The 2nd day we started out
again. We headed to the 10,000 Buddha Monastery. For Mike, this was
better than the Big Buddha. It was less touristy and there were fewer
people there. We climb the stairs lined with Buddhas to the Monastery
area. Each Buddha along the path is different and unique. And signs are posted reminding visitors to remember
to respect the Buddhas.
I was hoping if I kissed the water buffalo, the buddha would come to life but I guess it didn't work which I am kind of glad because he looked mean:
TThis one is standing on a giant crab:
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| Flor reading about the monastery. Well I can pretend to be reading.. |
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| Respect the Buddha |
We ate lunch at the all vegetarian restaurant at the Monastery and Mike even enjoyed the meal (mom should
be proud).
As we headed down the stairs and back
to the subway station, Flor's feet began to hurt. We decided to head
back to the hotel so we could take a break and rest up for the rest of the day.
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| Afternoon at the hotel. Little Toot taking an afternoon nap. |
On a side note, we visited a Chinese cemetery before we found the 10K Buddha Monastery. We thought we were in the right place because of the pagoda style structure that looks exactly the same as the structure of the 10K Buddha Monastery. Because Hongkong is mountainous their cemetery is designed just like the high rise apartments. The hill is steep but escalator and elevator is available for the public when visiting their dead loved ones. One thing that amazed me though is that elderly ladies and gents can breeze through steep stairways while I am struggling and out of breath and I am younger than they are. Doesn't that tell you something? LOL.
Thanks for following..please join us in the next post for the rest of the day's wanderings.
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