Escape to Hong Kong II – The Peak
It was quite a clear da today, so I thought I’d tale the Peak Tram and take some more snaps of the city from on high.
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One of my girlfriends best friends kindly collected us from Budapest airport and drove us to Pécs via Balaton.
