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Tag Archives: Sydney
One way tolls on the road to Lantau Island
Hong Kong motorists have to pay tolls to use many roads and bridges, and the Lantau Link that connects the airport, Lantau Island and the urban areas in Hong Kong is no different. But when the road first opened back […]
Posted in Transport
Tagged freeways, Lantau Island, Lantau Link, Ma Wan, on the road, road pricing, Sydney
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Hong Kong double decker buses in Australia
How is this for an unusual sight – a Kowloon Motor Bus double decker driving along the shores of Sydney Harbour! The story of how this bus, along with two more from Hong Kong, ended up in Australia is thanks […]
Posted in Transport
Tagged Australia, buses, heritage, Hong Kong, museums, preservation, Sydney
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Underground stations – living in the 1970s
I don’t visit Sydney, Australia often, but the last time I did, I spent my time in much the same way I did during my last trip to Hong Kong – riding around on trains and ferries. There I found some striking similarities.
Posted in Transport
Tagged Australia, Eastern Suburbs Railway, escalator, Hong Kong, Mass Transit Railway, mosaic tiles, MTR, railway, Sydney
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Helium balloons stopping trains
Hong Kong’s Mass Transit Railway tells passengers not to bring “dangerous or flammable goods or metallic balloons” into station areas and on trains. But what possible harm can a seemingly innocent balloon bring?
Posted in Transport
Tagged Australia, Hong Kong, Mass Transit Railway, Melbourne, MTR, rail operations, railway, Sweden, Sydney, trains
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Skyscrapers on a stick
The shores of Hong Kong Island are lined with massive skyscrapers, and one that stands apart from the others due to the unusual design is the ‘Chinese People’s Liberation Army Forces Hong Kong Building’. So is it a one off?
Posted in Everyday Life
Tagged architecture, Australia, Budapest, Hong Kong, Hungary, mystery, Seattle, Sydney, USA
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