Lantau Island
December 3rd, 2006 by stolisano
Jose had an amazing day exploring the island of Lantau. We all took a ferry and enjoyed a beautiful ride in the warm sunshine. The picture you see of Jose was taken on the ferry while leaving the harbor of Hong Kong.
After about one hour we arrived in Lantau, where we jumped on a bus that took as up a steep mountain road to the Po Lin Monastery. There Jose sat in the “Middle of the Universe”.
We climbed 268 steps to the World largest outdoor bronze sitting buddah. It is 34 meters tall and weighs 250 tons. The buddah symbolizes harmonious relationship between man , nature, people and religion. After we climbed all those steps back down, we jumped on another bus that took us to the small nearby fishing village of Tai O.
We were able to look at all the different food that they were selling in the market and even took a motor boat ride out into the South China Sea. What fun it was riding in the waves and the wind. We were hoping to spot “Pink Dolphins”, that make this area their home. It is supposed to be the only place in the entire world where you can find these special animals. But no luck…
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You must have felt like real pilgrims in the restaurant,what an exrerience!!!Sorry you did not get to see the pink dolphins…keep looking.How old was the buddah bronze statue?
We are sorry you did not see any “Pink Dolphin”. Did you see any other fish in the sea? Did you see any whales?
Did Jose get seasick on his adventure in the sea?
Hello! It certainly seems that Jose is quite busy. I hope he is doing his homework and getting some sleep. You two may have to rein him in!
Anita wants to know how to say “teacher” and “student” in Chinese!?
The webcam experience this morning was incredible. I loved watching Audrey and Lydia’s faces. Blessings!
Can you tell us about the flora and fauna of Hong Kong? Did you see deciduous or confierious trees, or both? Thank you.
We loved seeing the pictures of Jose traveling in Hong Kong. Did he have fun on the ferry boat?
We are glad that Jose made some more bear friends. We are wondering if there is a Build-A-Bear store in Hong Kong. If so, will you be visiting it? Wouldn’t it be fun if Jose could bring home a Chinese friend?
Mrs. Gatling,
The Giant Buddah took ten years to build and was finally opened to the public in late 1993.
One thing that we really notice about Hong Kong is that the mountains are extremely green. There are a lot of Bamboo and Ficus trees to be seen. We heard someone refer to Orchids as “weeds”. There are so many different colors of bougainvillea.
Mrs.Corso,
On our short trip on the boat, we did not see ANY fish or whales in the water. But we saw plenty of live fish in buckets in the fishing village at the markets. Jose had to cover his nose several times because of the smell. We did see a vertebra of a whale hanging on one of the stands.
Mrs. Dodd,
You say Xue Sheng (pronounced She-eh-shuung) for student and Lao Shi (pronounced lou shr)for teacher.
The webcam was great! We will try to do it again once we are on the mainland.
Mrs. Edwards,
Jose had a blast on the ferry boats. It is one of the main transportation to get around in Hong Kong, as the city is surrounded by a lot of water.
We have not seen a Build-a-Bear store here.
Mrs. Freyer’s class asks:
Are the dolphins really pink?
Why is it called the center of the universe?
Was it hard to climb all those steps?
Looks like so much fun!