emmm...i had asked someone to get the road to Po Yan St. already..
btw, how much does it cost if i take taxi from sehung wan mtr to Po Yan St.?
and, wat is the best timin to take ding ding tram??cz i'm plannin to sit ding ding tram at night just to see the view..
will it waste of time??don't know how to arrange that..hmm!!

@takki87

IMO, you should try to use "ding ding" as a form of transportation, rather than purposely go and take it, so that it won't be a waste of time lor...

Using "ding ding" as mode of transportation, for eg after visiting Ocean Park, go to Causeway Bay, from there "ding ding" all the way to Central.

Take "ding ding" from the terminal station to secure the front seats on the upper deck...

From Google Map, it seems not very far away from Sheung Wan MTR station.. so I think it wouldn't be over HKD40 or just around that price..

Best time to take ding-ding is non-peak hours, ie. before and after office hours. Take it after dinner la, so you can enjoy the night city view + less crowded. It is NOT a waste of time for sure! I enjoy taking ding-ding when it's not packed, very relax!

Yes you're right, if one can recognise landmarks in different areas, it's a good and cheaper transportation to replace MTR to travel along main spots on HK Island. Why I say so, becoz ding-ding doesn't have station name, so if you are first time visiting HK Island, you may not know where is Causeway Bay and where is Central by just looking at the buildings & surrounding... Even myself living in HK for decades, sometimes I am not sure where to get off when I am on the tram 'coz I never live on HK Island side....

Po Yan St there got any attraction?

hey, btw, i suggest you to take bus from The peak to go back to Central..the buss stop at Pedder St.. The bus ride is very interesting!~ And got night view to see too.. And you can walk from Pedder St to Lan Kwai Foong..

Hong Kong is very public-transport-friendly. But many a times, a lot of travellers just rely on MTRs and taxis. From my experience, do a bit of homework and it is easy and fun to travel by bus, "ding ding" and star ferry.

- MTR is convenient, but sometimes need to walk quite a distance to find the station's entrance. At times, even after you found the underpass, still need to walk some 100 metres to the station. Also, need to find the correct exit to minimise the walking distance to the final destination.

- Bus, sometimes the bus stop is just right in front! Search the bus route from the HK bus web. The fare, the route, the journey time, places of interest that's near to the bus stop and even the picture of the bus stop is shown on the page. I print out the route and was able to follow through the bus journey and alight at the correct bus stop. When not sure, just ask the friendly driver. I've taken the green minibus too.

One thing to take note, bus fare is calculated from the point of boarding to the end terminal, even if you were to take only a few stops. So, choose the bus that is going towards nearer the end terminal for minimum fare. Eg, for the same destination, bus A might be ending soon after there but bus B might still go a long way before ending. So, cheaper bus fare for bus A.

- Star ferry, good way of transferring between TST and HK Island. Eg, from TST to Wan Chai, nearer distance to walk to the Golden Bauhinia Square. Or from Central Pier (maybe after visiting Cheung Chau, or bus after the Peak), take Star ferry across to TST, so much nearer than to walk from Central Pier to Central MTR station to catch a train back to TST.

- The tram, aka "ding ding", from east to west or west to east on HK island, great way for transfer and sightseeing.

- Taxi, use taxi if you are dead tired and lazy to walk any further. Taxi fare is metered, so no worries about taxi scam.

All information re transport, ie MTR, bus, star ferry, the tram, taxi and other ferries are available from the net.

This post has been edited by Ami Tsun: Nov 6 2009, 02:19 PM

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the new crystal cabin.. wow wow.. awaiting your photo on it..

Stanley market will be more happening in the morning as compared to the evening.. from what i know..

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Ami Tsun... ok... will try to post some pix of the Crystal Cabin Cable Car if manage to get some decent shots.

This post has been edited by w00lvie: Nov 6 2009, 02:31 PM

yup, i wanna to take ding ding tram to those place..
but i duno which station i should go cz it didn't stated on the webpage..
so, a bit confusing here..
that's why i thought of ride it at night just to enjoy the view..hmmm!!

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Added on November 6, 2009, 3:13 pmyup, maybe will take cab or walk from sheung wan mtr to po yan street..

ohh...because i act i plan to ride ding ding tram at night after going to the peak..
cz i wil be going to the peak during evenin..
but, which station should i take from the peak??
and it will just reach sheung wan kei??

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Added on November 6, 2009, 3:16 pmi just wanna go to the lomography shop at po yan street..^__^
i duno whether it has any attraction anot..

ohh...i wish too..but i'm planning to take ding ding tram at night after the peak..
i will go to lan kwai fong and mid-central escalator after go to disneyland on the other day..

This post has been edited by takki87: Nov 6 2009, 03:16 PM

I think I should just survey first.. So, what should I do now? Any recommended hotel? Should I join a tour or discover myself? I just afraid only 2 of us then none push us to wake up and go here and there, no motivation.. hehe..

oic.. what i did is take tram up to the peak then come down by bus

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Added on November 6, 2009, 3:33 pm i thought u have booked your flight.. so what are you going to do with the flights if you don't go?

the money for that flight wasted

This post has been edited by moody5: Nov 6 2009, 03:33 PM

haha...well, then i have to check my itinerary see which one will be better..

Agree! It's cheaper than Peak Tram but takes longer time lor...

Good Suggestions! Ami, you must be an experienced traveller~!

You wanna take ding-ding after going down from the Peak, don't you? You can find ding-ding stops on the main street of Central (i.e. where the HSBC building located), then take ding-ding with the direction to Kennedy Town if you're going to Sheung Wan (btw, are you going to Sheung Wan or Shau Kei Wan?! as I don't know what you meant by Sheung Wan Kei...)

Hi hi,

I'm going to HK in 2 weeks time, very excited as this is my 1st time there, anyway would like to check with the sifu... I plan to go avenue of star to catch the light show first and maybe will walk till the clock tower. after that I plan to go lei yu moon (鯉魚門) for seafood. We plan to take MTR to stop at "YaoTong" station and walk to the restaurant. Do you think normally this restaurant will still open till 8++pm? or it's advisable to go earlier so that the fresh stuff will still be available?

Then you better join tour...

But the bus ride is really interesting!

I salute their bus drivers! super good driving skills!~

Remember to take the upper deck front seat to enjoy the ride!~

Of coz still open la! Restaurants in HK open till quite late, most Chinese restaurants open till 11pm... but they do have time set for last order, like half or 1 hour before their closing time. But 8++pm should not be a problem.

Most of their seafood are "alive" before they're cooked, so there is no difference if you go at 5pm or 8pm...

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Added on November 6, 2009, 3:53 pmhaha.. yep... but if anyone got motion-sickness, I won't recommend to take bus to/from the Peak...

This post has been edited by northasian: Nov 6 2009, 03:53 PM

another silly question, is it easy to find that place at nite?
I plan to walk from YaoTong station to 鯉魚門海傍道中 at nite should still be easy to find? What about the safely at nite, safe to walk there at nite?

actually, i'm planning to take ding ding tram from shau kei wan to maybe central or causeway bay..just to enjoy the ride and view..but, it's seems wastin time..
but, i wanna take ding ding tram after the peak just to enjoy the view but i don't know which station should i stop as from the peak to sheung wan seems quite near and can't enjoy much.

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Added on November 6, 2009, 4:59 pmyou mean from the peak tram station take bus to central to enjoy the night view??
or...??
sorry, bit confuse here...

This post has been edited by takki87: Nov 6 2009, 04:59 PM

nope..

The bus start at The Peak itself.. Bus no. 15 and 15c..

looks like you confused by the The Peak Tram and the Ding Ding tram.. they are different..

@takki87

I think you've confused yourself with the Peak tram and the "ding ding" tram liao ah?

The Peak tram is something like the one going up Penang Hill, but very much faster. (the Penang Hill's one is going to be upgraded)

The "ding ding" tram is the what we called "dian che" ("electric car")..

This is the HK tramway's site, you can click on Tram Route Map to (East Bound or West Bound) to see the tram stops:
http://www.hktramways.com/en/service/index.html

Then you check and match the location on Google Map to have an idea how to go from one place to another, which tram stops etc.

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Added on November 6, 2009, 7:19 pmOh, I forgot...

I suggest you Google or Wikipaed for some famous building on HK island, see the pictures of the buildings. Then you can recognise them and use them as landmark.

For eg:
Bank of China Tower - the one that looks like bamboo, with sharp edges/point, er bad fengshui...

Hopewell Centre - the only one cylindical builiding, with a revolving restaurant above

Cheung Kong Centre - rectangle shape, like a match box. Garden Road is in between Cheung Kong Centre and BOC tower.

Two IFC - the tallest building

This post has been edited by Ami Tsun: Nov 6 2009, 07:19 PM

ohhh...haha!!
i'm not confuse with the peak tram and ding ding tram..
i know that both are diff..
but i'm just confuse and thought that we could go up to the peak with bus without peak tram..sorry!!

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Added on November 6, 2009, 11:21 pmi clicked the ding ding tram webpage b4...
it's shows all the station but i duno which one to stop.
let's say i wana go to the peak or lan kwai fong those..cz the map didn't stated it and only shows the road's name..
how can i check it??
does google map shows the ding ding tram as the mtr??

This post has been edited by takki87: Nov 6 2009, 11:21 PM