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yOu GoTTa CoMe HeRe

this is the hotel that we stayed in @ kowloon island...
located around 200 meters away from HSBC (along nathan road)
very near the MTR entrance/exit which is just beside HSBC

hotel benito - along cameron road

a welcome card from hotel benito

clean room, with two regular beds...
a little small though.

our room on the 7th floor

we had our breakfast @ charlie brown...
along cameron road, around 300 - 500 meters away from our hotel
a very cozy place, with delicious food. 8-)


family picture with the star of the cafe...charlie.

nice decorative ceiling

giving our order...

lovely desserts

my kids with charlie...

let's eat...

goodbye charlie brown...
thank you for the delicious food.

crossing cameron road on our way to the PEAK

enjoying a stroll in the fresh, green and clean park...
old folks enjoy their tai chi exercise here...
MTR admiralty station's entrance/exit is connected to the park

charter garden

bank of china tower...near charter garden

a pose @ des voeux road...
@ right is the legislative building,
statue square (with a tram stop)
and prince's building (far right)
@ left is the HSBC headquarters

@ the statue square...right across the HSBC tower

the pedestrian lane...
from statue square to the HSBC building and vice versa

hongkong's very own...HSBC
behind HSBC are the different government buildings...
the St. John's Cathedral...
and a few hundred meters away uphill is the famous peak terminus

HSBC headquarters

our pose for good fortune...8-)

stitt...the lion guarding the right side of HSBC

filipinos go to church @ St. John's Cathedral...
thus the sign (in tagalog) at the entrance gate

getting ready to cross garden road...
for the peak tram terminus (building on the left side of the road)

we got our tickets for the tram ride to the PEAK

lower terminus entrance

PEAK...here we come

waiting in line

different peak tram stops

we're going up...

welcome to the peak...
around 550 meters above sea level
travel time is 7-10 minutes

peak terminus

madame tussauds wax museum inside the peak tower

jersey with the legendary bruce lee...

inside the peak complex



a taste of gino's gelato

the view @ the peak with kowloon island in the background

our family picture

other tourists enjoying the view...

the view of victoria harbour from the peak...

clock tower
hongkong cultural center
star ferry pier

the peak tour is over...it's time to go down.

waiting for the peak tram

MTR central station...
our subway ride to tsim sha tsui MTR station, kowloon island

steep escalator ride to the subway

inside the train...
on our way to our hotel...with more memories to keep.