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Feb 23rd, 2009, 12:32 PM
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Is there direct bus service from top of Peak to Stanlety? Also, how much time should we allocate to visit Stanley area?
Our plan is to walk Cicerone's Severn Road hike then go over to Stanley. We want to take the number 6 bus back to Central in day light. What time does it get dark early March?
Our plan is to walk Cicerone's Severn Road hike then go over to Stanley. We want to take the number 6 bus back to Central in day light. What time does it get dark early March?
Feb 23rd, 2009, 05:42 PM
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There is no direct bus from the Peak to Stanley. You can either get back down to Central, or take Bus #15 down from the Peak. Get off after the junction of Stubbs Road and Wong Nai Chong Gap Road (best to notify the driver when you first get on). The bus makes a 180-degree turn at that junction. You can then cross the roadway and pick up Bus #6 going uphill towards Stanley.
This is the route for Bus #15.
http://www.nwstbus.com.hk/routes/rou...pe=D&company=7
Scroll down to the Peak->Central route in the lower half. You can get off at Stop #17 (Bowen Road, Stubbs Road), walk back to the roundabout/traffic circle, and pick up Bus #6 at the stop on Wong Nai Chung Gap Road going uphill on the opposite side of the traffic circle.
This is the route for Bus #6. You'll get on at Stop #12 "Tai Hang Road, Wong Nai Chung Gap Road".
http://www.nwstbus.com.hk/routes/rou...pe=D&company=5
You can click on the icon at each stop and get a picture of what the area looks like.
If walking across the traffic circle seems a bit too complicated, an option is to ride #15 two more stops to Stop #19 "Tung Shan Terrace, Stubbs Road". The stop for the #6 bus going uphill is directly across the roadway.
As for Stanley, I think an hour or so is enough if you're not doing any shopping. There are a number of restaurants at the Murray House and along the waterfront between the Stanley Market and Murray House, so you can consider lunching there. If you're interested, you can walk to the Military Cemetery, about 15 minutes each way from the Stanley Market.
This is the route for Bus #15.
http://www.nwstbus.com.hk/routes/rou...pe=D&company=7
Scroll down to the Peak->Central route in the lower half. You can get off at Stop #17 (Bowen Road, Stubbs Road), walk back to the roundabout/traffic circle, and pick up Bus #6 at the stop on Wong Nai Chung Gap Road going uphill on the opposite side of the traffic circle.
This is the route for Bus #6. You'll get on at Stop #12 "Tai Hang Road, Wong Nai Chung Gap Road".
http://www.nwstbus.com.hk/routes/rou...pe=D&company=5
You can click on the icon at each stop and get a picture of what the area looks like.
If walking across the traffic circle seems a bit too complicated, an option is to ride #15 two more stops to Stop #19 "Tung Shan Terrace, Stubbs Road". The stop for the #6 bus going uphill is directly across the roadway.
As for Stanley, I think an hour or so is enough if you're not doing any shopping. There are a number of restaurants at the Murray House and along the waterfront between the Stanley Market and Murray House, so you can consider lunching there. If you're interested, you can walk to the Military Cemetery, about 15 minutes each way from the Stanley Market.
Feb 23rd, 2009, 06:01 PM
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There used to be direct bus service to Stanley from the Peak on Sundays and public holidays only, it was the #315. But I am not sure if this bus is running any longer. If your trip is on a Sunday or a holiday, have your hotel confirm whether this bus is indeed in service.
Otherwise, you can take a combination of two buses from the Peak as follows: Take the #15 bus from the Peak to the intersection of Stubbs Road and Wong Nai Chung Gap Road. (The stop you want to change at is stop number 17/Bowen Road, but it is a bit hard to count as the bus will not stop at every stop, you can also ask someone. This is a fairly popular interchange.) To get to this stop will be about a 15-20 minute ride from the Peak. As you are approaching the stop, you will pass a wide-open lookout area on your left with good views of the city, and will then pass the Adventist Hospital on your right on a steepish hill, you will immediately make a very sharp left turn at a roundabout/circle. Hit the stop button and get off at the next stop which is at the edge of the roundabout. Once you get out, stay on this same side of the street, walkup hill (i.e. keep the roundabout on your left, you have to cross a street or more while doing this), around and past the roundabout and continue for maybe 10 yards until you get to a cross walk area, then cross the street, turn right and look for the bus stop which will be up on the left. From that stop, you can get the #6 bus to Stanley.
If you miss the stop at the roundabout, then just hit the stop button and get off at the next stop, cross the road and walk uphill until you find the next bus stop, which probably will be 17/Bowen Road. This is a very busy curving road, so be careful crossing.
You can see pictures of all the stops and get route information for the #15 bus at http://www.nwstbus.com.hk/routes/routesearch\, click on English and then
Interactive Route Search” and then put in the bus number.
You could also take a taxi from the Peak to this stop, it would be about HK$50 I think, give or take a bit. Tell him Adventist Hospital, and then have him stop in the driveway. Follow the directions above as if you had alighted at the 17/Bowen Road bus stop which is just below you.
You could spend all day or only an hour at Stanley, it depends on how much or little shopping you want to do, whether you want to have a meal, whether you want to see the little temples there, whether you want to walk over to see the beaches, or whether you want to go out to the WW II prisoner of war cemetery. There is actually quite a bit to do in Stanley. But if you just want to do a little shopping and no meal, then an hour is plenty, IMO. But it is quite pleasant for a meal or a drink on the waterfront.
For sunrise and sunset see sunrisesunset.com. The bus ride from Stanley back to Central takes about 45 minutes, so bear that in mind as well when you are leaving. Stanley.
If you want to, and have the time, you can actually walk to Stanley from the Peak, and there is even a cut off from Severn Road, I can give you directions if you are interested. You do need 4-5 hours, not including the Severn Road part. You could also walk downhill to Aberdeen through the Pok Fu Lam reservoir park, quite easy, and take a bus from there to Stanley. That would be about an hour from the Peak, with some nice views. While I do love the bus ride back, sunset in Stanley is actually pretty, and if you have a clear day, may be worth staying for. You will have done all the good bits if you get the #6 bus from sop 17/Bowen Road, as that is really the beginning of the more interesting parts.
Otherwise, you can take a combination of two buses from the Peak as follows: Take the #15 bus from the Peak to the intersection of Stubbs Road and Wong Nai Chung Gap Road. (The stop you want to change at is stop number 17/Bowen Road, but it is a bit hard to count as the bus will not stop at every stop, you can also ask someone. This is a fairly popular interchange.) To get to this stop will be about a 15-20 minute ride from the Peak. As you are approaching the stop, you will pass a wide-open lookout area on your left with good views of the city, and will then pass the Adventist Hospital on your right on a steepish hill, you will immediately make a very sharp left turn at a roundabout/circle. Hit the stop button and get off at the next stop which is at the edge of the roundabout. Once you get out, stay on this same side of the street, walkup hill (i.e. keep the roundabout on your left, you have to cross a street or more while doing this), around and past the roundabout and continue for maybe 10 yards until you get to a cross walk area, then cross the street, turn right and look for the bus stop which will be up on the left. From that stop, you can get the #6 bus to Stanley.
If you miss the stop at the roundabout, then just hit the stop button and get off at the next stop, cross the road and walk uphill until you find the next bus stop, which probably will be 17/Bowen Road. This is a very busy curving road, so be careful crossing.
You can see pictures of all the stops and get route information for the #15 bus at http://www.nwstbus.com.hk/routes/routesearch\, click on English and then
Interactive Route Search” and then put in the bus number.
You could also take a taxi from the Peak to this stop, it would be about HK$50 I think, give or take a bit. Tell him Adventist Hospital, and then have him stop in the driveway. Follow the directions above as if you had alighted at the 17/Bowen Road bus stop which is just below you.
You could spend all day or only an hour at Stanley, it depends on how much or little shopping you want to do, whether you want to have a meal, whether you want to see the little temples there, whether you want to walk over to see the beaches, or whether you want to go out to the WW II prisoner of war cemetery. There is actually quite a bit to do in Stanley. But if you just want to do a little shopping and no meal, then an hour is plenty, IMO. But it is quite pleasant for a meal or a drink on the waterfront.
For sunrise and sunset see sunrisesunset.com. The bus ride from Stanley back to Central takes about 45 minutes, so bear that in mind as well when you are leaving. Stanley.
If you want to, and have the time, you can actually walk to Stanley from the Peak, and there is even a cut off from Severn Road, I can give you directions if you are interested. You do need 4-5 hours, not including the Severn Road part. You could also walk downhill to Aberdeen through the Pok Fu Lam reservoir park, quite easy, and take a bus from there to Stanley. That would be about an hour from the Peak, with some nice views. While I do love the bus ride back, sunset in Stanley is actually pretty, and if you have a clear day, may be worth staying for. You will have done all the good bits if you get the #6 bus from sop 17/Bowen Road, as that is really the beginning of the more interesting parts.
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Saw this picture from 3/28 posted on a different website:
http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c7...8/_MG_5308.jpg
Anyways, looking at the forecast, it's mostly cloudy to rainy for the next 10 days. Low about 62F, high about 72F.
http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c7...8/_MG_5308.jpg
Anyways, looking at the forecast, it's mostly cloudy to rainy for the next 10 days. Low about 62F, high about 72F.
Mar 29th, 2009, 06:45 PM
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I am sorry to say that the weather has been crap, but that is typical for March and I am afraid to say for April as well. The one good thing about APril here is that it is not March, so the weather is usually marginally better. It has been very foggy, and visitbility has literally been not more than 10-15 in many places like the Peak, seeing across the harbour at sea level has not really been possible either. I was away for a bit more than 2 weeks this month, and I understand it was much the same during my absence; however there was one apparntetely brilliantly clear weekend, so let us hope for the best for your visit.
April tends to be muggy, toward the warm to hot side (high 70s to low 80s F) with clouds and rain. I don’t trust the weather report for more than 2-3 days, but the above is historically what we have had for the 8 years I have lived here.
As for what to pack, you won’t need a raincoat (too hot), but will want a small folding umbrella to have for the odd shower. I find the air con on buses and often in restaurants and shops to be freezing, so I would pack a sweater for that. There are no dress codes for Buddhist temples, you can go with bare shoulders, short skirts etc. (You don’t even have to take shoes off to enter temples, unless you note that locals have done so, this is quite rare however.) Shorts are generally not really worn by local women, and it may not be warm enough for them in any event, but you certainly can if you want to, you may feel funny walking around downtown Hong Kong in them and you may not want to go to some restaurants in them, but otherwise don’t worry, you will never see those people again. If you want to do walks and hikes in Hong Kong, you will want shorts and T shirts for that. Hong Kong is generally a bit dressy, esp. in the evening, but only a very few restaurants are really what I would call dressy, so nice pants will do for women for most places (only Petrus I believe requires jackets for men, I can check my list). Hong KOng women tend to wear a lot of black.
Flat and comfortable shoes which are well broken in would be important, as you will want to do a good bit of walking, and your feet will probably be sweating as well. Leave the high heels at home or bring one pair for evening. Hong Kong has a good bit of uphill walking as well in parts.
April tends to be muggy, toward the warm to hot side (high 70s to low 80s F) with clouds and rain. I don’t trust the weather report for more than 2-3 days, but the above is historically what we have had for the 8 years I have lived here.
As for what to pack, you won’t need a raincoat (too hot), but will want a small folding umbrella to have for the odd shower. I find the air con on buses and often in restaurants and shops to be freezing, so I would pack a sweater for that. There are no dress codes for Buddhist temples, you can go with bare shoulders, short skirts etc. (You don’t even have to take shoes off to enter temples, unless you note that locals have done so, this is quite rare however.) Shorts are generally not really worn by local women, and it may not be warm enough for them in any event, but you certainly can if you want to, you may feel funny walking around downtown Hong Kong in them and you may not want to go to some restaurants in them, but otherwise don’t worry, you will never see those people again. If you want to do walks and hikes in Hong Kong, you will want shorts and T shirts for that. Hong Kong is generally a bit dressy, esp. in the evening, but only a very few restaurants are really what I would call dressy, so nice pants will do for women for most places (only Petrus I believe requires jackets for men, I can check my list). Hong KOng women tend to wear a lot of black.
Flat and comfortable shoes which are well broken in would be important, as you will want to do a good bit of walking, and your feet will probably be sweating as well. Leave the high heels at home or bring one pair for evening. Hong Kong has a good bit of uphill walking as well in parts.
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