A 45 minute journey on the MTR, and a similar-length, though much more precarious bus journey around Lantau Island, brought us to Ngong Ping, a Buddhist monastry on top of a small mountain. Ngong Ping has the largest statue of a seated Buddha in the world, and is reached by climbing up 260 steps. The weather was kinda misty though, so instead of a shining awe-inspring God in the sky, the Buddha took on a grey, dull appearance. There wasn't any hint of a religious experience due to the hoards of gibbering tourists (ourselves included). I was excited though, but as the bus climbed higher into the mist I realised my summer skirt and flip flops were a bit ambitious... Luckikly for us, a smiling lady at the ticket office took pity on us and provided these rather attractive knitwear items from lost property... a day to remember!
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