My wonderful parents have traveled all the way across the world to spend the week with me in Hong Kong!! On Monday, we went on a tour of Lantau Island, the largest of all the islands in Hong Kong, and also home to the famous Big Buddha statue. Upon arrival on the island, we took a beautiful 25 minute cable car ride up the side of the mountain (this particular cable car is rated top 10 in the world). The ride lived up to the hype, as it offered us stunning views of the Pearl River Delta and northern Lantau Island. Once up to the top, we visited the beautiful Po Lin Monastery and found tranquility in its intricately painted praying halls. We also payed a visit to the Tian Tan Buddha statue, the 2nd largest seated brass Buddha statue in the world. The size and beauty of the monument was incredibly humbling. After seeing the monastery and statue, we took a boat ride through the ancient fishing village Tai O. All of the houses are built on stilts over saltwater canals where the main method of transportation is boats. We road on the boat a few more miles up the coast where we could see the worlds longest water bridge from Hong Kong to Macau across the Pearl River Delta. The bridge is so long that halfway across the delta, it turns into a tunnel and goes under the water... Talk about an engineering marvel!! Overall it was a great day with my parents, and we got to see some pretty amazing things.
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