Big Buddha and Tao O (Hong Kong, August 2010 Trip)

So I am determined to finally catch up on the blog...we'll see if that happens. Especially considering the fact that I am still working on some of our wedding and this month will be our 8 month anniversary, but I will do it!! But first lets look at some fun things that I had already started. Here is one of our days from our trip to Hong Kong back in August. We decided to make a trip to see the Big Buddha and then take a bus to see a true fishing village and attempt to see the pink dolphins.

Here we are taking the railcars up to the Big Buddha. This trip alone took about 20 minutes going over the ocian and mountains.

Dustin is excited!! This is a common occurrence however, which is so fun!
The view from the railcar.
more pretty view...
Our first glimpse!! There it is!!
I was nice and didn't put all the photos that I took at this point. I have to admit I was a bit excited about seeing the Buddha. I was excited to see something very cultural that you don't see it America, as opposed to the sky scrapers that are the city.
We're off and heading toward Buddha!
Trying to fit in with the Chinese Tourists....

Just one of the gates you pass by to get to Buddha.


Time for the real journey. I was impressed by all of the elderly who were climbing these stairs.
Ok, to all of Lantao (one of the Islands that make up Hong Kong, this one has the Buddha and the airport on it) had tons of these tress, but man they were so cool!!!
Stopping for a bit of food!! We ate Beef Noodles...not bad!!
The front of the Monastery that is next to Buddha.

Back to Buddha....
Yeah...Buddha and I go way back....



View from the top of Buddha
One of the statues that surround Buddha, they were there the day he was born and everywhere he stepped a Lotus Flower grew.
Cool views from around. I must admit that I was a bit less excited once I found out that Buddha was not old...but was built in 1996. I like OLD things....just once again showing that there if very few things that are old in Hong Kong. But still totally worth the trek.

Looking out towards the bay. It was SO beautiful out there.



Then we hopped on a bus and Headed for Tao O. Here is a picture of some of the things they were trying to sell....and keep in mind that those are REAL flow fish....and it smelled like old fish everywhere we went.
ON the boat to go find the pink dolphins!! I have to admit that this was the thing I was most excited about seeing, even though we know that on these less expensive boat trips they are rarely seen since you don't go very far out or for very long, but hey, it was still exciting! If anything toe boat ride was really neat and to see the fishing village from another perspective.

All of the homes were built on stilts. This was really neat to see how they made their homes aout of anything, and how they know how to preserve and make use out of everything. And it also made me truly grateful for all that we have been blessed with. Like a nice warm home.
More views of the village from the boat.

Out sailing around the island. There were some fish that were like a flying fish or something that keps skipping across the water and every time Dustin got really excited and would yell "Hey look!" Which almost gave me a heart attack because I thought I'd missed the pink dolphins! But the fish were really cool too :)

That was a really neat day. It was the perfect day, just what was exciting. A bit of culture, a bit of the out doors and some quality time with the husband!!