So Monday wasn't the most beautiful day in HK but this is pretty nice by recent standards. Last week they had to cancel something like 20 flights into Hong Kong because of smog-visibility problems. But I digress...
A short walk from our apartment and you first see the signs leading to the Peak in the form of these simple street signs that are all over Hong Kong:
You wouldn't expect the signs to lead to the basement of a building, but they do. That's where the Peak Tram begins it's long climb up the mountain. The Tram, which is literally pulled up the mountained and lowered upon return, sets the stage for your Peak adventure. Quickly you realize that this isn't going to be a normal transit. You sit in wooden benches fashioned less for comfort than for stability and walk up an isle that is not flat, not even tredded, but divoted to provide extra footing for passengers that must stand for the journey. In the span of about 10 minutes you rush past apartment buildings, green space, and skyscrapers.
Above, the tram slows for its entrance into the ground station. More to come on the Peak this week...
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