First stop was to the Temple of Ten Thousand Buddhas, a Monastery in Northern Kowloon, Hong Kong. The base of the Temple had a large Buddhist cemetery and immaculate grounds.
We began our trek to the top of the peak, infamous for its 600 stairs and steep grade. Luckily, there was a ramp next to the stairs to push up our little Buddha in his stroller!
The entire path up was filled with life-sized golden Buddhas...hence the name of the Temple!
They each were different and interesting to see, but this might have been one of our favorites...
A large tower at the top where the Monastery was...ornate and filled with Buddhas!
Beautiful ornate golden statues everywhere...
Another one of our favorites...this one was quite arresting and unique.
Finn runs around at the top of the hill, stretching his legs before the hike down!
On Sunday, we were off to go Pink Dolphin watching near Lantau Island. These rare dolphins are actually white, but appear pink when their blood circulates through their body during exercise...
Their habitat has been diminished by construction of the airport in their area...but Finn did love to get such a close view of the "Avions!" overhead.
Daddy (tall man in silly straw sunhat) and Finn (short man next to tall man) look for Dolphins...
Ahoy! There they are! Our camera isn't exactly National Geographic quality, but in person it was quite cool to see pink dolphins...
They were out in force on this day, we had many cool sightings...
"Dadda! Avion! Jet Puh-lane!"
At the end of the trip, the crew poses for a picture. No Indians were harmed by the Cowboy in the silly hat.
Once the dolphins were gone, Finn gets a little silly with Mommy's glasses!
Momma and son...
It's the end of the weekend, and Daddy and Finn settle in for a good read at home.
From the boat ride home, Finn decides to use his anytime minutes on his plastic phone to call all of his relatives! (Note: Erin was not harmed by the cell-phone left-hook)We're over halfway through our journey here in Hong Kong!
Love,
A&E
3 comments:
I like the Elvis Buddha. Also, how about the decisive way Finn hangs up the phone? So very Baker.
i like that there is a Finn video at the end of every post. it's like a little treat to look forward to at the end of each story!
How about a toboggan ride down that slide at the temple?!
Oh, and that was a right hook in that video; or is it all backwards because of being on the other side of the world? ;)
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