Lantau is an island off Hong Kong where the new airport was built. At the top of the mountain sits a huge Buddha statue. Depending on the takeoff/landing direction, you can even see the Buddha clearly from the plane. When we arrived by bus, there weren't many people on the mountain. So we were able to look around peacefully. There's not just the Buddha itself and various shops up there, but also a Buddhist monastery. If you want, you can pray with the monks or eat with them (for a fee, of course). We were content with just listening to the chanting, and since we're not fans of slurping and smacking, we simply shared a portion of pasta with vegetables at the snack bar. There are also animals here - cattle, to be exact - living freely. They roam all over the island and eagerly wait for their soft drinks (see picture). They're quite tame and are "happy" to pose for pictures and accept pats.

We took a boat back to Hong Kong in the evening. Unfortunately without a view, as the windows were crusted with salt water.