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‘Ocean Express’ funicular railway at Ocean Park
Hong Kong’s most famous funicular railway is the Peak Tram, running up the hills of Hong Kong Island to Victoria Peak. But there is a second funicular, much less well known – the ‘Ocean Express’ train at Ocean Park. Photo […]
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Tagged funicular, Hong Kong, Ocean Park, rail operations, railway, theme park, tourist trap, trains, tunnels
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Hong Kong Disneyland: not what I expected?
Another place I visited during my not-so-recent holiday was Hong Kong Disneyland: you don’t even need to leave the carpark to realise this theme park is a bit different…