Monday was the day to take the tram to the Peak, aka Victoria Peak. The tram line is 120 years old this year - thankfully, the technology and cars are not! They can pack 120 people into the cars for the ride up and down to the Peak. 
The top is pretty commercial - there are a ton of stores you have to walk through to get to the boarding area to come back down, and there is a mall on top, too. We did get a little sidetracked by souvenir shopping, but managed to find time to take in the views which were pretty cool.
After Charlotte headed off to work (this is a work trip for her...), I took a ride on the Star Ferry to Kowloon, so I could get the view in daylight. I did some shopping in a less touristy area, then explored one of the street markets - this one was a lot of electronics, so I wasn't very interested in buying something.
All that walking made me hungry and tired, so I went back to Hong Kong Island and had the best dumplings I've ever had. They were pork and leek and a perfect texture and balance of flavors. I wanted to order several more orders to take back to the hotel room!
Instead, I wandered around the area for a while. Eventually I found myself outside of Happy Feet, which I took as a sign and treated myself to a 50 minute massage ($35 USD). She managed to loosen up some of the tension in my shoulders and back and I felt a lot better afterward - ready to go back to the hotel and start the packing. Holy cow, how is all this stuff going to fit?!?!
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