We got to “sleep in” today, we didn’t meet until 9:15. Woohoo! Then we piled on these really uncomfortable buses to travel to Lantau Island to see the Big Buddha. It’s the biggest outdoor, sitting Buddha in the world (or something like that). And today was Buddha’s birthday—kind of cool eh? So there were lots of decorations and people praying but it was still fun. Buddha is huge! And there’s a lot of stairs going up to it (it’s on a hill) and it’s like a million and three degrees Celsius outside and super super humid so I melted but it was all worth it.
The mountains and islands here in Hong Kong are so beautiful and misty—they look magical. On the way down from Buddha there are lots of shops and market stores near the Po Lin Monastery where Big Buddha is—I bought lots.
After the monastery we went to lunch in Tai O at a little restaurant that is apparently famous. It’s a cute little fishing village. We had shrimp—with the heads, feet and tails attached. Some girls had problems eating it. Then they brought out chicken—WITH THE CHICKEN HEAD on the plate! Crazy! But worst of all—Dustin [Geddes] ATE the chicken head! Words cannot describe the feeling that made in my stomach. They served other authentic Chinese food and surprisingly a lot of it was very good. I enjoyed lunch.
We then had a long drive back to the hotel to pick up stuff we’d need for the concert. Then we went to Polytech University to rehearse. We sang with a couple groups of young children for the concert. The concert went great, but the audience was not very lively. And that was it.
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