Today was a chance to climb to ‘The Peak’, cheating a little by using the Peak Tram, which is a historic monument to engineering. The tram station itself is close to the central MRT and is within easy walking distance from the city centre (Do make some effort to detour to St Johns Cathedral - a little hidden gem amongst the mammoth skyscrapers around it). On arrival at the peak tram station you have several options for tickets ranging in price - I would suggest a return ticket with the observation ‘Sky’ ticket $56 (£5ish).
Arriving early in the afternoon (Low season) I find very few people lining up and quickly board the tram for the summit ;) The seats are wooden and have no padding so make sure that you set yourself comfortably as the tram takes off up the steep slope… There is a lot of weight on your back on the way up and a few little judders but some of the route has views off to the right hand side…
Arriving at the summit you have several options including a range of restaurants, café’s and stores… However, the Sky viewing platform was my first stop - this means another five escalator rides up onto the roof of the newly built observation deck - It has wonderful views of the cityscape below, but today there is mist restricting views to the island itself… Still impressive and worth the extra £1 on your ticket.
Retracing my steps back down the escalators I find a restaurant named “Bubba Gump Shrimp co.”!! Straight from the ’Forest Gump’ film and with merchandise making the most of the film through “Run, Forest, Run” slogans 0_0 If this is not enough for you there is also a Madame Tussauds here!! But it is pricey at over $100 a ticket… I instead opt for coffee in Pacific Coffee…
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