In our continuing quest for the spectacular, we headed for the tramway up to Victoria Peak, negotiating the thronging pulse of the metro and local buses to mix it with the mobs of like-minded tourists
The core attraction of the mountain top was the available view on oh so clear a day. As the accompanying pictures will attest, it was the promise of scenic clarity that drew us like a magnet; and lunch at Bubba Gumps top floor seafood restaurant was only of passing interest
An hours rest on board in the late afternoon set us up for a brand new experience — attacking the night markets at Mongkok. Our visit to this frenzied retail bonanza coincided with about a million other pushy-shovey-feely folk, all within the narrow confines of a metre wide alley way.
More like a melee at a pommie soccer match with overtones of a heaving, sweaty rugby scrum.
And so to bed with a view of HK. Tomorrow’s another day of adventure
Confucius say… who mix Viagra and Ex-Lax, doesn’t know if he’s coming or going
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