May 8, 2013 6:00 pm
Big Buddha, of course!
One of the most famous sites in Hong Kong is a Big Buddha statue that is nestled so far up in the mountains that it takes a 25 minute cable car ride to get there! I was really apprehensive about going because I am scared of heights and cable cars really freak me out. I decided to suck it up because I don’t know if I’ll ever be back in Hong Kong.
If I could give one piece of advice for someone that wants to take the cable car to Big Buddha, it would definitely be to buy your tickets online in advance! When we went, the site was down so we couldn’t, but I really wish we could have. Because it was during the week of Chinese New Year, the line was many HOURS long (I’d guess at least 3-4)!
When we were in line, a woman asked us if we would like to buy a year pass and skip the line. Don’t even ask me how much that cost, but Dave said he’d rather do that than wait in line, so we did.
We could feel people staring us down as we were escorted straight up to the ticket counter. We just had to fill out a bit of paperwork, buy our passes and then wait in a much shorter line. I think the whole process took us about an hour.
The views from the cable car were truly amazing! And it was very sturdy so I handled the trip pretty well.
Once at the top, we had to walk past loads of shops and restaurants. We saw this cute little kitty.
And we also got to see another Lion Dance. This one was really impressive when you think about the fact that each lion only contains 2 guys and they have to be perfectly synched!
Then we headed through the massive gate…
And followed the signs to Big Buddha.
Almost there!
And then we hiked the 260 steps to the top!
It was pretty remarkable and I’m so glad I overcame my fear to see this!
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Thanks, Wendy! You’re so sweet. Love hearing from you. Thanks for pinning on Pinterest also!
By meagan8477 on May 15, 2013 at 9:35 am
Aww, thanks Meagan! You’re super sweet too, and I absolutely love this back and forth thing we’ve got going on! And about the Pinterest thing, it was my pleasure. I just joined, and have been going a little pin-crazy. I really can’t afford the time to just sit around and pin a bunch of things on boards that people may not even see … yet somehow, I end up doing it anyway. I’m totally limiting myself to no more than 10 pins today. You can be my witness.
By wendy on May 15, 2013 at 8:24 pm
Haha Good luck! I, too, have once been addicted to Pinterest.
By meagan8477 on May 16, 2013 at 1:42 am
Wow! Those are some of the clearest pics I’ve seen of Tian Tin Buddha. All mine are super hazy. Lucky you!
By Rachelle on May 29, 2013 at 5:41 pm
Thanks! The first time we were in Hong Kong the weather was so bad so we didn’t get to do any of the good stuff. This time we really lucked out with the weather for the most part!
By meagan8477 on May 29, 2013 at 6:40 pm
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