Monday, June 11, 2012

Ngong Ping Cable Ride & The Giant Buddha

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!

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.
The cable cars seat 6-8, and are pretty comfortable - the ones with the glass bottom would be really scary, and cost more too!
 
The ride is long, and keeps climbing, one tower after another...


Stunning views... and the fresh air rushing through the cable car - a truly mesmerizing ride

A beautiful path below invites trekkers and hikers

Serenity
 
The Tea House at Ngong Ping
 
The Giant Buddha
 
The Tea Shop is a riot of color and fragrances

A typical ornate tea ceremony
 
A parade of bud teas
 
A beautiful tea set in a stone tray
 
This pretty steward served us some amazing rose flavoured tea
 
Chinese Diwali :)
 
The Cafe in the Village
 
A Happy but Hungry Bunch

Notice the Braille? By the way, what attracted me to this board was the sex of the toilet :)

The shopping in the Ngong Ping "village"

Entrance to the monastery

Hmmm...

A Short Walk up the Stairs to The Giant Buddha

Looking at all the steps made us very hungry!





Finally, the cable back to town
 
Guess what these are? Click on the pic to have a closer look!

The airport beckons


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