Surprise Buddha
2 November 2019
Tokyo to Takasaki with a quick visit to Byakue Dai-Kannon
Now I am in Takasaki, about an hour out of Tokyo by bullet train. Now I have escaped the millions of tourists in Tokyo, so that I can be the only ....
So many gift shops
18 March 2017
A day trip to the enormous Fo Guang Shan
Today I went to the buddha theme world amusement park extravaganza. It is at a place called Fo Guang Shan, and of course, its out in the middle of....
The great buddah scam
6 September 2012
I did two activities in the day today. The first one was great, the mountain area on the northern shore of the West lake. The second activity, aft....
Keelung
17 March 2012
Getting to Keelung proved to be an adventure. Its a city on the coast not far from Taipei, so I decided to take the TRA train, which is the older ....
Sha Tin and Mong Kok
13 May 2010
Weather in Hong Kong is perfect today. I was worried it would be too hot and humid but its only about 25 and I am not really noticing the humidity....
Cable Car and Buddha statue
21 March 2010
This morning I decided that despite the smog ruining the view, I would go on the cable car to the monastery where you can view the buddha statue a....
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