February 24, 2010
Free Day: Visit Giant Buddha
On our last day in Hong Kong most of our cohort took the MTR to visit the Giant Buddha. Thanks to Gity who coordinated the trip for us!
While I was already impressed with Hong Kong's infrastructure, the trip on the MTR impressed me even more. The train centers are very clean and extremely efficient. It was very easy for us to navigate Hong Kong and I think just about everyone commented on how much safer the MTR seemed compared to DC's metro. After taking the MTR we took a cable car up to the top of the mountain where the Giant Buddha was. We decided to get the "Crystal Cabin" cable car which has a glass bottom. The ride was 45 mins long, and for some of us the glass bottom was a bit scary! The long trip was well worth it and even though it was a foggy day we made it up 200 stairs to see the Giant Buddha.
The dog lover in me thought this billboard was great!
Aaron riding the MTR
Cable car that leads to the Giant Buddha
We chose the Crystal Cabin cable car...scary for some of us riding up the mountain!
Group of us in front of the 200 stair climb to the Giant Buddha
The Giant Buddha
Me with a few monks
After the long trip to visit the Giant Buddha we came back to the hotel to pack up for our flight to Ho Chi Mihn City, Vietnam. We gathered in the hotel around 5pm and headed back to the airport. The trip to Vietnam was uneventful, however we all noticed that it took much longer to get our bags in Vietnam than it had in any other airport. We also took note of the numerous cardboard boxes that were on the baggage carousel filled with items from Hong Kong that the locals were going to sell in Vietnam. We arrived in Vietnam at 10pm and were greeted by our tour guide, John Hoangm, who took us to the Caravelle Hotel.
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