Lantau Peak- A good place to see sunrise



There are quite a lot of hills and mountains in Hong Kong. And Lantau Peak is well known for being a good place to watch sunrise as well as its steep slope. To make the 2011 to be a more memorizable new year, I joined my friend  to go to the Lantau Peak the night before the new year to witness the first sunrise in 2011.



 POSTCARD: LANTAU PEAK 


We took a taxi from Tung Chung to a place near the PO Lin Monastery around 1:00am. The sky is so dark in there. All the stars looked so brightflul. We encountered a lot of hikers on the way, guess lots of people planned to see the sunrise on the first day too.

We started our journey at 3am. Frankly, I started to regret it after the first half hour when my leg suffered a minor cramp. I didnot do any exercise for a year. I think it was a sign for me to pick up exercise again.

And a lesson for me and all of you--- WARM-UP exercise beforehand IS VERY IMPORTANT especially for hiking at night under a cold weather. But I was lucky to be with a group of friends, if not, I probably just turned back in the middle of the way. It was not a long climb but the road is quite steep and hard to walk.

       <--Lantau Peak--The second highest Peak in HK-                        934m. --> Get Ready to the Sunrise

However, all difficult path begin with a single step! We took a few breaks and finally got to the Peak around 5am!!!!! There was already full of people at the Peak that early, eating, cooking, chatting, playing video games(yes, some people just won't forget their PSP or NDS), and ALL waiting for the first sunrise in 2011.

It was my first time to see the sunrise in Hong Kong. I was so excited too.

After a long wait, finally it came.......

                         Hurray!! The First Day has started in 2011 !!!

"It was worth the trip!"

Stanley



 



Stanely is located in southeastern part of Hong Kong Island. You can get to Stanley by taking a mini- van in Causeway Bay.
 
Place to visit

 Murray House 

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  Murray House is a Victorian-era building in Stanley in Hong Kong with over 150 years history. IT was originally built in Central in 1846 as officers’ quarters of the Murray Barracks during the early years of British rule. The building was relocated to the Stanley in 2001.
  
   
  
  
  
  Nowadays, Murray House already became the landmark of Stanley. You can visit the Hong Kong Maritime Museum located on the ground floor of Murray House. There are also few exquisite restaurants at the upper floors. It is also a hot photo shooting point. Last time when I visited there, also came across bride and groom taking wedding photo in there.
•  Stanley Market
  
  If you are looking for some souvenirs for your friends and relatives, one of the must go location is the Stanley market. The have all kind of souvenirs rich in Chinese favor, like linen Chinese embroidered clothes, bags, silk garment, jewellery, ornament etc. There are a few gallerys selling paintings. I found some nice paintings in there too.
  
  
   
  
  
  
         You can get your Chinese name engraved chop here, with different
  kinds of stone stamps available.

 The man is carving a name on the base of a Chinese stone Chop with hand tools.



•    Stanley Main Street
  Past the Stanley Market, you will get to the Stanley Main Street. It is good to take a stroll there and enjoy the ocean view across the main
  street.
   

Stanley is renowned for its many bars and  restarurants on its     waterfront.People can enjoy different foods  in there, like Thai, Frech, Spanish, Italian etc.

            

Bars and restarurants at Stanley Main Street
Relax with a beer and enjoy the ocean view in this place.