Hong Kong - Part 3 (Victoria Peak)
My first time up the peak was with the boys, around dusk. We were in equal parts in love with and terrified by the incredibly steep tram ride. I don't know this, but I'm going to make the assertion anyway: this must be the steepest tram ride in the world. It can look very freaky at times, if the tram is crowded and people are standing in the aisles then it starts to look like your fellow riders are standing on an extreme diagonal and are about to tip over at any moment. It also sometimes look like some insane architect built all the buildings around you on impossible slants. I tried to take some photos of this, but the optical illusion didn't translate. Thankfully, the photos from the top turned out just fine.
The set above that looks a bit bluish were taken with my digital camera. The next set were taken with my now deceased lovely SLR film camera (I still miss it sometimes...)
Besides admiring the view, there are plenty of other ways for spend your time at the top of the peak. Overpriced restaurants, souvenir shops, but best of all are the walking trails. The walks are quite lovely can take you as long as 20 minutes to a few hours depending which route you take.
(This was the very last photo my Nikon ever took....)
Of course I brought Kelly up the mountain next time I was in town, and this time we did a day trip!
