DAY 2 IN TAIPEI, TAIWAN WITH PRINCESS DR BECKY LEOGARDO, HER 3 CHILDREN AND 2 NANNIES AND 1 BEST FRIEND AND STAYING AT THE 5-STAR SHERWOOD TAIPEI

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Our first full day in Taipei!

We enjoyed breakfast with the General Manager Achim von Hake at Toscanan the Italian restaurant which becomes fine dining at lunch and dinner.

Achim suggested we go to Lungshan Temple, the most famous Kuanyin temple in Taipei so we did and found it very enlightening and interesting!

Daniel, Achim von Hake and Princess Dr Becky Leogardo at breakfast at Toscanan

Luchit, Raphael and Linda

Daniel and his new best friend Achim von Hake

Thumbs up!

Linda Analay and Gloria the darling!

Raphael and Luchit

Princess Dr Becky Leogardo and her fuchsia Hermes Birkin crocodile bag

Daniel leans on Achim's shoulders as Princess Dr Becky Leogardo smiles beatifically 

Funky glasses

Cool shades

Entrance to Lungshan Temple devoted to Kuanyin 

Foregate

Makn Gate

Warerfall called Cleaning Your Heart

Linda, Princess Dr Becky Leogardo, Daniel, Raphael, Luchit and Gloria

In front of Cleaning Your Heart waterfall!

In front of Lungshan Temple in Manka district of Taipei

Lungshan Temple was built in 1738

Kee Hua Chee joins in

Kee Hua Chee, Gloria, Daniel, Princess Dr Becky Leogardo, Luchit and Raphael

Centre Gate

Main Hall

Prayers

Penitents

At prayers

This is the main temple

Rare and famous dome ceiling

Lungshan Temple

The old and new stand side by side

Lungshan temple

Offerings

They have finished their prayers

Main temple dedicated to Kuan Yin the Goddess of Mercy

Kuan Yin Temple---this statue is world famous as it emerged unscathed after a direct hit during a bombing raid in World War 2

Kuan Yin protected her statue on 8 June 1945 as it remained undamaged despite the bombing and fire that razed the building!

This statue of Kuan Yin is famous in Buddhist world as it was unscathed after a direct hit by allied bombing on 8 June 1945! 

The entire Main Hall and the right annex were destroyed and burned to the ground after the raid and bombing but this statue of Kuan Yin remained untouched! Incredible but maybe not

Devotees who rushed to the temple said they saw the statue glowing amid a golden halo that encircled it!

The left shrine

The 18 Arhat stand at both sides

Main Hall

At prayer

Main Hall of Lung Shan temple

Kuan Yin

Eternal Kuan Yin we love you

Timeless Kuan Yin we adore you

Ageless Kuan Yin we woship you

Till eternity we worship

Kuan Yin save us

Kuan Yin our Saviour

Kuan Yin the Eternal

Protect us, Kuan Yin

Kuan Yin the Goddess of Mercy

Save us from ourselves, Kuan Yin

This is the rear of the temple dedicated to Mazu, Goddess of the Southern Sea 

The Gods of Literature

The Gods of Literature

Mazu the patron goddess of sailors as the early settlers need safe passage for transport and fishing 

Mazu the Goddess of the Southern Sea

Mazu dressed in full ceremonial robe as an empress

Mazu the patron goddess of marine voyages

Mazu

Mazu

Kuan Kung the god of war

Kuan Kung the God of War

Seated Kuan Kung or Guan Yu

The God of War 

Reading mantras

Floral tributes

Bronze cauldron

Kee Hua Chee

Kee Hua Chee

Cleaning Your Heart waterfall

Last look