Big Buddha

Hong Kong is home to the world's largest outdoor Buddha. Go figure.
It sounds silly, but the 112 feet tall, 250 ton bronze Buddha is very impressive.

The Buddha is located at Po Lin Monastery, which was founded in 1906.

One of the coolest parts of our trip to the giant Buddha was getting there. You can either take a long winding bus ride over the mountains, or just glide right over them! The Ngong Ping 360 is a gondola that takes you right over the Tung Chung bay and the hills of Lantau Island to the Po Lin Monastery.

I spent my last day in Hong Kong relaxing at a sea side resort area. I took a winding bus ride over the hills to the secluded side of HK Island. Sitting on the upped deck of the bus as it went careening around tight turns was a little unnerving. But as crazy as Chinese drivers are, they know what they're doing. After making it safely to the other side of the island I sat down for a lunch of fresh mussels and prawns.

The next morning I woke up early, left my tiny apartment and headed to the airport so that my real China adventure could begin. Hong Kong is a beautiful and vibrant city. Luckily, I'll be going back for a weekend in November with my classmates!