View from the Peak
After crossing the harbor to the island, we took a tram up the hillside to Victoria Peak in order to get to the best view of Hong Kong. The peak was maybe 500m above the water level. It reminded me of the gondolas on the ski slopes in Austria. At times it felt like we were being pulled straight up the mountain! Slopes were around 45 degrees in some places. It would have been impossible to remain standing in the tram car. 
When we got to the top, we climbed 7 or 8 escalators out to the observation deck. This is a new deck, built in front of the old one. It was a hazy day, but we took a ton of pictures anyway. Lots of little ice cream shops, a shopping mall, a kindergarten, a few private residences and some other buildings were also at the peak.
This is the view of the island itself. You can barely see the water on the left side of the photo.
Here's another view, showing the tallest building on the island. You can see the ferry port where we left Kowloon across the harbor, too. It's white.
I would recommend it to anyone. We spent a few hours wandering around before daring to ride the tram back down the mountain.
When we got to the top, we climbed 7 or 8 escalators out to the observation deck. This is a new deck, built in front of the old one. It was a hazy day, but we took a ton of pictures anyway. Lots of little ice cream shops, a shopping mall, a kindergarten, a few private residences and some other buildings were also at the peak.
This is the view of the island itself. You can barely see the water on the left side of the photo.
Here's another view, showing the tallest building on the island. You can see the ferry port where we left Kowloon across the harbor, too. It's white.
I would recommend it to anyone. We spent a few hours wandering around before daring to ride the tram back down the mountain. 
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