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- At the end of the Tung Chung line is the citygateoutlet mall
- Spotted some familiar signs here
- It was quiet this morning.
- We headed inside to grab some breakfast because we had half an hour until the cable car opened.
- Some items familiar some not.
- The MTR station we arrived at. It is the current end of the Tung Chung line.
- Our next adventure.. the Cable Car
- They are building an entranceway that goes over the street. For now you have to walk around.
- Along the way passed the post office
- Looking back.
- Bus parking, but all is quiet this morning.
- Plenty of signs to help you.
- Next door a pool
- Where we are heading.
- The cars go up into the clouds/fog.
- We opted for the standard cabin (also note the senior rate is for HK residents only.. or at least that is what they told us)
- No real line.. but looks like it can get bad.
- Starting our just over 20 minute journey.
- They are expanding the rail line and roads. Right through the mountain.
- We make a turn here.
- The airport is nearby
- A random person fishing below in the channel.
- Getting darker as we climb higher.
- A plane taking off
- Where we came from
- Some rules posted inside
- The cars ahead are disappearing into the fog.
- Most of the rest of the ride was in the fog. Here we are approaching a tower.
- The stairs leading to the tower.
- It got very foggy and you could barely see the passing cars.
- The Big Buddha as we were arriving was partially covered in fog.
- Approaching the station.
- A map of shopping area in Ngong Ping. Also notice the free wi-fi is available to share pictures of your visit.
- You exit into a gift shop of course.
- The fog cleared a little.
- Looking into town.
- The Big Buddha awaits on the top of the hill.
- A closer look
- A larger map of the island.
- Walking through the village
- Some locations we knew.. most we did not.
- Not quite sure how Oscar fits in here.. but people did like getting their picture with it.
- As you walked there were several other cable cars on display from around the world.
- A store on the outskirts of the town.
- Getting closer and slightly clearer
- Something I had not really thought about.. we were substantially closer to London than New York here.
- Walking toward the Po Lin Monastery.
- A map of the piazza
- Statues line the walkway.
- Looking up at the Buddha
- My first look at the stairs ahead.. the rest of the group look and then held a sit in waiting for me at the bottom. It is 268 steps to the top.
- Starting my trek.
- Looking back... not even close to there yet..
- The Po Lin Monastery
- At the top there were several smaller statues around the base
- The back side of the Buddha.
- The view off the back side. The fog really limited you.
- Inside was a gift shop, prayer area, and some other rooms. No pictures were allowed in there.
- Working my way around to the front (I circled a couple of times on different levels with different lenses)
- It was interesting you could hear a lot of dogs barking below, especially when the bells rung.
- You could go up one more level. Beyond that was a fee/tour.
- Here is the view from that one level up.
- Looking back down the steps.
- The Cable Car is just barely visible.
- Here is a quick video look around the area.
- Lights for the Buddha
- One last look before heading down.
- The fog started to roll in again as I was heading down.
- Directional signs
- The rules.
- A closer look at the map.
- A gallery of chopsticks.. for purchase.
- It was really getting foggy
- You could not even see the Buddha from the cable car stop like you could when we arrived.
- No wait at all to return. We ended up with our own car.
- A video clip of the ride in the fog.
- Thought this was a fun angle.
- The airport again.
- Almost back to the station
- A line of people waiting to go up into the fog.
- The route we took
- It looked like it was starting to clear again.
- Waiting to cross the streets. The cross walks all gave off a series of sounds to let you know how close to the light turning.
- After lunch it was back to Sunny Bay Station.
- People waiting for the Disneyland Line at this point in the day. It was around 1:20pm
- What a car looks like with others onboard if you were curious.
- Looking out the back window.
- A passing train.
- Back to where we started.. around 1:30pm
- One last look. This would be our last ride on the MTR.
- Exited the gates then turned in our cards for a refund of the deposit and what was left on them before heading to the park (which will be in the next section).