The Big Buddha

I really should have counted how many buddhas we saw on this trip.

Today, on our way to Disneyland, we first went to see the Tian Tan Buddha. He is the world's largest seated outdoor buddha. To get to him, you take a 25-minute cable car ride over lushly vegetated, mountainous terrain. 

Or rather, that's what you do when the cable car is operating. When it's closed for repairs for a week, you take the bus. 

The terrain was still beautiful from the bus. It sort of feels like the island from Jurassic Park. Emily hopes the researchers at this facility keep a little closer eye on their velociraptors. 

At the top of the mountain, you climb 200-some stairs to see the Big Buddha up close. And he is big. 

That is three significant days of stair-climbing in a four day span. I need to relax. Time for some rides at Disneyland.