My Day at the Peak (by Maggie)

On our second day in Hong Kong, we went to the Peak. The Peak is at the top of Hong Kong Island so you can see almost all of Hong Kong Island and Kowloon.  After we left our apartment, we took the subway to the Star Ferry, took the ferry to the bus, and took the bus all the way up to the Peak. When we got on the bus, we realized it was a double-decker bus, and we went upstairs and got the very first rows that had the very best views.

When we were finally to the Peak, I was amazed at what I saw. It seemed like I saw all of Hong Kong.  After that, we ate at a good Chinese restaurant at the top.  Then, my brothers and I ran around a trail that was a flat loop at the top of the Peak.  We ran about 3 1/2 miles (2 times around the loop) while our parents walked 1 loop.  Along the way, we looked out at the beautiful view and I told my brothers, "this was probably the most beautiful run I have gone on."

On our way back down to the subway, we walked on a curvy downhill road and passed by the apartment where my grandparents used to live 10 years ago.  After we passed by their apartment, we still had to go downhill because we were only at Mid-Levels. We walked and walked and we were still not to the bottom! I was relieved when we finally got to the bottom.  Although it was downhill, my legs were still tired because it was a really long walk downhill, and we had already run 3 1/2 miles!

 

This is the street where my grandparents' first lived in Hong Kong. We also passed by the other place they lived.