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Old Dec 19, 2015 | 6:13 pm
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lmwong1977
 
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Day 5: Victoria Peak

The last full day for my sister meant the last biggie for first time tourists like ourselves, Victoria Peak. We ride the Ding Ding Tram to Central. This is the one behind us:



There was a discount for the tram with our Ngong Ping 360 stub ticket which made them the price of a senior ticket. The tram was interesting there are big ridges in the aisles so those standing have something to stand against with out sliding down on everyone. It was pretty cool how the buildings looked so slanted as we went up.



The Peak Tower and Galleria are very commercial - basically malls. We wander outside and find the Lions Pavilion.




My sister finds a trailhead and we end up doing the Peak Circle walk. It's pretty much paved roads, so was easy to do, I think there was a tiny section that had some incline. It was nice to get away from the very touristy galleria.


Surprisingly I'm not hungry after that 3+km walk. I grab some ice cream for one more round of looking at the shops. My sister didn't want to stay after sunset, so we head back to the hotel. It's crazy busy at the tram station.



Back at the hotel, my sister starts packing up. After that, it time for food. Being lazy, we decide to try the crepes place next door.

Smoked Salmon, egg, spinach and strawberry & pana cotta crepes with apple juice for me and apple cider for my sister.
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