Hong Kong - Big Buddha

The last sightseeing trip we did while in Hong Kong was to see the Big Buddha at the Lantau Island. We took a long gondola ride to the top of the hill where the world's largest outdoor Buddha was waiting for us. Unfortunately, we got there when the sun was right behind the sculpture of the Buddha so we were unable to get good pictures.
The interesting part was getting back. Colin told us that there was a challenging path back from the Big Buddha, so we decided to take the path. Well, what an adventure. The path was a collection of uneven path with lots of steep ups and downs. At one point, I was ready to die. I had overheated so much from going uphill that we needed to stop and rest for a while. The good thing was that we had a bag of M&Ms as I needed energy. After we wolfed down the M&Ms, we were back on the path. At one point, the path turned into a steep drop of stairs. I don't have a fear of heights, but at this point I had to stop and calm myself. The stairs down were so steep and narrow that I had to go down the sideways. My foot would barely feet on the step, even when my foot was turned sideways. SCARY!!!

This path is actually built to be used for rescue crews in case the gondola breaks down. The path was about 6 km long, and even with all the breaks with took and hiking up and down the hills, we were able to finish it in hour and a half. The view from the path was breathtaking so I am really glad we took this path. You can see the airport to the left.
One drawback of this 'excursion' was that my knees and calves were killing me for the next four days. I could barely take the stairs my knees hurts so much. After a few massage sessions in Beijing, I was back to normal. Phew!