tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post3928206770436919385..comments2024-03-27T18:23:34.322+08:00Comments on WEBS OF SIGNIFICANCE: A stroll along the Quarry Bay Park waterfront promenade YTSLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09930487923185001591noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-2365106512165731562015-06-24T22:54:11.818+08:002015-06-24T22:54:11.818+08:00Hi T --
Thanks for the update. I walked along th...Hi T --<br /><br />Thanks for the update. I walked along the then uncompleted promenade a couple of months ago and noticed some work going on. <br /><br />I'm not a big fan of fountains either -- or, for that matter, much of the publicly commissioned art in Hong Kong. Also, a musically inclined friend of mine wasn't too impressed by the music restrictions there -- apparently, you have YTSLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09930487923185001591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-53098906935183894842015-06-24T17:23:20.803+08:002015-06-24T17:23:20.803+08:00Hi there,
The Kwun Tong Promenade is sort of comp...Hi there,<br /><br />The Kwun Tong Promenade is sort of completed for about a month.<br /><br />http://www.lcsd.gov.hk/en/parks/ktp/<br /><br />It is rare to see patches of grass in town these days and visitors are encouraged to walk on them. One disturbing proposal is that the District Board is proposing to build a musical fountain somewhere along the Promenade there.<br /><br />I am not Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-57370538467798980922014-05-08T22:19:04.738+08:002014-05-08T22:19:04.738+08:00Hi HKP --
The one time that I was in the area, I ...Hi HKP --<br /><br />The one time that I was in the area, I saw a couple of bridal couples having their photos taken there. Guess it's more for that than for strolling along at the moment! ;bYTSLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09930487923185001591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-8447034467159152222014-05-08T06:59:40.143+08:002014-05-08T06:59:40.143+08:00The Kwun Tong waterfront promenade is short at th...The Kwun Tong waterfront promenade is short at the moment, but there's a lot of hoarding up and it looks like they're in the process of adding on a sizable stretch.HKPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14891069090919721983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-54405375175436928812014-05-08T00:15:03.222+08:002014-05-08T00:15:03.222+08:00Hi again T --
Thanks for emailing that GPS route ...Hi again T --<br /><br />Thanks for emailing that GPS route to me. Will look at it soon.<br /><br />Hi HKP --<br /><br />Have been on parts of the Tsing Yi promenade -- en route to connect with the Tsing Yi Nature Trail. ;)<br /><br />As for the 15 minute Sheung Wan walk: sorry, but it's too short for me... but I've also done some urban exploration in the Kennedy Town area that's YTSLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09930487923185001591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-54513969933621895252014-05-07T21:26:18.216+08:002014-05-07T21:26:18.216+08:00Hi Yvonne,
This post nicely complements your prev...Hi Yvonne,<br /><br />This post nicely complements your previous urban walks, Repulse Bay to Aberdeen and the Central Promenade. It's reassuring that pedestrians haven't been totally cutoff from the waterfront. After all, Hong Kong was, is, and always will be - a port city!<br /><br />Concerning walking in Hong Kong, I recently read Cities Without Ground, A Hong Kong Guidebook, about theBillnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-11411215569513661382014-05-07T16:00:08.575+08:002014-05-07T16:00:08.575+08:00Hi YTSL,
Have you done the lengthy promenade on ...Hi YTSL,<br /><br /> Have you done the lengthy promenade on Tsing Yi, along Rambler Channel stretching both directions from the MTR station? There's also a bit of promenade between the Macau Ferry Terminal and Sun Yat Sen Memorial Park Sports Center in Sheung Wan/Sai Ying Pun, good for maybe a 15 minute walk :)HKPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14891069090919721983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-60401444185952491192014-05-07T12:11:48.743+08:002014-05-07T12:11:48.743+08:00Hi there,
Just sent you the GPS recorded route fr...Hi there,<br /><br />Just sent you the GPS recorded route from Stanley to Aberdeen. Please import it into Google Earth for viewing.<br /><br />Thanks & Best Regards,<br />tAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-44082877227110010652014-05-06T01:06:30.395+08:002014-05-06T01:06:30.395+08:00Hi again T --
Thanks for the tip re the Laguna Ve...Hi again T --<br /><br />Thanks for the tip re the Laguna Verde to Tsim Sha Tsui seaside walk. May do so one drizzly day or hot summer's day when I can't find a hiking buddy.<br /><br />One more scenic seaside route: Tsuen Wan to Sham Tseng -- though I have to confess that I didn't go as far as Sham Tseng myself, only to the Airport Core Programme Exhibition Centre located between YTSLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09930487923185001591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-21251707279971285042014-05-05T21:13:07.743+08:002014-05-05T21:13:07.743+08:00Hi there,
The Standley to Aberdeen route bypassed...Hi there,<br /><br />The Standley to Aberdeen route bypassed Chung Hom Kok and goes up the gap where Chung Hom Kok Road meets Stanley Gap road, then go down to South Bay Road. Not all the way along the coast though. I remember I have a logged a GPS route for this before.......<br /><br />As for sea side walk on Kowloon Side, you may start at Laguna Verde and go towards Tsimshatsui. All along Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-90046486749627244732014-05-05T20:15:29.984+08:002014-05-05T20:15:29.984+08:00Hi StephenC --
I think the distance may be too sh...Hi StephenC --<br /><br />I think the distance may be too short for you but if you want a short jog (by your standards) and a change of scenery, then you may enjoy it. :)<br /><br />Hi peppylady --<br /><br />I'm with you on walking, not jogging! ;)<br /><br />Hi T --<br /><br />Nope, am not counting sidewalks of major and even minor urban roads! Also, re Stanley to Aberdeen... hmmm, where YTSLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09930487923185001591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-48397968337379709872014-05-05T11:25:55.692+08:002014-05-05T11:25:55.692+08:00Hi there,
IMO there are lots of such flat and eas...Hi there,<br /><br />IMO there are lots of such flat and easy walks around. Well, if you count some sidewalks of major or minor roads around.<br /><br />I frequented Kwun Tong to Tsim Sha Tsui via Kowloon Bay, Kowloon City and then the Tokwawan water front after work as an exercise.<br /><br />The Southern HK Island walk should also be consider such an easy walk despite there are sections of it Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-22485634451349346312014-05-05T10:06:03.476+08:002014-05-05T10:06:03.476+08:00I walk I don't jog.
Coffee is onI walk I don't jog.<br /><br />Coffee is onpeppylady (Dora)https://www.blogger.com/profile/01649272822470007714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-77457818589022289712014-05-05T09:31:51.838+08:002014-05-05T09:31:51.838+08:00It sounds like a good place for jogging/running, e...It sounds like a good place for jogging/running, even though I live in Hung Hom.StephenChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11720190970024188988noreply@blogger.com