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The Temples

Brrr what a cold and rainy day. We were supposed to go out to breakfast, but instead we ate at the hotel’s buffet again. Afterwards we walked three miles in the wet pouring rain, miserably. My brother and I were whining the whole entire time. We finally got to Confucius temple. We saw lots of things there. Here is a picture of Confucius.

Confucius

Then we went to the Lama temple. It is a functioning Buddhist temple with real monks ( lamas) dressed in brown robes. We saw a huge buddah three stories high, and 85 feet tall. We also saw a prayer wheel, when ever you spin the wheel you have prayed. In one of the pictures I am spinning the prayer wheel.

Temple Prayer Wheel

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5 Responses to “The Temples”

  1. Mike Lansing says:
    21. April 2008 at 14:50

    Sounds like you are having a fun time. I am looking forward to your posts.

  2. Haley Mong says:
    21. April 2008 at 16:11

    Hi Illana, We looked at your blog and it all seems so beautiful. Hopefully the rain will stop soon. Bring back lots of pictures. Love, Haley.

  3. Dave Dunkle says:
    22. April 2008 at 07:54

    Spinning the prayer wheel! That sounds like something your father and I do at work sometimes… :)

    I searched for “chinese breakfast” on the internet. Apparently, a bowl of “congee” is just the thing to have on cold, rainy mornings. I would let your Dad try it first.

  4. ilanamong says:
    22. April 2008 at 10:04

    I refused to try the congee because it looked like messy mush. Who knows maybe I will try it and like it.

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