Hong Kong in November

After repeatedly flying around and in between and maybe even sort of through the various typhoons that are ubiquitous in Asia in late summer and fall, it's very nice to be here in Hong Kong when the weather is simply beautiful. While on our layover, we took advantage of the nice weather and visited "the big Buddha" (a.k.a. the Po Lin Monastery) on Lantau Island.

Getting to the Po Lin Monastery was pretty easy. I asked the hotel concierge how to get to "the big Buddha" and he quickly and efficiently gave us directions. We took the subway to the base of the mountain and then took the lift to the peak. I think the cost for a round-trip lift ticket was 88 HKD (about $12 USD). If you like, you can instead take a bus to the peak. I don't know the cost for that and am sure it takes quite a bit longer than the lift. If you're really adventurous, you can hike to the peak or you can take the lift up and then hike back down. I know a number of folks who've done the hike. It's not for the faint of heart. We took the lift both ways.

<<< --- The subway




In short order you'll know way more than I do about the statue and the monastery
if you study this (Po Lin Monastery) site. I'll add some pix below. The visit is worth the time if you're in town. We enjoyed the trip and got to visit with some interesting folks both directions on the lift.

If you look closely, you can see the trail for the hikers directly below the lift. Sorry about the reflection in the glass.

I'll post more pix as soon as Blogger lets me do that again. I've run into some kind of glitch and can't load anymore right now. Maybe more later?