Hong Kong Trip Day 3 (18/2/2011) - Part 1

Our last day in Hong Kong starts as early as possible. Around 9.00 am actually. For this last day, we have opted to charter a guide that I mentioned earlier (Ahmad) for one whole day. Our first destination – The Peak which is located in Hong Kong island. Visiting The Peak is considered a must for every traveler. From here (depends on the weather) you can see Hong Kong island from the top.

The traffic was quite jammed actually. And we reached The Peak around 9.45 am. To reach at The Peak you can choose to take a tramp.

Getting to the Peak by the Peak Tram is an unforgettable experience. One of the world's oldest and most famous funicular railways, the tram rises to 396 metres (about 1,300 feet) above sea level. It is so steep that the buildings you pass look like they are leaning a gradient of between 4 to 27 degrees! Whether you are going up or coming down, you will love this trip.

The ticket prices at HKD36 return for adult and children between 3 – 11 years old price at HKD16. Since Adriana during that time was still 2 years plus, so it’s FREE for her. Since we have bought the octopus card earlier, we can also use it here.

We were told earlier at the counter, the weather was quite breezy and we can’t really see anything on top of The Peak Sky Terrace. So, we didn’t buy the ticket for it.

There are a lot of shops available at The Peak tower. We found out the price offered here is quite cheap. In fact it's even cheaper compare to Ladies Market which you have to bargain. My wife and my parents did end up buying lots of souvenir here. Me myself, I bought a camera pen.

The weather at The Peak was really cold. i believe the temperature was somewhere near 5 degrees. Luckily for my daughter, we did bought her a pair of hand glove.

Inside The Peak as well, there's the famous Madame Tussauds museum. However, since time was running out and consider it is friday I didn't went in. Just taking some pictures outside the museum.