I have been asked by a friend how come there are no posts on Hong Kong where I am based, so I thought I’d take a tram ride one evening and take some photographs along the way. I loved taking the tram when I was little but haven’t done so in close to 20 years. Hong Kong has the largest fleet of double decker trams in the world and the trams have been running between the east and west ends of Hong Kong island since 1904. The tram in Hong Kong is affectionately called the “ding ding” by the locals and is still used by 20,000 or so people daily. There are over 100 stops in between the 13 km stretch. Following the tram tracks that used to be built along the waterfront which are now many blocks away from the coast, one can see the reclamation of land and changes to the city over the years.
I will try to do the other half of the tram ride towards the western end of the island, Kennedy Town, soon.
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I love HK trams, this year I even made a shaky timelaps of the ride – it’s just such a pleasant experience! feel free to take a look :D https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iuJLafA9soQ
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Just checked out your tram ride video. Cool! :)
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very well written! :-)
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Thank you JP :)
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very nice! I havent take the ride since I moved to shenzhen in 2014,I guess I shall visit HK more often.
the road just along US embassy (Garden st?) I took my X100 at the time and walked all the way to the top of hill at the time.
looking forward to see more of your post!
P.S since I am on the otherside of Great Wall, Facebook, Instagram is not working so I leave you my current site to share some of my foto, enjoy it!
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Thank you for reading the post! I actually rarely take pictures when I’m in town. Coming back to HK is like taking a break from traveling and photography 😛
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