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Geo: Hong Kong, CH
In a city where everything is compressed to the limit, the transportation system looks accordingly. The most charming example is the wooden and maximally flat double-decker tram, where I felt like a sardine in a can given my dimensions (see here).
The most cinematic and convenient option is the red taxi — Toyota Crown Comfort models, which the Hong Kong authorities ordered on special order from Japan until recently. Prices are similar to those in Moscow (only the rates are transparent).
There are plenty of regular cars here, but the lack of any parking spaces stands out: there are either multi-story blocks or rare street parking areas, where each spot literally has its own parking post. If you want to own a car in Hong Kong, take care of it in advance.
For water enthusiasts, there’s the previously mentioned slow ferry Star Ferry and its opposite — the speedboats TurboJet and Cotai Water Jet, which can take you to Macau in 40−50 minutes (±65 km over water).
I prefer to move on the surface, so I only rode the subway once. Underground, I was intrigued by the platforms with double doors, but this phenomenon isn’t unique, and after the Moscow metro, it’s hard to be surprised.
What impressed me was the Chek Lap Kok airport. Not only for its super-modern features resembling alien CT scanners but also for the fact that the airport is built on a reclaimed island, which added a whole 1% of land (±12.5 km²) to Hong Kong’s total area!
The island-based urban organization system requires non-trivial solutions in forming the road network: bridges, underwater tunnels, multi-level interchanges, and roads ranging from multi-lane highways to winding mountain serpentine roads. Colorful.
Content of the Hong Kong cycle
@gorkjournal
Geo: Hong Kong, CH
In a city where everything is compressed to the limit, the transportation system looks accordingly. The most charming example is the wooden and maximally flat double-decker tram, where I felt like a sardine in a can given my dimensions (see here).
The most cinematic and convenient option is the red taxi — Toyota Crown Comfort models, which the Hong Kong authorities ordered on special order from Japan until recently. Prices are similar to those in Moscow (only the rates are transparent).
There are plenty of regular cars here, but the lack of any parking spaces stands out: there are either multi-story blocks or rare street parking areas, where each spot literally has its own parking post. If you want to own a car in Hong Kong, take care of it in advance.
For water enthusiasts, there’s the previously mentioned slow ferry Star Ferry and its opposite — the speedboats TurboJet and Cotai Water Jet, which can take you to Macau in 40−50 minutes (±65 km over water).
I prefer to move on the surface, so I only rode the subway once. Underground, I was intrigued by the platforms with double doors, but this phenomenon isn’t unique, and after the Moscow metro, it’s hard to be surprised.
What impressed me was the Chek Lap Kok airport. Not only for its super-modern features resembling alien CT scanners but also for the fact that the airport is built on a reclaimed island, which added a whole 1% of land (±12.5 km²) to Hong Kong’s total area!
The island-based urban organization system requires non-trivial solutions in forming the road network: bridges, underwater tunnels, multi-level interchanges, and roads ranging from multi-lane highways to winding mountain serpentine roads. Colorful.
Content of the Hong Kong cycle
@gorkjournal