Big Buddha

On Sunday I was off to Tian Tan Buddha. Getting there was half the adventure as Big Buddha resides on Lantau Island. To get there I took an hour ferry followed by a 45min bus ride, and to get back I took the cable cars to the metro. The Tian Tan Buddha was finished in 1993, is 34 meters tall, weighing over 250 tons, the statue is the biggest, bronze, seated Buddha in the world and one of the world’s top ten Buddha statues. There are gates and a huge bank of flags at the foot of Big Buddha's mountain and even a little "tourist village" with shops and restaurants.

Checking out the temple...

Onwards to the Buddha!

Bye Bye Buddha.