the skyline- above and beyond

My past visits to Hong Kong have not allowed for much sightseeing- only the incidental seeing of the city. This daytrip allowed the opportunity to venture further afield. We trekked across the Central district of Hong Kong Island on foot to reach the Victoria Peak Tramway. Built in 1885, this network of steel track and cabled street cars ferry passengers up and down the steep peak to a look out point- where additional admission fees allow access to a rooftop observation deck with unsurpassed and unobstructed views of the city. I am not sure i had ever looked down on skyscrapers before taking in the view from that platform! It was remarkable. Candy remarked that though her friends had visited Hong Kong more frequently than her just to go shopping etc, she was sure none of them had ever done something like this- and she felt sure she had now seen all of Hong Kong:) The view was above and beyond what one expects from a skyline - even a skyline as iconic as Hong Kong's Victoria Harbor.