China Transport

China is a huge country. We were exposed to so many modes of transport here. I have taken a few of the pictures that illustrate this theme. Of course, the one method of transport which showed us so much more of the country was through walking. We walked through parks, through the downtown areas, in small villages, around the Terra Cotta warriors, and, of course, on the Great Wall. What an experience!!!! We had a great time on this retirement trip. I hope you enjoy the pictures. They are not in any real order.

This is one of the original trams for the Victoria Peak Tramway.

We rode on one of these electric double decker buses. They were very popular with great views.

Not much clearance.

Would not want to drive here. Many special lanes just for transit and lots of pedestrians.

This was our double decker bus. Got to sit up front at the top, eventually.

Vehicles and traffic in Hong Kong.

It is possible to take this tram from one part of Hong Kong to the other. Unfortunately for us, we were there during a typhoon and it was unsafe to use it for the time we were there. We will just have to go back.

The bamboo poles are used in construction for scaffolding.

There are many inter island ferries in Hong Kong harbour.

This is the cruise ship terminal with a Star Cruises ship in port.

The tram coming into the Victoria Peak Station in Hong Kong.

Some of the fishing boats in Hong Kong harbour.

We took a double decker bus up this road to Victoria Peak.

Here are some spare tires headed off for recycling somewhere.

We travelled down some canals in Suzhuo in this little junque.

Someone else's transportation in the small river village.

Sometimes, you just walk to work with your produce. Note all the bicycle traffic here.

Our coach driver parked here and caused a bit of a traffic jam and there was almost a fight between the female driver of the car and our driver. She wanted to take him on.

Junques in the Hong Kong harbour.

If you only have a little bit of merchandise to move, just load it onto the back of your bike and head to the shop.

Waiting in the locks to get through the Three Gorges Dam.


Another cruise ship company's boat. They are called Dragon Boat Cruises.

This was our River Cruise Ship.


When you have a lot of rivers around, your transportation reflects that.

We had a ride on these boats up a tributary of the Yangtze. When we came to rapids and shallow water, the crew got out and pulled the boats against the current upstream

We saw some pretty nice-looking cars on the roads. Always, lots of traffic.

Check out all the different modes of transport here.

Oops! Have to get that tire repaired. Just leave the vehicle here and come back later.

This was our shuttle back and forth to the airport in Bejing when our flight was delayed.

Who needs a transport truck??

Some of the people on our boat tour took this chairlift up to the top of Ghost City.

Light Rail Transit in Chongquing.

Had to take this picture of a jeep at the American Museum in Chongquing.

You can see some of the different river cruise boats lined up to start the Yangtze River Cruise.

Similar to the Tuk-Tuks of Thailand.

We never rode in this three wheel truck. It was parked in a lot by a very untidy hotel we were shuttled to because of a flight delay.

A rickshaw tour of the original area of Beijing.

Bicycles and cars sharing the road.

We had a little boat ride on the lake by the Winter Palace.

You could also rent little boats and paddle boats here.

Travel in Singapore and Thailand

The Beach Boy's song summarizes quite well our transportation while on tour. We didn't use all of these modes of transport, but you might enjoy seeing how people in Singapore and Thailand travel.

A floating restaurant on the river in Bangkok.

Riding around Bangkok with Shaun and Rebecca, two Aussies also from Melbourne.
What a day we had with these Tuk-Tuks.

Traffic in a huge traffic circle by our hotel and the Rapid Transit station.

Elevated highways.

Our bamboo float ride to finish off our day long tour from Chiang Mai.

These boats are used to go between the islands around Phuket.

I thought this one was a little low in the water.

One of the contractors at our hotel in Phuket drove this vehicle.

A drag race in the making.

Note the writing on the door.

How often do we get to see a Soviet-made car?

A flock of Volkswagens being hauled down the highway.

This was not a very relaxing ride for us. That young girl kept jumping up and down in the back of the pickup while we were following them down the highway at 80 km/hr. We finally had to pass them because we were worried she might fall off and we would run right over her. Her mom in the back with her didn't seem to be too worried.

This was a popular mode of transportation.

Nicki and Jannose with Nicki's Tuk Tuk driver in the morning as she headed off to work.

That's a lot of crap. It is used to make paper and the picture frames that we got of us on the elephant ride and the bamboo river ride.

Off to market with their vegetables and fruit in these four-wheeled wheelbarrows.

A delivery truck and opposite, motorcycles.

This is his place of business. The stand is attached to the motorcycle.

We could have taken this little barge for a cruise down the river.

The brown water was not too inviting.

Our transportation to the cooking school. We cooked some great dishes but, as yet, haven't duplicated them at home. May just have to go back when the political situation is a bit calmer.

They had an F1 night race in Singapore. This was a bus stop ad for the race.

These are the cars for the Singapore Flyer. Glass all around for a great view.
And I'm not that fond of heights, but it was a fantastic experience.
Took twenty minutes to do the complete rotation.

Vehicles on a road in Singapore.

Sang-taus on the streets of Chiang mai. Very cheap,
just like little buses except you sit in the back area of the pickup.

Bangkok Airport. We came through here four times on our holiday. All fights to Thailand go through here so now you know why it was such a big deal when the protesters occupied the airport last month.