13 November 2011

Buddhist Temple in Lantau Island.

Sorry for the delay but last weekend after having no game the team went to Lantau island to visit an impressive Buddhist temple! It was quiet a drive from Causeway Bay but it was definitely worth it.
So I was really happy the team went by bus as don't think would have like to make the adventure by myself. For the record,  being from a mixed background I was never pushed towards religion or anything but i would consider myself Buddhist more then anything else.
遅れてごめん。今週末は試合がなかったためチーム全員でランタウ島にある仏教寺を訪問した。車で銅鑼湾からはかなりの距離だったが行って良かった。一人では絶対行く機会はないから。言っておくけど、あまり宗教的なことは興味がない家庭に育ったけど日本で生まれた僕にとっては仏教が一番近い存在。
10000 Buddha's were at the top of this. 一万の仏像はこの上に展示されてた。

We just went to the temple and didn't actually go to the big buddah, I'm somewhat glad that we didn't as being injured and seeing the pictures i don't think i would have liked the stairs. But now it means I 100% have to go back and see the big Buddah.
お寺にいっただけで大仏はみなかった。けがをしているので階段はきつい。でも絶対大仏をみにもどるつもりだ。

Naturally I wasn't allowed to take pictures inside but it was beautiful, there was this one room here that had 10000 Buddahs all different expressions and positions in a spiral around the room. Was nothing like anything I've seen at other temples before.
写真は禁じられていたのは残念だが、一万の仏像は一部屋に集まっていて全部それぞれの個性があり神秘できだった。他のお寺では経験できない美しさがあった。

Enough talk here are some of the pictures from the trip. お話はこの辺で。



cool snake... 蛇




what a view...

November and the sun is shinning... 11月の晴天日


vegetarian lunch to top off the day.  ベジテリアンの昼食

Sorry the photos aren't very good. Need a better camera.
あんまりいい写真がなくてごめん。カメラの質が悪いんだ。

I think there are many more cultural things to do and see around HK so I have 1 down and many more to go. 香港には独特な文化を誇る催しものや場所がたくさんある。ここにいる間、もっとたくさん経験しなければ。

Paris