Transport in Hong Kong - Trams

A bit of mobile blogging action now....just took this video on the tram ride from Happy Valley up to Western Market.

It's unedited, but hopefully it serves to show somewhat the changes in the neighbourhoods as you pass through them.

Nicknamed "Ding Ding" by the locals, not only are trams a cheap way to get around this side of Hong Kong Island (it's $2 for any trip, $1 for children under 12 and senior citizens over 65), they're also a quality tourist attraction in their own right. Trams started running down here in 1904 and provide some of the best views of the city, especially if you bag one of the seats at the front of the upper deck.

The various routes will take you through the neighbourhoods of Western, Shueng Wan, Central, Wan Chai, Causeway Bay, Happy Valley and North Point and run from around 5am till midnight every day.

You'll see concrete stations in the middle of the road all across town, but trams will also stop by other roadside stop signs. Board at the back and pay when you get off. Drop the exact change in the box or use ur Octopus Card. Tourist passes for the MTR won't work and the driver won't give change for nobody!

Here you have the website for the company that runs the trams: http://www.hktramways.com/en/home.html

While the tourist board also have their own guide: http://www.discoverhongkong.com/tramguide/eng/index.jsp