On our third day in Hong Kong, we met up with Vivian (who had just visited us in Saigon the week before) to go to Lantau Island. We made our journey to Lantau on the Ngong Ping cable car, which was a 25-minute ride over the bay and provided spectacular views of the island.
Upon arriving on the island, we made our way through the hundreds of tourists to see the Big Buddha (Tian Tan Buddha), the largest seated outdoor bronze Buddha statue in the world. We then hopped on a bus to Tai O, which is a traditional village with houses built on stilts over the sea and sampled some of the local food. The egg waffles and tofu pudding were especially yummy. After satisfying our tummies, we went exploring Tai O and walked around the town for a while exploring the streets and waterfront.
We soon got hungry again and decided to go to Yen’s favorite burger joint from Japan, Freshness Burger, which also has a location in Kowloon. The trip back on the cable car was like a roller coaster ride with the heavy winds (probably from Typhoon Haiyan) rocking our cable car back and forth. Upon arriving at the mall where the Freshness Burger was supposed to be, we were dismayed to find that the restaurant was no longer there. Luckily, we found a great dim sum restaurant nearby called One Dim Sum and had a very good dinner to conclude our day. Thank you Vivian for an amazing day and showing us around.
The view from our cable car.
Vivian and Yen
290 steps up to see the Big Buddha.
Doorway underneath the Big Buddah. Photo by Vivian.
Tai O fishing village.
