The Big Buddha

So today we hoiked ourselves to the end of the MTR line "Tung Chung" off to meet the BIG Buddha. He is absolutely MASSIVE, and lovely, actually. He lives in the Ngong Ping village, where there is also a monastery and, a whole load of tourist shops(!!!)

To get to the village, there is an epic 4km cable car ride which sweeps you up from the ground and into the mountains where the Buddha sits. You get an amazing vew of the airport at Lantau as the 1st part of the journey takes you alongside the runway. However the car soon sweeps you up into the mountains and gives you more and more impressive views, until you eventually see the Buddha himself.

Within the monastery we ate a snack at one of the many cafe/restaurants - lovely veggie food which they make and sell. Super cheap too!

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