Day 4 - Lantau Island
12:34 AM
Yeah! YUM CHA TIME!!!
Enuff of shopping!!!
We decided to get up early for yum cha...so we went to Maxim's Palace, which took us bout 45 mins to find the place, we walked round and round the bldgs, juz couldn't find the place. Do we really have such bad sense of directions? Finally found it and went for dim sum. The place looks pretty famous cos when it's lunch time, there's a long queue outside. Dim sum was not bad and we paid about S$20 per pax with juz a few dishes... but tot it was worthwhile cos it has got a nice view facing the sea. Tat's y it so exp, i think.
Finish off with yum cha, we headed to central pier 6 to take a ferry ride to Mui Wo (i.e. Lantau Island). Ferry ride was good, with air-con and took bout 30-45mins to get there, smooth-sailing ride...no motion-sickness pills needed. After reaching Mui Wo, we took bus no.2 to the Giant Buddha...the ride up and down was terrible...bumpy....
Enuff of shopping!!!
We decided to get up early for yum cha...so we went to Maxim's Palace, which took us bout 45 mins to find the place, we walked round and round the bldgs, juz couldn't find the place. Do we really have such bad sense of directions? Finally found it and went for dim sum. The place looks pretty famous cos when it's lunch time, there's a long queue outside. Dim sum was not bad and we paid about S$20 per pax with juz a few dishes... but tot it was worthwhile cos it has got a nice view facing the sea. Tat's y it so exp, i think.
Finish off with yum cha, we headed to central pier 6 to take a ferry ride to Mui Wo (i.e. Lantau Island). Ferry ride was good, with air-con and took bout 30-45mins to get there, smooth-sailing ride...no motion-sickness pills needed. After reaching Mui Wo, we took bus no.2 to the Giant Buddha...the ride up and down was terrible...bumpy....
Bus to Giant BuddhaThere we saw the tallest, outdoor, seated bronze Buddha which sits atop Ngong Ping plateau amid the spectacular mountain scenery of Lantau Island. Took several pics there and oso climb the 268 steps to reach the platform where the Buddha is seated. After all the training in sch...climbing so many steps everyday, these 268 steps are nothing to us... tat's y i often say we'll lose calories in hk. From the Giant Buddha, we had a free vegetarian meal, the food tastes strange, esp the soya beancurd, seems like they added almond inside, which i hated alot...but still finishes up everything since in temple, i felt that we shouldn't waste food!
Here is our Destination!
Ready to climb the 268 steps...
Half-way up...
On top of the hill...closer to the Giant Buddha
Our Free Vegetarian MealAt the Po Lin Monastery, we walked around the temples and heard the monks chanting... We thought it was recorded but it's live. I seriously wonder how long they chant everyday? It really take alot of perserverance and determination to be one.
Po Lin MonasteryDown from Giant Buddha, we took a bus to the MTR station on Mui Wo itself, there is a factory outlet shopping centre. Most of the sports stuff are cheaper than sg, can buy!
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Written by Jillian