The cable car was spectacular, but we dodged the package tour and caught the standard, non glass bottomed, car. This was again a good call as the package was expensive and would have meant we were on the conveyor belt again. It transpired the queues for the glass bottomed cars were longer and we were on our way fairly quickly. We had ginger tea at the top and with the clean fresh air we were enlivened. The grounds had free roaming cows and dogs and we interacted with the cows and watched as they stole snacks from unsuspecting passers by; all were in good condition.
We had an early vegetarian lunch at Po Lin and lit huge amounts on incense in the temple grounds. The temple itself was modern and too affluent for my tastes, I preferred the first Tin Hau temple near the hotel. We then climbed up the steep stairs to see the giant sitting Buddha and admire the views, it too was a modern manifestation but felt less 20th century.
We decended and picked up the wisdom path and walked up a steep and rather precarious path to find a large rock. It boasted a great view of the Buddha but also of the surrounding island and bay, a bay we later found on the map that appeared to be a penal colony!
Our return journey saw us stop again for ginger tea but also again to watch the sacred cows, that turned out to be spoilt bullys. They pestered, harassed and even injured a poor unsuspecting lady in their attempts to steal snacks, mainly cooked sweet corn and sweet potatoes, but generally anything that was or looked edible. Paper cups, bags and packaging disappeared and a handbag was uncerimoniously stolen, upturned and its contents investigated for edibility. They were clearly not very enlightened.
The visit was quite a highlight and one we would recommend to anyone visiting Hong Kong. The journey down, although the queue was longer to get down, was as equally spectacular and the day proved to be the required antidote.
We returned to Tin Hau and had a Thai meal before our now customary evening walk in Victoria park, we had a lot to reflect on but the naughty cows were the talk of the day!
第13天是2016年12月28日，在香港的第一天我们需要一个好点子，所以我们搭了地铁到大屿山，搭缆车去看天坛佛，宝莲寺，走心经简林。
缆车是很壮观的，但我们避开包套旅行，搭标准非玻璃底车。这又是一个好主意，因为包套是昂贵的，而且意味着我们必须再一次跟着制式行程走。同时我们也发现排玻璃底车的队伍更长，所以用走路的相对地快了一些。我们在山顶上享用了姜茶，和呼吸干净的新鲜空气，让我们活跃了起来。牧场有自由漫游的牛和狗，我们与牛互动，看着他们从毫无戒心的路人窃取小吃; 所有牛都很健康。
我们在宝林提前吃素食午餐，在寺庙的地方点燃了大量的香。 寺庙本身是现代的，对我的品味来说太过多了，我喜欢酒店附近的第一个天后寺庙。 然后，我们爬上陡峭的楼梯，看到巨大的坐佛，欣赏这里景色，它也是一个现代的表现，但感觉少于20世纪。
我们走下坡，接续心经简林，走上一条陡峭岌岌可危的路，发现一颗大石头。 它自诩可看见一个很大的佛像，还有周围的岛屿和海湾，那个海湾我们后来发现在地图上似乎是一个囚犯的流放地！
回程我们再次停下来喝生姜茶，但也再次看到神圣的牛，牠变成了被宠坏的恶霸。 牠们偷窃，骚扰，甚至伤害一个可怜的不知情的女士，他们试图窃取小吃，主要是煮熟的甜玉米和红薯，但一般是任何东西，或看起来可食用。 纸杯，袋子和包装消失了，一个手提包不经意地被偷了，被翻过，并探查里面是否有可吃的东西。 显然是他们未经开导。
这次游览是一个亮点，我们会推荐给任何来香港玩的人。旅程下来，虽然排队很长，但景色同样壮观，这一天证明是必需的解方。
我们回到天后，并吃泰国菜，我们现在习惯晚上在维多利亚公园散步，我们有很多回忆，但淘气的牛是当天的话题！
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