Articles by hkman
Christmas Spirit in Hong Kong
Posted July 12, 2007 at 02:50 AM
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 local [...]
Madame Tussaud's Wax Museum
Posted July 10, 2007 at 05:47 AM
Madame 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 line [...]
Electronic Arts Experience Project
Posted July 10, 2007 at 05:42 AM
The 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 project [...]
The Peak Tower
Posted July 10, 2007 at 05:06 AM
The 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 the [...]
The Peak Tram
Posted July 10, 2007 at 04:46 AM
With seven million annual visitors, the Peak Tram is one of Hong Kong's staple tourist experiences - or traps - depending on your perspective. You can get to it by taking the MTR to the Central stop, and walking to the tram station at Garden Road. The tram ride experience begins with a long line at the base to buy tickets. If you [...]
