Both of us woke up late this morning. We are supposed to wake up and crossed over to Hong Kong by ferry in early morning. By the time we reached Hong Kong ferry terminal, it was past 12 noon. That means we have to miss our morning breakfast at Tim Sum resturant as we have limited time to 'play' today.
The first destination of our one day trip in Hong Kong was Ngong Ping. We took MTR to Tung Chung station and travel to Ngong Ping via the cable car. The cable car ride was about 25 mins. Throughout the journey, you will be able to see Hong Kong airport, fishermen fishing on boats, the Big Buddha statue & more.
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| Cable car tickets to Ngong Ping |
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| The cable car |
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| Cable car terminal behind us |
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| The fisherman |
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| I've no idea what these people are doing? Anyone can enlighten me? |
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| The houses are so small from where we are viewing |
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| Passing by the Hong Kong airport |
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| The Buddha statue |
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| Ngong Ping Cable Car Terminal |
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| Ngong Ping Village Directory |
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| Direction to Tin Tan Buddha Statue |
Our main motive to Ngong Ping was to visit Tian Tan Buddha Statue. Hence, we bought some snacks and ate along our way to see the Buddha statue.
It was drizzling and foggy when we reached the bottom stairway of Tian Tan Buddha Statue. We felt disappointed when we looked upon the statue where we are standing. The statue was completely hidden behind the fogs.
After discussion, we decided to climb up the stairs to try our luck. By the time we reached the top of the stairway, we are glad that our decision was right. The Buddha statue was clearly 'sitting' in front of us, so magnificent.
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| Unable to see the statue at the bottom of stairs |
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| Buddha right in front of us |
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| The Buddha |
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| Picture taken after we came down. |
After leaving Ngong Ping, we headed to our second destination, Women's street (also known as Ladies street) which was located near Mong Kok's station. Although the street was named as Women's street, they are selling stuffs that varied from toys, clothing, accessories, souvenirs & more. This is definitely not a shopping place meant for women only. We spent about 2 to 3 hours doing our shopping, buying souvenirs for our friends, colleagues & family members.
Our last destination was Avenue of Stars located near Tsim Sha Tsui station (not sure if the station name is correct). The Avenue of Stars was constructed to appreciate the efforts of those professionals who have contributed to the Hong Kong's film industry. You will be able to see various Hong Kong's film industry contributors' signatures and palm prints along the waterfront promenade, such as Jackie Chan and Andy Lau.
We spent sometimes taking pictures and looking through these palm prints as we walked. We didn't manage to walk from one end to the other. We headed back to the MTR station half way walking down the pavement. We have to get back to the ferry terminal to catch our ferry (we purchased return tickets) back to Macau.
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| Palm prints & signature - Jackie Chan |
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| Palm prints and signature - Andy Lau |
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| Palm prints and signature - Hong Jin Bao |
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| Nice scenery at the waterfront promenade |
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