The Peak

I promised some tourist sights so here's one of the best. Everyone who comes to Hong Kong goes to The Peak, as everyone should. That's it, way off in the distance.



This is the highest point on Hong Kong island, with fantastic views of maybe the most fantastic cityscape in the world. To get there, you enter the tram, then ride up the mountain. It is like a very slow rickety roller coaster ride that never leaves the ground but goes really, really, high on a really, really steep grade.



When you reach the top you see "the anvil" - a shopping/restaurant complex.



And you see luxury homes on the hillside - apparently this has traditionally been where the wealthy live to get up above the smog and crowds.



But the real goal is to see this.





In the second photo you can see Hong Kong island, then Victoria Bay, then Kowloon and the green New Territories.

Equally amazing, you turn to look in the opposite direction and see this.



There are long hiking paths and easy trails. Guess which one we chose?



Lovely... uh, what's that? It's as big as Robb's hand!





Okay, now let's look for birds. They're so much nicer. And maybe one of them will eat that thing. We ate at The Pearl restaurant - really nice meal and glass wall views. Sorry, no pictures from the restaurant.