Traveling: China 2019

Saturday, 20 July 2019

China 2019 - Part 13

Tian Tan Buddha

Saturday - June 15th 2019

Today we had to leave Hong Kong since our last part of our itinerary was about to start. Our next stop was Hong Kong Disneyland. After we had breakfast and checked out, we took the subway to Lantau Island, where Disney's first themepark in China was located. When we arrived at our hotel, the room wasn't ready yet, which was okay, because today we wanted to visit the Tian Tan Buddha and Po Lin Monastery. We dropped off our luggage and then we were on our way to Ngong Ping 360 cable car that takes guests to Po Lin Monestary. After we purchased our tickets, we boarded the gondolas. The ride took some time, but it was a really nice way to enjoy the landscape. Once we arrived at the top, we stopped at a vegetarian restaurant for lunch. There wasn't a lot to chose from, but still the food was pretty good. Then we just strolled around Po Lin Monastery and hiked up to Big Buddha, which was indeed very big. After a coffee at Starbucks we were on our way back.

Sunny Bay Station

Huge Apartment Building

Ngong Ping 360 Ropeway

Ngong Ping Village

Tian Tan Buddha

Po Lin Monastery

Lunch

Vegetarian Restaurant at Po Lin Monastery

Po Lin Monastery

Tian Tan Buddha

Po Lin Monastery

Lantau Island

View at Ngong Ping Village and Po Lin Monastery

Ngong Ping Village

Ngong Ping 360 Ropeway

Back at the MTR station we bought some snacks for later and then we took the metro back to Disneyland. In the meantime our room was also ready and so we headed straight to the room, where our luggage was already waiting for us. At Hong Kong Disneyland we stayed at Disney's Explorers Lodge, the most beautiful Disney hotel we have stayed so far. So it was no suprise that our room was quite nice. It was very spacious, well themed and equipped with a big shower. After we unpacked our luggage, and since our tickets for the themepark weren't valid yet, we decided to spend the rest of the afternoon at the hotel pool. There we got some drinks and enjoyed a lazy afternoon. In the evening we checked out the area and the neighbouring Disney Hollywood Hotel.