Hong Kong Day 4 noon – The Peak and Madame Tussauds

“Hello, please deliver nine nuggets to the White house”.
That is Boon Xin calling McDonald. Yes, Obama already expressed his confidence to retain Presidency for four more years, when we visited in Sep.

That is how we started our tour of Madame Tussaud‘s mansion (香港杜莎夫人蜡像馆).

We had pop over to say Good Morning to Buddha earlier, and after lunch we head to another peak, The Peak (太平山). Kids are tired already.

Upon entry, Jackie Chan will greet you first. Take note you can only pose and buy the photo from Madame’s designated photographer. Daddy sneaked in a quick one 🙂

The beaming Mrs and the Jealous husband. Louis Koo (古天乐) is suave beyond words.

Kids enjoy having breakfast with their McDull piggy friends. No bacon please, we pigs are too cute oINk!

Daddy found his Bro. Andy Lau (刘德华) and Andy Lee.

and kids found their favourite cartoon characters, like Astro Boy.

We discover our kids got talent. Wayang talent, not Musical talent haha 🙂

Daddy share with us why Saddam Hussein and Adolf Hitler are dictators.

Spiderman was ambushed by us, we saw a double “0”.

Pop stars past and present, MJ moon walk please.

Teresa, Anita, Leslie. The Greats. They still hold a strong appeal among the ladies.

Xin took so many photos from Mummy’s arm. She refused to come down and shake hands.

Everyone got their own idols, this Jay Chou (周杰伦) looks malnourished.

Daddy got too excited with Marilyn Monroe. Hello Smith family.

We found some Royalties and politicians, who granted us audience. Your Majesty and Highness 🙂

Quite embarrassing to disturb MM Lee during his Meet-People session at Tanjong Pajar, so we took the opportunity to chat with him about PSLE :p

Chinese PRC visitors will be staring at you when you act funny with their leaders. 同志你好 ! Kids ask why so many Chinese Presidents and Leaders on display?

Mr Gandhi free India from the British, we are still reading Shakespeare’s Macbeth in Literature classes.

Seems like Mummy got a lot of handsome idols. Leon Lai (黎明) is one cool lad.

Now, our little gal knows her stuffs too. Boon Xin reads Superstars name like ABC.
Beckham, Alonson, Nadal, Ronaldo, shs choose the handsome ones! (joking)

We end our tour with Mr Fist of Dragon, Bruce Lee. Even Boon Xin is impress enough to show her thumb haha.

The sky is cool and windy in the evening. Fortunately, the mist were not blocking our views, splendid Harbour view greeted us.

Views from the Peak

The sharp descend from the Peak. Bye bye Madame Tussauds.

When at Madame Tussauds, learn about historic figures, and legends. Be curious, be daring when posing. Enjoy your portraits and antics. Infact, Daddy lost his tripod for 20mins during the andrenalin !

More information :
– all the Stars and paparazzo photos are at our day4 Fanpage.
Madame Tussauds
Peak Train

–> Our 6D5N Hong Kong Family Itinerary summary

Day 1 – Dim Sum, Ferry, Goose
Day 2 – Doraemon!, Tram, Ladies Street
Day 3 – Ocean Park
Day 4 – Buddha, ThePeak and Madam Tussauds
Day 5 – Street food, Disneyland !
Day 6 – Breakfast with Mickey, DisneyLand (part ii)

All photos from Day 1 to 6 are available on our Fanpage:
Day 1 photos
Day 2 photos (Doraemon)
Day 3 photos (Ocean Park)
Day 4 photos, and Buddha lantau
Day 5 photos (Disney)
Day 6 photos (Breakfast with Mickey)

 

Hong Kong Day 4 morning – Buddha at Lantau

Big Buddha (大佛) still looks impressive at Lantau island. Daddy and Mummy reached Him via ferry a decade ago, but there are more transport options now.

We hitch the MTR to reach Tung Chung (Lantau island 大屿山) in about 25 min.
This is the same line which can bring us to Disneyland.

Since 2006, tourists can reach Big Buddha via the Ngong Ping (昂坪) 360 cable car system.

Please buy your tickets online beforehand. Otherwise, you will have to queue twice for tickets and rides, which can be 2 to 3 hours during peak hours!

We chose one way crystal (水晶), and return trip on normal cabin. For those interested, there is a HKD250 package which covers return tickets and visit to two or three more sights.

Check out our video of our crystal cabin below.

Due to it’s high attitude, Lantau experience frequent showers, it is advisable to bring your brolly along to protect against the elements.

We love our crystal cabin for it’s see through awesome experience. Most of our kids love it, except someone who was apprehensive 🙂

Our cable car will even go past Hong Kong airport (Chek Lap Kok), try to spot the tiny airplanes taking off.

Tung Chung village is an old fishing village, but high rise buildings now dot the coastline.

After a few crests, we saw the Buddha far away, sitting on a lotus. Cheeky Boon Kang.

After a leisurely 25 min ride, we arrived at Ngong Ping Village.

Ngong Ping village houses some souvenir and F&B outlets.

There is an old cable car exhibit too.

The Buddha, as seen from different angles.

We met Heng Family at the foot. They have already conquered the steps. (Checkout their Hongkong experience.)

There are 240 steps to reach Buddha, Daddy had to hug Boon Xin halfway up :p

Then and now, dating and married.

At the summit, we do what tourists do. Enjoy the sights, gusty wind and photo taking 🙂

We heard Honeymoon’s dessert is popular, and we order a few to ease our sweet tooth.

Daddy love the red bean and mango servings 🙂

Before boarding our return cable car, we noticed the mist has overrun the mountain.

Mist threaten to enshroud the Buddha, it is quite a sight to see the mist creeping up the slopes. We bid goodbye to Buddha.

The cable car back was more eXciting, our car was surrounded by mist and it is such a cool feeling. (You can get the same feeling at Genting too)

Video : Cable car cabins disappear in the mist

You can enjoy budget meal and shopping at Tung Chung Citygate Outlets.
There are a lot of shops and F&B outlets to cater to tourists. Prices are reasonable.

We hope you have enjoy our Lantau tour as well, do click for more photos at our fanpage.

More information :
Big Buddha –> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tian_Tan_Buddha
Ngong Ping cable car –> http://www.np360.com.hk

–> Our 6D5N Hong Kong Family Itinerary summary

Day 1 – Dim Sum, Ferry, Goose
Day 2 – Doraemon!, Tram, Ladies Street
Day 3 – Ocean Park
Day 4 – Buddha, ThePeak and Madam Tussauds
Day 5 – Street food, Disneyland !
Day 6 – Breakfast with Mickey, DisneyLand (part ii)

All photos from Day 1 to 6 are available on our Fanpage:
Day 1 photos
Day 2 photos (Doraemon)
Day 3 photos (Ocean Park)
Day 4 photos, and Buddha lantau
Day 5 photos (Disney)
Day 6 photos (Breakfast with Mickey)