finding the second blocked our view for a while.<\/p>\n

In the end we just made it. \u00a0The Festival of Light show is just a bunch of search lights and lasers on a few of the HK buildings and the lights on those buildings dancing to music. \u00a0In of itself, not so spectacular, but pretty cool when the whole scene is absorbed.<\/p>\n

We headed back via Temple Street night market as we both had a couple of things we wanted to pick up. \u00a0Back at the hotel we were pretty exhausted and didn’t take long to fall asleep.<\/p>\n

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For those of you expressing concern about Dignity in the aftermath of the terrible weather Queensland has recently experienced I can happily tell you she’s perfectly fine. \u00a0She hung onto her lines well and where other boats didn’t, marina liveaboards did an excellent job shifting chaffed lines for absent owners. \u00a0As far as I know, no boats were harmed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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