by Sue Davies | Jan 24, 2019 | Religion, Singapore, Temples
Warning: the following post contains images that some people might find disturbing. Our aims to share the seriousness of the Hindu Thaipusam Singapore Ceremony. Thaipusam Singapore Our Experience I had heard the stories about the Hindu Thaipusam...
by Sue Davies | Apr 14, 2018 | Asia, Indonesia, Temples
Best Yogyakarta Itinerary & Borobudur Tour Yogyakarta is a short 2-3 hour flight from Singapore. Since we had a free weekend, we decided to spend it in Yogyakarta. Three days is not nearly enough time for all of Yogyakarta. We concentrated on seeing the Temples...
by Sue Davies | Apr 9, 2018 | Asia, Hong Kong, Temples
At the end of Chinese New Year, hundreds of people come to Wong Tai Sin to pray for a good year and make offerings. It is one of the most popular Hong Kong Temples. For more on Hong Kong, see our posts on Hong Kong–a Culinary Adventure and Hong Kong...
by Sue Davies | Aug 8, 2017 | Asia, Sri Lanka, Temples
We drove from Nuwira Eliya to Nanu-Oya and took the 2 1/2 hour scenic train ride to Ella. The train reminded us of the backpacker train we took from Ollantaytambo in the Sacred Valley to Machu Picchu. Instead of a lovely valley by the river in Peru, the Sri Lankan...
by Sue Davies | Aug 1, 2017 | Buddhism, Sri Lanka, Temples
After spending much of the day at Anuradhapura, went over to Mihintale for a short visit. As it was Poya Day, this area was also very crowded. Exhausted and hot, we elected not to climb the 1,843 steps up to Mihintale. Instead we drove up to near the top and climbed...
by Sue Davies | Jul 23, 2017 | Sri Lanka, Temples
Arriving at Dambulla Cave Temples Pulling into the parking lot, the first thing we see is a giant golden Buddha. It’s quite cheesy. This can’t really be the Dambulla Cave Temples. We were expecting more majestic and serious. This was indeed the entrance to...
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