Shenzhen Bay --> Starbucks --> MTR?
Oct 7, 2014, 7:58 pm
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Shenzhen Bay --> Starbucks --> MTR?
Hi, all.
-I'm in Shekou
-I have an 11a Skype call today that has been pushed to noon
-I need to be in Wanchai by 230p
I'm considering crossing the border at Shenzhen Bay checkpoint, and trying to find a coffee shop reasonably close by that is on the MTR. (I realize that I technically have time to make it all the way to Sheungwan, but I have a poor track record finding space at coffee shops there.)
Any insights would be appreciated.
Thanks.
-I'm in Shekou
-I have an 11a Skype call today that has been pushed to noon
-I need to be in Wanchai by 230p
I'm considering crossing the border at Shenzhen Bay checkpoint, and trying to find a coffee shop reasonably close by that is on the MTR. (I realize that I technically have time to make it all the way to Sheungwan, but I have a poor track record finding space at coffee shops there.)
Any insights would be appreciated.
Thanks.
Oct 7, 2014, 8:08 pm
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Hi, all.
-I'm in Shekou
-I have an 11a Skype call today that has been pushed to noon
-I need to be in Wanchai by 230p
I'm considering crossing the border at Shenzhen Bay checkpoint, and trying to find a coffee shop reasonably close by that is on the MTR. (I realize that I technically have time to make it all the way to Sheungwan, but I have a poor track record finding space at coffee shops there.)
Any insights would be appreciated.
Thanks.
-I'm in Shekou
-I have an 11a Skype call today that has been pushed to noon
-I need to be in Wanchai by 230p
I'm considering crossing the border at Shenzhen Bay checkpoint, and trying to find a coffee shop reasonably close by that is on the MTR. (I realize that I technically have time to make it all the way to Sheungwan, but I have a poor track record finding space at coffee shops there.)
Any insights would be appreciated.
Thanks.
Alternatively, go Tuen Mun but you know how noisy those shopping mall is
Oct 7, 2014, 8:26 pm
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Many thanks for the speedy reply. I decided to simply push my meeting in Wanch back an hour. I've never actually stopped in Tuen Mun, though I do know a guy who lives there and he tells me that it's not such a bad place. (He also told me that taking the MTR from there into town takes forever.)
Oct 7, 2014, 10:20 pm
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Sun Yuen Long Centre has a fairly new Starbucks, which is adjacent to Yuen Long West Rail. You can take B2 (or taxi, apparently) from Shenzhen Bay to Sun Yuen Long Centre.
Oct 7, 2014, 10:56 pm
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previously numerous Mainlanders requested I meet them at McDonalds under Tai Wo station as the fastest and most convenient after the border crossing (9 minutes)
Lo Wu-Sheung Shui-Fanling-Tai Wo
there is also a Chinese open plan restaurant next to Fortress in the Tai Wo station complex next to Northbound platform exit
http://www.mtr.com.hk/archive/en/ser...ayouts/two.pdf
There are wifi hotspots in all MTR stations
McDonalds offers 20 minutes free wifi
http://www.discoverhongkong.com/uk/p...ions/wi-fi.jsp
Lo Wu-Sheung Shui-Fanling-Tai Wo
there is also a Chinese open plan restaurant next to Fortress in the Tai Wo station complex next to Northbound platform exit
http://www.mtr.com.hk/archive/en/ser...ayouts/two.pdf
There are wifi hotspots in all MTR stations
McDonalds offers 20 minutes free wifi
http://www.discoverhongkong.com/uk/p...ions/wi-fi.jsp
Last edited by Marco Polo; Oct 8, 2014 at 3:26 am
Oct 8, 2014, 1:17 am
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Of course, the opportunity to help has already passed. But for next time there are several Starbucks that are in SZ, very close to MTR stations. Chegongmiao comes to mind off the top of my head.
Oct 8, 2014, 2:15 am
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Thanks, but my internet bandwidth in SZ blows the doors off of any PRC Starbucks. The main consideration in my planning this morning was to get across the border ASAP so I could nail down logistics for the rest of the day. Border wait time is one of the few aspects of the drill that is difficult for me to predict with certainty (not an issue when taking the ferry, but I was aiming to head out during a void in the ferry schedule).