Victoria Peak (Tai Ping Shan) Hong Kong

What a behemoth of a place this is.

To put it simply; Hong Kong is incredible. As much as we've loved the ancient history of the various places so far, this place seems a world apart from mainland China.

We stationed ourselves right slap bang middle of Kowloon in an area called Mong Kok; an urban jungle of apartments, shopping …

I have had a life long dream to visit Hong Kong and I am so glad im am finally going to fufill that dream of mine. I dont get to travel much, do to the fact that im attending school and working fulltime, so I am really excited to take the time off and go on vacation. This week long vacation is surley going to be one to remember. I will fly out and …

Today was a nice, relaxing day. We started off the morning by sleeping in a little…again. Hungry from our slumber, we scoured a mall on our way to the train station to the Peak Tram. We both agreed to have lunch first and were piqued by Miso Cool Ramen restaurant. There were a lot of patrons eating there. We liked the restaurant name and …

Entry containing 5 photos titled: View from Victoria Peak, View of the city on the way to Stanley Market, Stanley Market, Boats in the harbour in Stanley, Hong Kong skyline at night

Fini Hong Kong, direction Macau. Mes impressions de cette
ville ? Bahh ça ressemble beaucoup à New York mais avec beaucoup plus d’espaces
verts. Les gens sont plutot chaleureux (c’est un bonus qu’ils parlent Anglais).
La ville est grouillante d’activités, de restaurants et de chaleur humaine.
C’est le …

Hong Kong was a late entry to the itinerary. Justyn was very disappointed to miss his opportunity to gain super powers in Japan, but we thought it best to cancel our planned trip to Tokyo. The choice was one of pure inspiration, the result of the morning after our farewell party when we were both feeling truly excellent, and the idea struck: why …

April 2, 2012

Word of the day: Stairs. I wish I knew how many stairs we climbed (both up and down) throughout the course of today.

Today started out slowly. It's been really nice just sleeping in…although sleeping in is only until like 830 or so. We have just been casually getting ready and eating breakfast before heading …

Entry containing 21 photos titled: HK skyline from Victoria Peak, Humid and smoggy but lovely morning, More incredible skyline, HK is shopping mecca due to no taxes, Fritz and building from The Dark Knight (Batman!), Fun Harbor cruise and burgers for lunch!, Lush, lush, hills above HK

16/07/2010 Bangkok to Hong Kong

Got a flight with air asia from Bangkok to Hong Kong (£60) which took about 3 an half hours...

When you arrive in Hongkong airport which is on Lantu island you have to get a train to the customs area and baggage claim! I went through customs and because im British i got a 180day visa granted on …

5.30 am: I was already in the cab heading towards Shanghai Hongqiao Airport Terminal 1. The Phoenix Hotel staff was kind enough to grab a cab from the main road. The one that she had to call would come in 45 minutes time. Say whuuuutt?!

5.55 am: I was queuing for check-in at the airport. I had to check-in my baggage but thank God they didn …

... are so many people and buildings crammed into a small area. To maximize on space, they've even built up the hillside of Victoria Peak with shops and restaurants, accessible by a series of outdoor escalators! Hong Kong's Kowloon district has a great ...

... bed cosseted by air con and room service our first stop was to be the 100 year old Funicular tram to the summit of Victoria peak, the highest point on HK Island at 522 metres. The Peak commands the most spectacular views of victoria harbour and the city ...

... suspect that it could be painted on. Despite the fog, I decided to climb the famous Victoria Peak. Victoria Peak towers over the skyscrapers in Central Hong Kong - y'know that peak that you can see dramatically rising behind the Hong Kong skyline in ...

... luxury, nothing more so than museli and cold milk for breakfast - no stupid dim sum or fried noodles for us?! Officially the relationship between China and Hong Kong  is "One country, two systems" - really!? What memories, what a ...

... was great. HK had a real buzz about it and just wondering around taking it all in tiered us out. The next day we went to the Victoria Peak, well worth a visit if only to go up on the tram. The angle of that thing is amazing, you have to go down facing ...

... place to stay here in Mongkok Kowloon Hong Kong, which also happens to be the the densest place on earth. Today we visited Victoria Peak with stunning views over the harbor and Kowloon. Fewer people speak English here then I had once thought so meal ...

... customs areas for 50 years after reunification with mainland China in 1997, I had to pass through customs again at the Hong Kong China Ferry Terminal, this time getting a nice free stamp allowing me to stay 30 days. In Macau I had noticed that the ...

... is coordinated to music piped out along the shore. Dan and  I have watched this show from Kowloon side and from Victoria Peak, but for his mom's visit we thought we should try something different. The Star Ferries, which hustle loads of ...

... going to the cinema for £2.50 before catching the metro to the Chinese border to catch our bus to Yangshou. Hong Kong marks the start of our China Adventure, 4000 miles of it!!!!! Something we should mention about Hong Kong is the amount of rules they ...

... in those fried noodles... Abstract (for those too busy to read all of our drivle): Arrived Hong Kong, went to Happy Valley races, Star ferry, Victoria Peak, Kowloon, Mong Kok, Lamma Island, Aberdeen etc etc.. off to Guangzhou tommorrow. Full ...