We started the day off with a long ride to another place for Macdonald's breakfast : D
As the ride to breakfast venue was rather long,the teachers kindly bought us buns from a nearby bakery,which was like our first authentic taste of "boluo bun" ! It was like super delicious personally,it seems different from what we have in Singapore.I am not sure if its because of the environment (Hongkong!) that caused this opinion though.

Anyway we went for breakfast at Macdonald's.Although it is similar to what they offer in Singapore,they have other food such as macaroni and pork burgers.It seems that the people there are quite environmental friendly,we noticed that they have a no-straw day ! Imagine how much plastic they can save with the millions of cups of drinks they sell !
















After breakfast,we had a very bumpy ride up the mountains and we reached our first destination of the day - The Ngong Ping Village ! It was pretty foggy there so there are not much clear photos. There were many eateries and souvenir shops and the architecture of the place sort of resembles some town from the past.

When we think of Hongkong, the Giant Buddha would come to mind.At 22m,it is the world's largest outdoor Buddha ! Although there were about 268 steps to where the Buddha sits,we completed the climb in like 15 minutes !Look at the whole trail of steps we overcame ! It was totally worth it because the Giant Buddha is really magnificent up close !











































We made our way to the Tai O Fishing Village and we went for a boat ride out to the sea to look at dolphins. We managed to catch a glimpse of a few of the dolphins and there was a large fishing boat out at sea too ! The boat we were on also took us on a "mini tour" around the village and it can be seen that the people there have rather simple lifestyles.



























































For lunch,we were treated to really fresh seafood ! The fishing village really lives up to its name ! There was like fish and really fresh prawns !



































We were free to walk around the village after the meal and the people there are really friendly. We encountered this old uncle who started a conversation with us and although there was a language barrier(we could not really listen or speak Cantonese that well),we still had a really good time chatting with him. The village was a really simple and peaceful place to be although during our nightly discussion/reflection , we pointed out that the simple lifestyle of the people in the village there may not be able to be sustained for long in this globalized world because there is bound to be a need to connect with the rest of the world. Furthermore, people who left the village will return with new knowledge and bring new technology along.

















After the tour to the village,we made our way to the Tsing Ma Bridge.It is the world's 7th longest suspension bridge and is listed in the Guinness World Records as the longest road-and-rail suspension bridge !

After our visit to the bridge,It was our long awaited Ladies Market in the evening ! It was like shopping heaven and there were stalls everywhere.It reminds me of those pasar-malam stalls that we see now and then in Singapore,except its much bigger and better there !
It was also where we put our bargaining skills to good use.Its amazing how some prices can be slashed by more than half ! At the Ladies Market, you can get all sorts of items , clothes, shoes,bags and accessories ! It was a little overwhelming and the place was so huge that we could have easily gotten lost. Some of us got so carried away with shopping , we actually skipped our dinner while some of us made do with some snacks such as Siew Mai and Curry Fishball (which is really delicious but too bad they do not have them here in Singapore!) Basically that evening felt like time was so short ! Everybody was comparing our bargains and what not.It was a really long time but most of us collapsed in the hotel room, happy and satisfied with our hauls.