#lantau

(Saturday, 24. May, part 1)

Our last day in Hong Kong presented itself with beautiful weather, so we went out and did stuff!

First order of business was the Lantau Ropeway in Tung Chung, near the airport. It took us up into the mountains where, after fighting our way through an actual town made of souvenir shops, we enjoyed Buddhist temples and a nice short hike through the forest. Again, it felt quite “tropical” and I just loved the animal- and plant life. Not only were there fluffy caterpillars (see above) but also an abundance of butterflies, pollinating the beautiful flowers. some were small and white, some small and black with white markings, and then there were black ones as big as my hand, swooping low over the path. it took me some time to actually confirm that those were, in fact, butterflies and not birds or bats. Sadly they weren’t really easy to photograph.

Anyway, this trip made up about half of our day and though it is VERY tourist-y, I can highly recommend it. 

[ 一張白紙 ]

預期關注別人的人生，不如自己想像自己的人生，不是發白日夢只有去想，有著幾分衝勁半分儍氣便夠。 一直以來單獨郊遊原來是準備自己勇敢去單獨旅行，當想起自己曾經有懼無懼地背崖徒手在岩壁爬上爬落，其實人生很多事也變得沒有那麼害怕，這改變了我勇敢嘗試的心態。 

旅行是否為了親愛的另一半、是否為了虛榮感、或為了玩樂?
或是像我一張白紙一樣，去探索一個陌生的地方?

我感謝古怪的公司文化、工作的辛苦把我自己推到牆角，自由的空間不是必然，你應有的自由時間被限制和壓縮，時間如砌圖。 有別於以往星期六、日有紅日放假，假期的寶貴程度，你不安排便失去，試想你會甘心嗎？ 

它們有一個上半年要放足七成年假的規條，不到你不編排出長假期。

苦盡甘來是另一番風味，錯有錯著，不如不要再等運到，繼續去看世界。

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下一站日本。

我原本打算我的下一站是越南，再三考慮後決定要是花費要就花得有價值，於是轉去日本的念頭就跳了出來。 我絕對不是有遊過幾次愛上了日本的人，更不是去追求日本的什麼。 我十歳時有到過東京，但當時我太小了，跟本不知道是什麼一回事。 

我的確很想去探索東京這個大城市及它的黃藍傢俬店，但我不想跌進購物這深淵。 那不如只去觀光，京都 - 這個我從沒有想過的地點就呈現了在我眼前的螢光幕中。

多謝我的信用卡可讓我活多了一個可能性。

I have written about an indigo tie dye workshop in my previous post and have finally tried it myself. The above are our results, which we are very happy with! Take a guess which piece takes more time and effort… the t-shirt is the easiest one to prep before dying, while the minimalistic looking cushion covers…

Tried & Tested – Indigo Tie Dye Workshop in Lantau Island was originally published on G Edition