If you can endure the crush of people and long waits to board the Peak Tram — a tiny cable car that scales to the top of a Victoria Peak , Hong Kong’s highest point — then a midday trip up into the sky is a rad way to spend a few hours. Sadly, the smog situation is really depressing here, with a lavender haze and murk cast like a blanket over the city skyline. It was a relief to break away from the crowds and walk down the tree-lined paths that wind around the mountain, which were weirdly deserted the day we were there.