THe Giant Buddha

Saturday, before the wedding, we headed to the Giant Buddha and the Po Lin Monastery. We took a beautiful 25 minute cable car ride through Lantau, a mountainous area in Hong Kong, where the Giant Buddha was hiding. But he couldn’t hide for long because he was enormous! He is 26.4 meters high, weighs 202 tons and is the worlds largest seated Buddha. He is quite awing to see. Once he is in view you can see him from miles away and other than the monastery he is the only thing up in these mountains. The weather was perfect and we both found it nice to be out of a big city for a change. It was a great, relaxing day