1. Lantau Island's Big Buddha
The Tian Tan Buddha more popularly known as Big Buddha is located in Ngong Ping Village, Lantau Island, Hong Kong. The construction of the Tian Tan Buddha started from year 1990 to December 1993. This statue was formed out of 202 separate pieces of bronze.
The rain was continuously pouring when we went to Ngong Ping Village, too bad we weren't able to see the Big Buddha upclose because it was too foggy at the time.
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| Entrance of Tian Tan Buddha |
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Clockwise: Photo1: View of Tian Tan Buddha from
Ngong Ping Village. Photo2: Ngong Ping Village entrance.
Photo3: View of stairway going to the Big Buddha.
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How to get there:
Take the MTR to Tung Chung station. Walk towards the post office building, from there you will see the Ngong Ping Cable Car terminal right above the taxi terminal.
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Photo1: Ngong Ping Crystal Cabin label on my wrist.
Photo2: Ngong Ping Cable Car Terminal
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You can chose between crystal cabin or regular cabin, which ever you prefer you will still enjoy the view going up Ngong Ping Village.
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We opted to take the round trip Crystal Cabin which
cost HKD235.
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| Ngong Ping 360 Cable Car Station. |
2.Mongkok Night Market
The night is still young and all you have in mind is SHOPPING. Where to?? Mongkok Night Market, where you can find anything and everything under the sun.... ooppps, I mean moon, actually! It's a huge outdoor shopping area in Hong Kong. The streets start to close by 4pm and stall owners begin to put up their shop and start selling until the break of dawn.
Just walk around the area and you will find what you're NOT looking for and end up buying it. Haha! Bring along a lot of energy and bargaining skills because you will definitely have to use it here. Once you make "tawad" you have to purchase the item by hook or by crook, or else the seller/shop owner will yell at you or worse, they will push you away (they are kinda rude). Tip: if the item price is HKD100 you can haggle up to 40%-50% of the price, HKD50-HKD60.
What I bought? A Doraemon LED lamp, Doraemon 16gb USB flash drive, wallets, magnets, shirts (for pasalubong), bags and all sort of things I don't really need. Haha!
How to get there:
3. Symphony of Lights
The best place to view the Symphony of Lights is in Tsim Sha Tsui Waterfront Promenade. The show starts at 8PM and usually last for 15 minutes. You should be somewhere along the Avenue of Stars at least 30 minutes before the show so could still have a chance to find a perfect viewing spot.Luckily, when we went there the sky was all clear and we found the perfect spot to gaze at the skyline. And best of all, this spectacle is for FREE.
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| Symphony of Lights :) |
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| HK skyline by night :) |
How to get there:
You can walk from TST area along Nathan Road, towards the end of this road near The Elegance at Sheraton you will find a Pedestrian Subway going to East Tsim Sha Tsui, follow Avenue of Stars sign and take the EXIT J. Right behind the Intercontinental Hotel is the Tsim Sha Tsui Waterfront Promenade.4. Avenue of Stars
The Avenue of Stars resembles the Hollywood Walk of Fame, located along Tsim Sha Tsui Waterfront Promenade. It was open to public on April 2004 in honor of the celebrities of the Hong Kong film industry.
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| Clapper Board in Avenue of Stars |
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| Avenue of Stars |
How to get there:
You can walk from TST area along Nathan Road, towards the end of this road near The Elegance at Sheraton you will find a Pedestrian Subway going to East Tsim Sha Tsui, follow Avenue of Stars sign and take the EXIT J. Right behind the Intercontinental Hotel is the Tsim Sha Tsui Waterfront Promenade.Related Post:
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