Hong Kong Peak

Today was our first clear day (well, as clear as the smog lets it be) so we visited the Hong Kong peak. It seemed that every other tourist had the same idea since there was a 15 minute queue just to get on the tram! The tram ride itself was crazily vertical and the view from the top is outstanding:


We came across another tourist with the exact same camera and she seemed trustworthy enough to snap a photo of us:


Yes, it was pretty windy near the edge! We are staying in North Point which is to the top right of the photo. We also took the 3km walk around the peak and saw some of the crazy expensive houses along the way. As with most older buildings in HK, they look pretty grubby from the outside but the interior is undoubtedly opulent.


After minding our step we headed off to Tsim Sha Tsui in Kowloon and checked out the view back towards the island:


We enjoyed some HK-style popcorn and watched the ferries go back and forth before heading back to North Point for dinner.


The weather was pretty awesome today and I even managed to get sunburnt! The weather reminds me a lot of New Zealand, especially the humidity and changeability. It has that familiar in-between feeling where you are constantly taking layers off and on. In fact, Hong Kong is a lot like Auckland, only with fewer Chinese people. Zing!

Tomorrow we are off to get visas and papers to visit the mainland. I just better be sure to tick the box that says tourist, not terrorist...