Hong Kong is mostly known for its high rises, bustling nightlife, and delicious dim sum, so I thought it would be worthwhile to make a quick post about the beautiful green landscapes that can be found here!
Yesterday, John, Matt, David and I took a quick MTR ride up to Tai Po Market to go hike some waterfalls that we had heard about from other students. The bus ride from the MTR stop over to our destination proved to be rather difficult as nobody seemed to know these mysterious waterfalls that we were talking about and we had no real description of where we were supposed to go besides a bus number and a vague "20 minute ride" description. After some random wanderings and a combination of Mandarin speaking and interpretive gesturing, some road workers pointed us in the right direction and we found our path.
The climbing wasn't easy and rather long, especially with the heat, but the trees gave a lot of shade and once we reached our destination, the waterfall pools provided the much-needed cooling off. There is a lower fall, the main fall, and an upper fall--all are absolutely gorgeous and a lot of fun on a warm day. Take a peek after the jump!
Yesterday, John, Matt, David and I took a quick MTR ride up to Tai Po Market to go hike some waterfalls that we had heard about from other students. The bus ride from the MTR stop over to our destination proved to be rather difficult as nobody seemed to know these mysterious waterfalls that we were talking about and we had no real description of where we were supposed to go besides a bus number and a vague "20 minute ride" description. After some random wanderings and a combination of Mandarin speaking and interpretive gesturing, some road workers pointed us in the right direction and we found our path.
The climbing wasn't easy and rather long, especially with the heat, but the trees gave a lot of shade and once we reached our destination, the waterfall pools provided the much-needed cooling off. There is a lower fall, the main fall, and an upper fall--all are absolutely gorgeous and a lot of fun on a warm day. Take a peek after the jump!
David and Matt, on our climb
How beautiful is that?
Resting at the destination
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