Then we decided to try and find this one neighborhood I had stumbled on months prior. I believe it was in February when I first found "monk-town". I had taken a wrong turn and was surrounded by monks, monk shops, monk smells, and all the trappings. Lost, I decided to stop into a store and ask for directions. When I walked in the shop I was immediately intimidated by all the monks. I was baffled. I started picking things up and pretending I was shopping. They asked me if I was Buddhist and I LIED. I LIED to a monk. A GROUP of monks. Ohhhh the karma that is sure to come. I told them I wasn't but my family was? Worst.lie.ever. Anyways, long story short I ended up buying about $40 of useless monk-stuff. It's pretty and all but I'm pretty sure I was pressured into buying it. Those monks.
I had wanted to show B this neighborhood for awhile. We found it after about an hour of roaming. We visited Jogyesa Temple and it was beautiful. Buddha's birthday is approaching and the lantern making is in full swing. The soft chanting and smell of incense was soothing. We took some pictures and tried to not stand out. Fail. One gentleman was so kind as to tell us that it is considered rude to stand in front of Buddha and not bow 3 times. Note taken. Sorry dude.
In other news, I'm looking forward to warmer weather and a couple holidays, which means no work for me :)
-C
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