About half a year back I had managed to get some good flight deals into Hong Kong for my parents, my sister and myself.

We made it to Hong Kong after an eleven hours flight on an aging Lufthansa 747 around midday. To fight the jetlag we headed out directly to see the main attractions. First we took the star ferry to cross over from Kowloon to Hong Kong island to then make our way to the Bank of China Tower, where we managed to get up to the viewing platform on the 43rd floor. After taking in the views here, we continued our way heading on to the Peak Tram station to get up on the Peak for even more fabulous views.

We started our second day in Hong Kong with a sumptuous breakfast; after which we continued to Lantau island by MTR, there changing to cable car, to get up to the giant Buddha near Po Lin Monastery.
From here we did proceed to Diamond Hill to see Nan Lian Garden and the nearby Chi Lin Nunnery. From the nunnery we MTR’ed to the next station to see one of the most popular temples in Hong Kong – the Sik Sik Yuen Wong Tai Sin Temple – home of three religions: Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism.