Jade Buddha Temple Shanghai

Gisterenavond nog tot 00u30 wat zitten drinken met wat Amerikanen die hier werken en een koppel Hollanders. Ik lig op de kamer met een Chinees en een vrouwelijke walrus ( ze had haar "onderbroek" opgehangen om te drogen en das is eigenlijk geen onderbroek meer maar een gigantisch zeil waarmee je kan parachutespringen of voor op een zeilboot te …

Today I went to Shanghai. The rest of my group was visiting family or didn't want to spend the money so I ended up going alone. I had a pretty good time! I successfully navigate the train and the subway! I took the subway to People's Square where I was able to buy a ticket for an all day city Big Bus tour. (It is a great way to see the city, …

So
today I went to the Jade Buddha Temple in Shanghai (玉佛禅寺ᦀ 9;.
It was bit of a train ride over there, but it was totally worth it.
First off I finally saw a Chinese person with a mustache, which might
sound weird to get excited over that until you realize that over the
THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS …

We wake to the alarm cock on my iPad mini (it has been very reliable) and start to get ready for the day. I decide to check the blog and upload a couple entries I've completed. I push the button in the app and....WTF!!! It has made triplicates of every draft post I have except for May 14 which it has decided to erase. This is a great start to the …

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Sometimes uneventful is a good thing - the flight on the way over - uneventful - and for that I am grateful. We arrived unscathed into Shanghai airport and passed through immigration without even a funny look - let alone a latex glove :-).

I had all these great plans about us taking the maglev train from Shanghai airport to the city. The …

Shanghai is unbelievable big, high, crowded, modern, traditional and interesting …

27/08/2012: Day Ten

My initial impression of the hostel I'm now in is that it’s very unsociable. Last night everyone sat there in their small groups or solo with their laptops in front of their faces. There was no atmosphere, no partying, no drinking and no raucous behaviour. It was my own personal hell. Being the social butterfly …

To kick off the trip we took at full day to go out and explore Shanghai. It was definitely a full day only allowing about 2 hours of free time at lunch. After meeting in the lobby around 9am, we ventured out on the buses (2) and headed to the Yo Fo Si temple, commonly known as the Jade Buddha Temple, where we saw two Burmese statues on display ( …

... were saved and a new temple was built on the present site in 1928. It was named the Jade Buddha Temple. When the tour was over, the guide took Catherine, and myself to a secret illegal ...

... the night before (I think you can figure out how that might have happened.)  They pulled it together enough to check out The Jade Buddha Temple and Old Town. Later that night we all went to meet up with Florence and Tracy for dinner. On the way to ...

... I found in China, the Shanghai Museum located in People’s Square, before viewing Jing’an Temple on my way to Jade Buddha Temple. I was sure to squeeze in a night viewing of the Bund from the Hyatt's Skybar on the 80th floor before joining ...

This morning we were whisked away to the 'Jade Buddha Temple', a place of significant religious value for many people in China. Naturally, we were led straight away to the gift shop (I have come to note that everything is about making money here - in any ...

... up on the sofa.  The next morning we returned to the station and bought some more tickets. Then we headed to the nearby Jade Buddha temple. I know I'm all Buddha'd out but this temple was quite relaxing to walk around and enjoy.  Next stop was ...

... sat down Tuesday night to skim through my Lonely Planet guide and pick out a few things to do, I decided to do the Jade Buddha Temple, and the Yuyuan Gardens. I woke up Wednesday morning to torrential rains, but just set my alarm clock for another hour, ...

... were saved and a new temple was built on the present site in 1928. It was named the Jade Buddha Temple. When the tour was over, the guide took Catherine, and myself to a secret illegal ...

... early.  The next day we did a half day tour with a guide.  We went to an old Chinese gardens, the Jade Buddha temple, the Bund, and the Old French Quarter.  These were the top things to see in Shanghai, and they were pretty cool.  ...

... a Chinese sort of harvest celebration emphasizing the moon), so I plan on going to the Yuyuan Gardens, the Zoo, and the Jade Buddha Temple. Moon Cakes are the traditional food of the holiday, and the more upper-end ones are incredibly tasty (the cheaper ...

... a bit boring for the kids until we let them have the headphones for the audio tour.  After that we went to the Jade Buddha Temple, and it was breath-taking!  The Buddha itself is just magnificent, and the obvious devotion of the artist who ...