After a few days on our own in Beijing, we traveled by train to see my parents in Jinan. Once again, Jason's thorough research got us where we needed to be.
It was fun having my parents show us around their town. I was really proud of them! Not only are they living in a foreign city, they are living in a BIG foreign city--a far cry from their suburban life at home. But they know their way around, have friends and favorite places. Pretty cool, you two.
"Jinan!"
On the day we arrived, after a yummy lunch, my mom took us to one of her favorite places 10,000 Buddha Mountain. It is a working monastery (we saw the monks leaving from their prayers) on a beautiful mountain that was in the middle of blooming for spring.
There are Buddha statues carved all over the mountain, most notably this Big Buddha (who you can actually see from their apartment miles away).
There was also this amazing cave with 1000s of Buddhas. We were in awe.
It was a great way to start our stay in Jinan.
2 comments:
What a FUN afternoon! Such great memories.
Just wonderful! It makes a difference to see your parents in a new setting.
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