tram | Nomadic Notes Travel Blog

Home > Archives for tram

Victoria Peak – The best view in Hong Kong

Written by James Clark on October 27, 2010 · 6 Comments

If you wake up in Hong Kong and the sun is shining and the sky is blue, head for the hills. Victoria Peak in particular.

The peak gives you the best view of Hong Kong, and it is worth going up the peak for the Peak Tram alone, one of the most famous tramways in the world.

The tramway is a funicular railway that runs from Central district to Victoria Peak, with some stops along the way.

[Peak Tram - Hong Kong]

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.

[View of Hong Kong from The Peak]

To save money (and queueing up again), buy a one-way ticket and walk back down via the park walk.

Categories: Travel Blog - Tags: china, hong kong, things to do, tram

Classic Eastern Europe, Sofia – Bulgaria

Written by James Clark on July 24, 2010 · 3 Comments

Classic Eastern Europe – an old tram on cobbled streets, Sofia – Bulgaria.

Categories: Travel Photos - Tags: bulgaria, sofia, tram

Good Idea: Free tram travel

Written by James Clark on July 30, 2009 · Leave a Comment

Adelaide is the only other Australian city with a public transport system that uses trams (the other being Melbourne).

The tram runs from the city to the seaside suburb of Glenelg. If you want to use the tram in the city the tram is free.

Free tram travel

Categories: Travel Blog - Tags: adelaide, australia, good idea, public transport, south australia, tram

Wind Powered Tram: Melbourne Australia

Written by James Clark on October 12, 2008 · Leave a Comment

[Wind Powered Tram]

Seen on the streets of Melbourne is this wind powered tram. No it’s not a tram with sails, but it is using power bought from a wind farm. The tram is currently running on Route 96 from St Kilda Beach to East Brunswick.

Categories: Travel Blog - Tags: australia, environment, melbourne, tram

Hong Kong Trams

Written by James Clark on December 8, 2007 · Leave a Comment

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

Categories: Travel Blog - Tags: china, hong kong, tram

Double Decker Trams to Happy Valley

Written by James Clark on June 3, 2006 · Leave a Comment

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]

Categories: Travel Blog - Tags: hong kong, tram

W-11 Karachi to Melbourne Tram

Written by James Clark on March 17, 2006 · Leave a Comment

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.

[W-11 Karachi - Melbourne Tram]

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 Tram Interior]