Water Town Temple

Tim's big plan was to have the boys sleep on the way to the Water Town.

And they both did according to plan.


Until Mom's flash woke this one up. Shoot.


My boys at a phone booth.

In front of the Chinese Temple. "Look at the Camera Tann"...

A cat crawling up the side of the temple.

The family :). We were told it was a sacred place and to keep noise to a minimum. Is that possible with two boys?

I gave my incense to Hunter, and the pyro came out. This is a Grandpa Jack gene, Tim tells me with a wink ;). I then had a very serious talk with Hunter about fire safety. I told him of all the risks, but I could still see the fascination in his eyes. Then I broke it down to his language "Hunter, if you ever ever ever get near fire, you will never play a Wii game in your life". Then he went on to say all that I needed to hear "Yes mommy, I will NEVER touch fire. I won't let my friends touch it, or my brother. Never ever ever." Hmmm... leverage... nice.

Here's where all the other incense are burning.

And why all the burning? So good things will make their way up to the heavens where ancestors are. Here's where they burn fake paper money to send that way.

BTW, the next three posts are pictures from the Water Town... so keep scrolling to read about the boat ride steet vendors and what Hunter threw over the bridge.