We arrived in Hong Kong! I was fighting off a cold and not feeling very good and so we had an easy day of no agenda and exploring! We took a ferry over to a little island and visited the Hong Kong Po Lin Monastery. At the Po Lin Monastery is a HUGE Buddha that sits on the hill. The Monastery was really beautiful and had a garden, a walkway lined with horoscope statues of every year you could be born. My statue (the year of the snake) had a mean looking warrior with a snake on his head. We made our way to a small open square that was lined with small fires to light in scents and in scents that were burning in long rows. We bought a package and I lit them for friends and family that have passed away and whom I wish were here. It was really peaceful. We got lunch and spent the rest of the day just wandering around the Monastery and the Temple. Happy Birthday Grand dad! Love you!
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