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Thursday, December 06, 2007
The Peak Tram - Hong Kong
The Peak Tram of Hong Kong Island is one of the most famous tramways in the world. The tram runs from Central district to Victoria Peak with some stops along the way. Its steep ascent to the Peak offers great views of the Harbour.
The Peak Tram
The Peak Tram Stops
At the top the tram terminates at the Peak Tower, an observation deck/shopping centre/tourist trap, which you have to pay extra to enter. You can walk around the paths at the peak and see the same view for free.
Peak Tower
Victoria Peak View
The Peak Tram
The Peak Tram Stops
At the top the tram terminates at the Peak Tower, an observation deck/shopping centre/tourist trap, which you have to pay extra to enter. You can walk around the paths at the peak and see the same view for free.
Peak Tower
Victoria Peak View
Labels: china, hong-kong, tram, victoria-peak
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Wednesday, December 05, 2007
Hong Kong Trams
Double decker trams still operate on Hong Kong Island. Hongkong Tramways run the largest fleet of double-deck tramcars in the world.
Hong Kong Tram video: Hong Kong Tram
Hong Kong Tram video: Hong Kong Tram
Labels: china, hong kong, public transport, tram
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Saturday, June 03, 2006
Double Decker Trams to Happy Valley
For getting around Hong Kong I got a 3 day train pass which included return travel on the airport express so getting around was easy enough.
Hong Kong is made up of a peninsula of land jutting off mainland China and a number of Islands surrounding.
I went out to Lantau Island to check out the biggest bronze Buddha in the world. It was so foggy though that you could not see the top of Buddha, even from the base.
From there I got the train to Hong Kong Island. From here I got a tram going to Happy Valley. I had not intended to do so, but if you see a double decker tram that says it's going to Happy Valley how could you not get on it. At 2HKD that's a pretty good value tram. Happy Valley is the home of The Hong Kong Jockey Club and its world famous racecourse.
Happy Valley Tram
Hong Kong is made up of a peninsula of land jutting off mainland China and a number of Islands surrounding.
I went out to Lantau Island to check out the biggest bronze Buddha in the world. It was so foggy though that you could not see the top of Buddha, even from the base.
From there I got the train to Hong Kong Island. From here I got a tram going to Happy Valley. I had not intended to do so, but if you see a double decker tram that says it's going to Happy Valley how could you not get on it. At 2HKD that's a pretty good value tram. Happy Valley is the home of The Hong Kong Jockey Club and its world famous racecourse.
Happy Valley Tram
Labels: hong-kong, hong-kong-island, tram
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Friday, March 17, 2006
W-11 Karachi to Melbourne Tram
The W-11 is the name of the bus route in Karachi, Pakistan, where the buses are ornately decorated by the bus owners.
As part of Festival Melbourne2006, which is running during the Commonwealth Games, a team of Karachi vehicle decorators have transformed a regular Melbourne tram into a W-11 Karachi style mini-bus. The W-11 is running along the city circle route in the CBD of Melbourne. The tram ride is free.
The tram is decked out in flowers and layers of cut out vibrant vinyl patterns and covered in flashing LCD lighting. Then there is the music. Loud popular music from Pakistan complement this amazing project to complete the W-11 experience.
W-11 Karachi to Melbourne
As part of Festival Melbourne2006, which is running during the Commonwealth Games, a team of Karachi vehicle decorators have transformed a regular Melbourne tram into a W-11 Karachi style mini-bus. The W-11 is running along the city circle route in the CBD of Melbourne. The tram ride is free.
The tram is decked out in flowers and layers of cut out vibrant vinyl patterns and covered in flashing LCD lighting. Then there is the music. Loud popular music from Pakistan complement this amazing project to complete the W-11 experience.
W-11 Karachi to Melbourne
Labels: australia, melbourne, sport, tram
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Saturday, August 06, 2005
Number 28 Tram - Lisbon
The number 28 tram in Lisbon - probably the best tram in the world.
Labels: lisbon, portugal, public-transport, tram
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