Our plan for the day was to visit Ngong Ping Village where you can see the Tian Tan Buddha (also called the Big Buddha). Since our hostel is located nearby Fortress Hill Station, the trip from our station to Tung Chung Station took approximately an hour. According to my research, early mornings during the week is the best time to visit the big buddha. However, when we arrived and started lining up, the queue was insane. For all future visitors, I highly recommend to book the tickets in advance. There is a special line for visitors with prepaid vouchers. We waited approximately 2 hours to get into a cable car, and later found out that you could actually walk through the hills for free. The Ngong Ping 360 Cable Car fee for a roundtrip in a standard cabin was HKD 185 (21€). The ride up to Ngong Village took approximately 20 minutes.
The Tian Tan Buddha is a 34 meter tall bronze statue, which was completed 1993 and is located at Lantau Island in Hong Kong. This is a major centre for Buddhism in Hong Kong, but also a very popular tourist attraction.
On our way back, we had to wait another hour to get the cable car down. We had dinner nearby our hostel in a fast food restaurant called Yoshinoya. No, this is not a Hong Kongese version of McDonalds. You place your order, you get a bowl of raw veggies, meat, noodles and cheese. This will cook until it´s done and voilá! I must say, this is the most delicious noodle dish and fas food dish I´ve ever had. I also added chili and raw ginger! A perfect way to end another day in Hong Kong!
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