Out meeting ended up about lunch time on Saturday and I did not have any plans. A couple friends and I ran into a couple of guys from our Japanese office and one person from Korea. We asked what they were doing and they told us about going to see a giant Buddha on Lantau island. We kind of invited ourselves, but I don't think they minded. This place was great. We took a subway out of town and then got a cable car up the mountain. One of the poor guys with us apparently is afraid of heights, but he took it pretty well. He's in one of the pictures, but you can't guess who because both of the guys (Shuji and Taki) seem to be having a good time. The area up on the mountain was pretty commercialized, but the only way to describe the Buddha was AWESOME! After we saw the Buddha, we went down to see the monastery and shrine, which were very nice. Very serene, spiritual, never seen so many orchids in one place at one time, among other flowers. Shuji and Taki bought some incense to burn, so we smelled good all the way back to HK.
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OK, I am starting to get a little jealous of your trip! I wish that digital cameras had been around when I was hopping from port to port in the Western Pacific... or maybe it is better that what happened there, stayed there!
Mark, all kidding aside, I have stood right where this photo was taken. It is a pretty amazing vista, is it not?
Paul
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