TUESDAY: BIG BUDDHA LANTAU ISLAND: Ratko wanted a late start today, same with Erin. We decided to not have breakfast at the hotel but go and have yum cha (they call it dim sum here) for breakfast. A bit unusual having dim sum for breakfast. The one that was recommended was Maxims at Central. We arrived at 10.30 to find it didn't open til 11! The food was beautiful, but once again nothing different to what we have in Chinatown. Then our adventure began. We started our journey to see the big buddha on Lantau Island. It was around a 40 minute train trip to Tung Chun - the end of the line on Lantau & one stop past the Disneyland change (I was tempted to get off here and go back to Disneyland). We arrived ... read more

SUNDAY- A TRIP TO THE NORTH EAST COAST: Good morning everyone. Yesterday we had a change of pace and headed onto the mainland and the eastern coast. I had read about Sai Kung as being one of the best regions fro fresh seafood. It took us 2 MTR changes and a long bus trip to get there. On the way we stopped at Diamond Hill to see the Chi Lin Nunnery. It is the most beautiful place and so serene. The gardens ate full of bonsais (large Bonsais) and the buildings themselves are so beautiful. I got into trouble for taking a photo of one of the the buddas on an alter. Accross the road are the Nan Lian Gardens. The brochure states: "a classical garden in a modern city, Serenity in the midst of urban ... read more

Hello everyone, I can't get on to travelpod, so have started one on this site. Thursday - Macau: The day didn't look too good when we left the hotel. It was very foggy/smoggy/hazy (don't know which one) but we thought it would lift. After breakfast at the hotel (once again beautiful) we caught a cab to the Macau Ferry terminal. We got a place in superclass on the Macau Turbojet for the 10.15 sailing. In all my excitement to get out of the hotel I totally forgot my sea sick bands & tablets -aagghhhhh! We boarded the ferry and the amount of rocking was unbelievable! I thought I would be using the sickbags in the pocket in front of me. Not long after we left they served us breakfast (just like the plane) but I was ... read more