My room at the Ritz-Carlton was on the 108th floor and had great views of Hong Kong.
We had beautiful weather for the final day of our China tour. Today we drove to Hong Kong Island and had an open-air double decker bus tour of the city. Hong Kong has the highest population density in the world, and there’s nowhere to build but up.
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Hong Kong City Tour
International Commerce Center
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After the bus tour, we took the funicular to the top of Victoria Peak, where we had great views of the Kowloon District and Victoria Harbor.
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Victoria Peak
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We drove back down the Peak to the Central Star Ferry Terminal and took a ferry back to Kowloon.
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Victoria Harbor and Ferry Transit
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After a brief stop at the Hong Kong Cultural Center, we enjoyed a dim sum lunch at the adjacent Symphony by Jade restaurant.
Hong Kong Cultural Center
Symphony by Jade Restaurant
I visited the Hong Kong Museum of History with its natural history, cultural, archeological and local history galleries. Again, this is a place where I would have liked to have spent more time.
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Hong Kong Museum of History
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The day ended with our farewell reception and dinner in the Ozone Bar on the 118th floor. There were lots of hugs and best wishes for a safe trip home.
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