This week I went to the Nan Tien Temple. The largest Buddist temple in the Southern hemisphere. It is located here in my sleepy little town. It brought back many wonderful memories of traveling through various temples throughout my travels.

HAPPY BUDDHAS!

LOTUS ARE SOME OF MY FAVORITE FLOWERS!

The are so beautiful and peaceful. Here are some in the lotus pond of the temple.

The temple grounds

I fell in love with this path, not sure why. It just called to me.

The bell tower stands at the top of a small hill and looks down at the pagoda and temple proper. It also has a great vantage point over the whole country side.

More Buddhas

This one kind of scares me!

It is a nice vantage point on top of Mt Keira. The following pics are of the coast line of my, and the surrounding cities.

This is the road out of my town heading toward Sydney.

These next four pics are of my sleepy little town.

Welcome to WOLLONGONG!

My house is about a 5 minute walk from that lighthouse

You can see the Nan Tien Temple near the mountain

The coast line leading to Wollongong

That is the Cliff Bridge. Very pretty but the day was a bit hazy.

If you look closely in the middle of this shot, you can see the train I take everyday!

I spend Christmas with Beth and her family and had the best time. Here are some pics of the event

The Christmas pudding which was made by an 89 year old lady!

IT WAS DELICIOUS!

The maker of the pudding and her granddaughter, the host of the party, Katherine

Me and the cutest baby on the planet, Charlotte!