Today we went to the Jade Buddha Temple. We were only allowed to take photos of the wooden statues, but I understand why they don't want photos of the Jade, out of respect.
They are beautiful statues, and it was a beautiful Temple. It was lucky (even though it was raining) that it was a buddhist holiday. So while at the temple we saw people praying.
After the temple, we went over near Yu Yuan Garden. After grabbing a quick lunch, we took a tour of the garden. Wow, that was amazing. It's hard to believe that that huge area (almost like a small city) was the home of one man and his family.
After the tour, we went shopping in the market around the garden. Let's just say that was an adventure in itself. There was a lot of people, and a lot of vendors yelling, and a lot of people staring at us.
Later that night, we went to the Bund (water). After walking for about an hour (following Dr. Searson) and not finding a good bar, we wound up going back to Xin Tian Di. My new favorite mixed drink is a lychee martini, which we had at one of bars over there. It was fun.
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