http://www.trippert.comTrippert : share and blog your trips120 http://www.trippert.com/article/1613:Hong+Kong+1997It was 10 years ago in the summer of 1997 that our family made our first trip outside the Philippines, and went on a a 12 hour flight to Hong Kong! We stayed at the Kowloon Panda hotel and had 4 days to tour around places and see the popular attractions. It was exciting because everything was a new experience, despite the fact that the entireSat, 06 October 2007 19:32:15 America/New_Yorkhttp://www.trippert.com/article/1253:Christmas+Spirit+in+Hong+Kong Well, it may not be able to offer a white Christmas, but Hong Kong oozes Christmas spirit. The decorations displayed on every square foot of shopping or street area seemed simultaneously foreign and over the top - and uniquely Hong Kong: bold, perhaps even crass, and colorful. An interesting commentary on localThu, 12 July 2007 02:50:56 America/New_Yorkhttp://www.trippert.com/article/1216:Madame+Tussaud%27s+Wax+MuseumMadame Tussaud's wax museum is the fairly predictable tourist trap in the Peak Tower, the mall at the terminus of the tram ride at the top of the hill. In addition to buying tickets at the museum, you can buy tickets at the foot of the hill when you guy your tram tickets. Buying the combination pack will allow you to cut the long lineTue, 10 July 2007 05:47:43 America/New_Yorkhttp://www.trippert.com/article/1215:Electronic+Arts+Experience+ProjectThe Electronic Arts Experience Project in the Peak Tower mall at the terminus of the Tram Station on the Peak offers the only retail experience from EA that I've seen. The project itself is a two-story architectural edifice built in the foyer at the top of the Peak Tower shopping center, just off the observation deck. The projectTue, 10 July 2007 05:42:57 America/New_Yorkhttp://www.trippert.com/article/1214:The+Peak+TowerThe Peak Tower is a multi-story shopping mall at the terminus of the tram station at the top of the Peak. The Tram stops in the basement, and while you can choose to leave the mall at ground level, most tourists tend to proceed up the mall to the top floor where an observation deck provides some breath-taking views of Hong Kong and theTue, 10 July 2007 05:06:29 America/New_York