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... in the world and dominates the skyline overlooking the entire region. The bus ride up there took us over the Lantau reservoir (PIC) and was a slightly hair raising experience in itself with the bus driver doing his best Schumacher impersonation. We ...
... . Over 85 feet high, cast in over 200 pieces of bronze and sitting on his lotus leaf throne atop one of the hills of Lantau, the Big Buddha is reached by a climb of 268 stairs. Amazingly, I made it with relative ease. Weeks of training on subway stairs has ...
... so rain or shine I decided to go see the world's tallest outdoor bronze Buddha just a short walk from Ngong Ping, a village on Lantau Island. There were several ways to get there but by far the most scenic was the Ngong Ping 360 Skyrail. (and ...
... beaches we were looking for. We continued to search the other islands. A 40 minute ferry ride from the main Hong Kong Island took us to Lantau and as we entered the bay we knew immediately that this was the place. Just south of Disneyland but well ...
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A few hints for first time travelers to Hong Kong
Posted on Nov 14, 2009, 13:28:59
... no "no-go" areas for visitors. At night, many areas such a Tsim Sha Tsui (TST) in Kowloon and Wanchai on Hong Kong Island are crowded and noisy, but in all the years I lived there the only trouble came from loud-mouthed drunken expats. There ...
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Starter-kit for China
Posted on Jul 9, 2008, 14:58:49
... noted, that flying in and out of Hong Kong is usually more expensive than the other airport, but then, the airport on Lantau Island in Hong Kong IS really nice, it even has its own light rail coming from town. Another obvious way of getting to China is on ...
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Hong Kong - particular places to see
Posted on Mar 3, 2009, 23:57:08
I really enjoyed the Tai O Fishing Village on Lantau Island: has a history of a few hundred years and is famous for its stilt houses. You'll find it in the comprehensive guidebooks but, still, not many tourists bother to make the trek out there. It' ...
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