Day 17: Tianning Temple
Phil went to the theater, and I wasn’t feeling very social. Even I, Miss Social Butterfly, needs a little alone time now and then. I headed out of the hotel towards the temple. There were some great shops along the way where I was able to get a lot of souvenirs. Changzhou is known for their beautiful wooden combs.
The temple is so huge that I didn’t need directions. I just started walking towards it. I arrive at the entrance is just about 10 minutes. It was so nice that I didn’t need to take a taxi. The weather was nice and cool too. A perfect day for walking around!
Well, I go to purchase my ticket to get in, and there was no one there. The security guards told me (through gestures) that she was eating lunch. I waited around for 5 minutes, and then decided I’d come back later. The temple was surrounded by a park, so I went to that instead. Here are the park rules. The English translations over here are not always correct, and sometimes downright hilarious. This one was actually a pretty decent translation, but still a little quirky :)
Heehee.
The park was STUNNING! Seriously, one of the most beautiful places I’ve ever seen. I took so many pictures, and I’m just going to post them all! Well, not quite all.
Here are a few more funny signs.
You got that? No sparkling, ok?
I came back to the hotel, ate lunch, and took a nap. I decided to stay at the hotel tonight instead of going to the show. I just needed some down time. Everyone is here to work, and I’ve been keeping to their work schedule. But I’m on vacation, and don’t have to follow that if I don’t want :) But usually being at the theater is fun.
After dinner, we hang out for awhile in the lobby being silly. it’s such a fun group of people!
Then a group of us walk down the street to a bar we had seen earlier that day. It wasn’t all that great, but we relaxed for a bit.
They had a pool table and foosball, too.
Then we called it a night.