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After our Lan Kwai Fong Night Out in Central, Hong Kong, we went to Victoria Peak the next day. We left my sister’s place via Tung Chung MTR Station quite late in the afternoon. We arrived at the Hong Kong MTR Station probably past 6:00pm already. Instead of going directly to the Central MTR Station, we opted for Hong Kong MTR Station. With that, we used the overpass going to Connaught Place, passed by Jardine House, then used the underpass from Connaught Place to Chater Road.

Along the way, we saw a lot of Filipinos. Chater road was even closed so people could move around freely all day long. My sister told me that Chater road is always closed every Sunday. We especially passed by Statue Square to see if we have some town mates there but since I did not inform anyone about our trip, we did not see any familiar faces. I then took some photos of the Statue Square, the Cenotaph, the Legislative Council Building, and other buildings dominating Central, Hong Kong.

From the Statue Square, we continued walking going to Garden Road, passed by St. Joseph’s Church until we arrived at the Peak Tram. From the Peak Tram, we took the tram going up to Victoria Peak. As it was almost 7:00pm and quite dark already, we missed the beautiful scenery while riding the tram.

The Peak Tram is one of the emblems of Hong Kong’s history. It started its service on May 30, 1888 and became the first funicular railway in Asia. It is about 1,350 meters connecting five intermediate stations.

Victoria Peak is one of the most popular attractions in Hong Kong located in Hong Kong Island. Locally, Victoria Peak is plainly called The Peak. It has an altitude of 552 meters or 1,810 feet and the highest mountain in Hong Kong Island but not on the entire Hong Kong. The highest mountain in Hong Kong is “Tai Mo Shan” literally means “Big Hat Mountain”.

When we arrived at the Victoria Peak, we went up first to the Peak Tower. We did not go up to the highest point of the Peak Tower as we decided to go down and transferred to the Lookout Point.

From the Lookout Point in Victoria Peak, we admirably look at the panoramic view of Victoria Harbour, Kowloon, and almost the entirety of Hong Kong at night. Some lights of the other buildings that we saw from Victoria Peak were “dancing” and changing after a few minutes. The view from Victoria Peak at night was simply spectacular.

After enjoying the fascinating view of Victoria Harbour, Kowloon, and Hong Kong, we decided that it was time for dinner. There were several restaurants in the area especially at the Peak Galleria but we decided to eat at the Peak Lookout restaurant formerly known as the Old Peak Café.

The Peak Lookout is a restaurant and a historic building located near the summit of Victoria Peak. The building is a 19th century building and is a Grade II historic building, a building of special merit in Hong Kong.

We just finished our dinner at the Peak Lookout, then left Victoria Peak, and went down to Garden road via the Peak Tram back to Central, Hong Kong. When we were already down and while passing along the Garden road, we could not resist not taking the pictures of the skyscrapers and streets of Hong Kong.

It was already past 10:30pm when we arrived at the Hong Kong MTR Station. We left the place and went back to my sister’s place for another day the next day.

See you in Discovery Bay!

Related Links:
The Peak Hong Kong
The Peak Tram, in Wikipedia
Victoria Peak, in Wikipedia
The Peak Lookout, in Wikipedia