The Ngong Ping cable ride is a must do when in Hong Kong... a truly "uplifting" experience. A word of advice: don't rush it. Give it a day. Be at peace. Try the tea. Walk a bit. Just breathe in the fresh air. It's truly a beautiful experience.
The pics do not do justice to the day... but should give you some idea!
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The drive to Ngong Ping Cable Car takes you through the HK harbour area, and lots of high rises - in typical Chinese fashion - crowded pigenholes. |
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The cable cars seat 6-8, and are pretty comfortable - the ones with the glass bottom would be really scary, and cost more too! |
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The ride is long, and keeps climbing, one tower after another... |
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Stunning views... and the fresh air rushing through the cable car - a truly mesmerizing ride |
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A beautiful path below invites trekkers and hikers |
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Serenity |
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The Tea House at Ngong Ping |
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The Giant Buddha |
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The Tea Shop is a riot of color and fragrances |
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A typical ornate tea ceremony |
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A parade of bud teas |
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A beautiful tea set in a stone tray |
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This pretty steward served us some amazing rose flavoured tea |
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Chinese Diwali :) |
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The Cafe in the Village |
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A Happy but Hungry Bunch |
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Notice the Braille? By the way, what attracted me to this board was the sex of the toilet :) |
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The shopping in the Ngong Ping "village" |
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Entrance to the monastery |
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Hmmm... |
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A Short Walk up the Stairs to The Giant Buddha |
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Looking at all the steps made us very hungry! |
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Finally, the cable back to town |
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Guess what these are? Click on the pic to have a closer look! |
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The airport beckons |
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