Lanzhou China became my new home on the 28th of December 2017 and this blog follows my emotional, physical and spiritual journey in this fascinating world.
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Spiritual places of Shanghai
The yellow walls of the Jade Buddha Temple stand on an intersection opposite a Starbucks, where a mustard or saffron-robed monk might be seen bustling by with a take-out coffee in hand. The walls enclose a pristine temple, very recently refurbished and renovated. The rooms enclosing the various massive statues are cool, their whirring fans …
Shanghai – Old Town – New Town
We started some days in Shanghai with a plan. A walk, a metro ride, a destination – but then sometimes things changed. Sometimes our Apple map app (Google maps banned in China) led us down blind alleys, conflicted with street signs… and Shanghai is still China, and not all of its 25 million people can …
The Big City
It’s raining in Shanghai. Outside the sun parasols have been transformed back into being rain umbrellas. The cool air is a huge relief, the roads awash with water that scooters splash through, their riders soaked to the skin or suddenly (miraculous), clothed from top to bottom in waterproof gear. We watch wet to the skin …