Hong Kong...part 2

I haven't been to Victoria Peak and Ocean Park for the longest time and since I wasn't doing anything much on this trip to Hong Kong, I decided to visit the two place. First up is the Victoria Peak. Officially, the mountain is called Mount Austin but its popular name is The Peak. There are two ways of getting to the Peak, one is by coach and the 2nd one, which is the more popular, historic and scenic route up the Peak is via the Peak Tram.

The Tram started its operations way back in 1888. Of course the one you see above is already the modern tram. But the old trams were probably made of authentic wood. The ride up takes about 10 minutes as the Tram moves slowly up the mountain. Since Mount Austin is dotted with houses, the Tram makes at least two stops as residents get down to go to their houses.

Up at The Peak, you will find the Peak Tower and the Peak Galleria adjacent to each other. Peak Galleria houses shops and restaurants while Peak Tower house Madame Tussauds and the viewing deck.

Let me show you some of the shots I took looking down at the Hong Kong Island and a bit of Kowloon

Madame Tussauds is also a popular destination as it houses life-like wax figures of famous personalities.

Inside you will find the likes of Hollywood stars Nicole Kidman...

...Mr Donkey himself, Eddie Murphy...

...Madonna...

...the King of Pop...

...Tina Turner...

You also have Chinese/Hong Kong/Taiwanese/Korean stars like Leon Lai (i have a friend who had the biggest crush on him years and years ago)

...Ip Man...

...Bae Yong Joon...

You can also find stars that have passed away like Teresa Teng...

...John Lennon (Beatles)...

..and Anna Mui (Im not exactly sure about her name but I do remember her in my younger years as a concert performer)

Some of the Royal Family of England with a clown (that is definitely not me and I don't know that guy!)...

You can also find Einstein mingling with the crowd...

...and boxing legend Muhammad Ali...(i wonder when Paquiao's will be added)

There are still hundreds of political, celebrities and stars littering the whole of Madame Tussauds which I wasn't able to take pictures of anymore but it'll be best to bring along someone to take your pictures as most of these wax figurines are tall! And an ordinary tri-pod might not do. And finally, the star of Madame Tussauds is, of course Madame Tussaud herself!