DAY TWO – BUDDHA IS FATTER THAN ELVIS
Up at 6am to get the jump on the other tourists visiting the giant Buddha on Lantau Peak. The plan worked perfectly and I got to the cable car at the bottom of the peak before any other tourist. Sadly I also arrived a full two hours before the cable car started so I have time to do some shopping and catch a local bus up the Peak. When I got to the top the Buddha was still closed for another hour. Tourism is obviously done at a sedate pace here in Hong Kong.
In the afternoon I did some more shopping at the outlet mall at the bottom of the peak and then headed to Mong Kok which is the rammed shopping district where the locals do their shopping. If you ever need anything wacky and Asian then this is the place to come.
Top Travel Tip: You can charge any battery for camera and phones and the like at any 7-eleven in HK.
