Forget Google Maps! It’s about as helpful as a chocolate teapot in Hong Kong.<\/p>\n
Laissez tomber Google Maps, c\u2019est compl\u00e8tement inutile \u00e0 Hong Kong !<\/em><\/p>\n There are buses, trams, boats, trains, underground in Hong Kong. And you can pay the fares with a single card (the Octopus card). But that’s the only thing that is simple. They are all independent companies and they don’t really have a centralised website where you can plan your journey in the most effective way.<\/p>\n A Hong Kong, il y a des bus, des tramways, des bateaux, des trains, le m\u00e9tro. Et vous pouvez payer les tickets avec une seule carte (la carte Octopus). Mais c’est la seule chose qui soit simple. Ce sont toutes des soci\u00e9t\u00e9s ind\u00e9pendantes et il n\u2019y a pas de site Web centralis\u00e9 o\u00f9 vous pouvez planifier votre trajet de la mani\u00e8re la plus efficace.<\/em><\/p>\n So far I mastered the tram. It is useful when you are on the North of Hong Kong island. Now that we are living in Happy Valley, it is very convenient as there is a Happy valley terminus just downstairs. And we can go where all the shops are very easily.<\/p>\n Maintenant, je ma\u00eetrise le tram. C’est utile au nord de l’\u00eele principale de Hong Kong. Comme nous vivons \u00e0 Happy Valley, c’est tr\u00e8s pratique car il y a le terminus Happy Valley juste en bas de l\u2019appart. Et nous pouvons aller facilement au nord de l\u2019ile o\u00f9 se trouvent tous les magasins.<\/em><\/p>\n When it comes to underground trains, it is also very easy, but there is no underground station in Happy Valley or in Stanley where we will be living in a month.<\/p>\n En ce qui concerne le m\u00e9tro, c’est aussi tr\u00e8s facile, mais il n’y a pas de station de m\u00e9tro \u00e0 Happy Valley ou \u00e0 Stanley o\u00f9 nous allons nous installer dans un mois.<\/em><\/p>\n Buses are everywhere. I found a couple of websites with journey planners so I use them to plan ahead whenever I need to go somewhere.<\/p>\n Il y a des bus partout. J’ai trouv\u00e9 quelques sites Web avec l\u2019option de planifier les trajets. C\u2019est utile, mais \u00e7a demande pas mal de pr\u00e9paration \u00e0 chaque fois que nous devons aller quelque part.<\/em><\/p>\n I discovered something funny: there are some minibuses, they follow a specific route but there are no stop for them. whenever you see one, you just hail them and they stop. And when you want to go out, you press the red button and the bus drops you there. Handy once you know this!<\/p>\n J’ai d\u00e9couvert quelque chose de dr\u00f4le: les minibus. Ils suivent un itin\u00e9raire sp\u00e9cifique mais il n’y a pas d’arr\u00eat sp\u00e9cifique sur le bord de la route. Quand vous en voyez un, vous devez juste leur faire signe et ils s’arr\u00eatent. Et quand vous voulez descendre, vous appuyez sur le bouton rouge et le bus s\u2019arrete. Pratique une fois qu\u2019on le sait !<\/em><\/p>\n I have not tried trains yet. Something to look forward to after we have moved to Stanley…<\/p>\n Je n’ai pas encore essay\u00e9 les trains. Une chose nouvelle \u00e0 essayer apr\u00e8s notre d\u00e9m\u00e9nagement \u00e0 Stanley …<\/em><\/p>\n And of course, you can always take a taxi. They are cheap and go everywhere. A piece of advice, it’s best to have the destination in English and in Chinese in case your driver doesn’t understand your English \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n Et bien s\u00fbr, vous pouvez toujours prendre un taxi. Ils sont bon march\u00e9 et vont partout. Un conseil, il est pr\u00e9f\u00e9rable d’avoir not\u00e9 la destination en anglais et en chinois au cas o\u00f9 votre chauffeur ne comprenne pas votre anglais \ud83d\ude42<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Forget Google Maps! 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