Today we were determined to see Big Buddha, rain or shine (typhoon or no typhoon!)
We took the ferry to Lantau Island, and realized after that this was a HUGE mistake as we had no idea that there would be no air conditioning on the ferry and it would travel at a snail's pace. When we finally got to the island, we were tempted to skip Buddha and just jump on the beach. Instead, we motivated ourselves to get in a taxi and travel 30 minutes across the island to the Buddha.
Wouldn't you want to be on this beach?
This picture was taken in the taxi on the way to Buddha, if you look close enough to the left of the center peak, you can see a little bit of the backside of Buddha...
BIG BUDDHA ...
The "hike" up to Big Buddha. Good thing it was 100 degrees and 100 % humidity (no jokes on that one, we were all drenched at the top...
Lantau Island view from the top of Big Buddha...
Here is the bodi tree that Buddha was said to have sat and meditated under...
View of Buddha from the crystal cabin in the cable car...
A fishing village below the peaks of Lantau Island...
The cable car and the landscape we passed on the 30 minute ride...
Finally, we were successful in our pilgrimage to find the Big Buddha on Lantau Island! We had a fantastic weekend, and were gearing up for a relaxing week of classes.
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