January 21, 2008
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Ngong Ping 360
Last Sat, woke up a bit early becos was planning to go for my long awaited Ngong Ping 360 Cable Car ride at Lantau island in HKG( after it reopen at the end of Dec2007)… aim to avoid the week-end queue. Alwin and I arrived at the cable car station in Tung Chung around 1030 and surprised to see that it was not as busy as we expected.. The total cost for 2 round trip ride was HKD175 with a HKD 20 shopping vouchers at the Ngong Ping outlets for each ticket which is quite acceptable.
The weather started out a bit cloudy however once the cbale car went upward the sky got clearer and the view of the HKG international airport and the Tung Chung area was stunning, as they’re qutie a lot of air vent inside the car, you could feel the chilly wind blowing right to your butt!! The ride took around 25 mins and reached to the new Ngong Ping Villege which you can find quite a number of shops, and places to eat….with a short walk will be the entrance of the Big outdoor Buddha which I think will be the highlight of the ride to amny visitors(though this is my 3rd time) .
We didn’t visit the Buddha right a way instead we went to a very local home style restaurant for a very simple breakfast….
we eventualy headed back to Tung Chung after going up to the Buddha at around 1300 which you could see lots of people around with the conveniencey of the cable car I can imagine how busy it could be if there are any big events being held such as the First day of Lunar New Year or the Buddha day……..and of course at last I remember to utilized my 2 vouchers and bout 02 t-shirts just like every other tourists do…..
