Saturday, Sara & I took a day trip to Tai O, which is a fishing village on Lantau Island. Tai O is nicknamed "the Venice of Hong Kong", and I can understand why. All of the houses are built on stilts over the water & boats go through the water passages, plus there's a bridge that lets one cross over from one side to the other just like in Venice! We arrived to Tai O later in the afternoon as Sara had heard it was better to go a bit before the sunset. It was about a two hour trip - one hour on the MTR and another hour on a bus that made me sick with all of the severe turns & sudden stops going through the mountains, but it was well worth it!
*Me on the bridge :)
When we first arrived to the village, we walked through the market where people were selling all forms of dried fish - there were even 2 huge dried sharks, yikes!!! Then, we continued to walk around to take in the gorgeous views of the mountains and harbor & to look at all of the stilt houses. It amazes me how everyone there lives on stilts built into the water, & the houses are so, so small!!
*Sharkie!!!
*Stilt houses
There were multiple companies offering a short cruise through the village & then out into the sea to search for the rare pink dolphins in the harbor, so Sara & I decided to take a ride! I'm really glad we decided to do so as we were able to get closer to the stilt houses & see a great view of the sunset! Unfortunately, no dolphins though, but I know it's quite difficult to see them :( Our boat driver was hilarious & kept yelling out random things to us - at one point he kept saying "fire, fire!!" & we all got a little scared at first, but quickly realized that he was trying to show us a few houses that were burnt down, sad :(
*Gorgeous!
*On the boat!
I think Tai O was one of my favorite places I've been to in Hong Kong! How many fishing villages where houses are built on stilts are there in the world? Not that many I don't think, haha! Also, the mountains provide for a great contrast to the village :) Well, that's all for now, until next time, love you all!
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