Right we knew where we wanted to go, so today we had to use the HongKong underground. Once we found the nearest station, and worked out how to buy the tickets we were on our way! The weather sadly was the same as yesterday….. Foggy.

We reached Lantau Island and then joined a long queue for the cable car tickets. As we ascended the mountain we could see a bit of the land beneath and the airport and the sea. We had a crystal cabin ie it had a glass bottom but as the cloud closed in we could barely see anything. The cable car was a 25 minute 5.7km ride.

At the top is Ngong Ping village. The Big Buddha and Po Lin Monastry.In spite of constant rain we had a lovely time. Our journey of enlightment ha ha! I really hope the pictures explain what we saw.

Vince walked up all the steps to the top to visit the Big Buddha, which from the bottom was just a vague outline in the cloud and rain. It is 34 m high made of bronze and weighs 250 tons.

The Zen Buddhist temple, Po Lin Monastery was so beautiful. There were areas for burning incense sticks. The colours were amazing on the Monastery walls and designs on the roof.

The inside was all mostly gold and took your breath away. There were sacred cows roaming through the area and a tea garden. People were offering prayers and lighting incense and hanging cards on trees. A real cultural experience and a first for me.

By the time we got back to our hotel we were soaking wet and needed a rest. But I still can’t get used to so many people everywhere you go.

For Louis Otis and Lilyana. Greedy granddad eating popcorn and drinking loads of chinese tea. ha ha xxx