Tram/Hong Kong Park

One of the few modes of transportation left for us to ride in Hong Kong is the tram.  Tom was in the States this weekend, so I thought that would be a fun thing to do with the kids.  The tram runs along the northern part of the island, near Central.  I decided we would take the tram to Hong Kong Park.  Unfortunately, all the bus/train routes to the tram from our house took us right by Hong Kong Park.  Therefore, we ended up going way out of our way to get there.  Tommy wanted to time how long we were out, so I started the timer on my watch when we left the house.  It took us 3 hours and 15 minutes to get to Hong Kong Park.  :)  We took the MTR and a double decker bus to the start of the tram line.  The tram is a double decker.  Of course the kids wanted to sit on the top.

A blurry picture of the tram (in the middle)

The windows on the second level of the tram seem to be fixed in an open position.  Charlotte loved sticking her head out the window to enjoy the view.

We had a short walk to Hong Kong Park.  They have a nice children's playground we hadn't been to yet.  It has six different levels, each with its own play area.  None of the play structures were too spectacular, but the different levels made things interesting.  The kids would play on each level and then after a few minutes, they wanted to go to the next level to see what else there was.  Also, having the different levels lets the park accommodate a lot of kids, but since each playground is relatively small, it is easy to keep an eye on your children.  They had a great time!

Hong Kong Park-slide connects the second level to the first