Victoria City: Seeing around the Old British Colony

Starting the day’s tour of Victoria in the afternoon with quite a few places of interesting historical names.

We joined a tour in Tai Kwun, a community of HK’s arts, culture and heritage which includes the former Central Police Station, Central Police Magistracy and Victoria Prison.

These three Declared Monuments become the historic sites, particularly to Vietnamese tourists since Ho Chi Minh was once retained in one of the prison cells for a period of thee months long, long time ago!

The tour includes Peak Tram which quite a few tourists believe it is a truly experience the beauty of HK’s natural wonders. According to some sources, tens of millions of people from the globe have taken the ride.

From the Peak’s Sky Terrace 428, about more than 400m above sea level, you can see the stunning panoramic view across Hongkong!

Last leg of the tour, we visit the Central Market with various colors of the past and present. Old and new ways of living represent here with shops including Euopean & American merchandises for customers to buy or just “window shopping”!

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Our guide is a middle-aged Chinese woman speaking both Chinese & English… Tourists seem to enjoy her guide with some hilarious comments and curious history details.

The tour, as a whole, is a quite an experience but somewhat tiring for an aged tourist like me!

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Peak Ride by tram

Taking photo from the tram

Inside the tram

View of HK from the Peak

We in the tour of The Peak

View of Hongkong from the Peak

Tai Kwun tour on the museum of the past

“Thành Cát Tư Hãn” statue in front of the museum

In front of the former Central Police Station

In front of Victoria Prison

View of Hongkong from Peak Terrace

Our tour guide

The Peak tour

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