4 days in Hong Kong advice welcome

bigadaj

The elevator system running from central up to the mid levels and the peak is public funded, it's actually a cheap way of producing a fairly individual form of public transport.

Doshwaster

zagubov wrote: »

Our friends there said the same. There's an unusually high proportion of bigger cars for such a congested territory.

It felt like Manhattan, but much much safer to walk around in. The transport was really easy to use. They even had elevated walkways that crossed through the heart of buildings, presumably funded by the shops that lined them.

I liked the idea that you can get credits on your Octopus card (HK equivalent to London's Oyster) if you walk between stations.

The elevated walkways mean that HK is a three-dimensional city so traditional 2-d maps can be confusing. You may think you are near where you want to be but your destination could be way above your head.

zagubov

Doshwaster wrote: »

I liked the idea that you can get credits on your Octopus card (HK equivalent to London's Oyster) if you walk between stations.

The elevated walkways mean that HK is a three-dimensional city so traditional 2-d maps can be confusing. You may think you are near where you want to be but your destination could be way above your head.

If you've visited Edinburgh, where some of the streets are elevated over other ones, you'd find that easier to get used to.:)

Cisco001

Voyager2002 wrote: »

It is also expensive (and unnecessary) to take a taxi, and there are weird rules about which taxis are allowed to go to which areas.

Take a boat to Lamma, where no motor vehicles are allowed.

Taxi is relatively cheap when compare to UK. But not worth taking it in Kowloon & the busy part of HK island as you will probably stuck in traffic.
BTW, if you take the red one, it goes everywhere, but slightly expensive.

Cisco001

Allow a evening for Tsim Sha Tsui East for X'mas lighting, Tsim Sha Tsui East Promenade & start ferry.

Also a day for Lantau island with the big buddha and Tai O fishing village.

azonecctv

HK is not big, just feel free to do anything, the shopping, try the food, and night view