For my first morning in Hong Kong I wandered around the area immediately around my hotel. About half a kilometer away I was surprised to run into the Honk Kong Zoological and Botanical Gardens, which was a nice treat for my morning with no charge for admission.
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| Animal? |
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| Flamingos |
As the sun rose higher I decided to get up to Victoria Peak, which sits right at the top of the Island offering views down in all directions. I went and checked out the trolley which takes you right up the hillside on rails, however by the time I got there the wait was up to an hour and a half so I ended up opting for a taxi. Even from the road my taxi took, the ride up to the top was beautiful, winding through the skyscrapers on the edge of Central, and up through a jungle road spiraling around the mountain.
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| Drive up to Victoria Peak |
From the top, it's almost like your looking down on Manhattan, just with a mountainous jungle rising out of it. The jungle drops down the hillside so quick that the trees which make it up start to look like lumps of grass below.
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| Looking to the east on the north side of the platform |
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| Looking toward south HK and the South China Sea |
After working my way back down from the peak, I went down to Central to search for the Hong Kong Brew House. They were serving one dark beer, the Sevens Stout, which I ordered to go along with the Grand Slam Burger. After a long morning involving several miles of walking, I ate every last bit of my meal.
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| Outside Hong Kong Brew House |
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| inside |
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| Grand Slam Burger |
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| bar |
