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Tidrim Nunnery, Tibet, October 2007
by
Carol
Our little bus on the "road"
We took a shortcut, through a stream bed.
Checking out the road
Someone was coming from the other direction, and was stuck.
This is the "road"
Let's see what we can do to move things along.
While the men check things out
The women take stock of the situation.
Local children arrive
To check us out. We had a great time with them, teaching them the...
Pictures
We hung out with the kids.
Back on the road
Through a small settlement
.
Getting dark in the valley
But the sun is still shining in the high sky.
Rural Tibet
A big river
Beautiful colour
The road gets better
Stone animal yard
Colourful house on the river
View from the bus window
The road was right next to the river, with a very steep drop.
A lonely yak
Water diversion system
I can only assume that a lot of water comes down this valley at some point in...
Mountain valley
Off in the distance
Looks like a monastery, but I don't know which one.
Paved road
with a house right at the corner.
Stone bridge with prayer flags
A chorten on a hill
The road back tracked
Then we climbed
A long way down
Unbelievab
le scenery
Tidrim Nunnery
The settlement on the left is where the head nuns reside. The nunnery and...
Prayer flags
I cannot imagine how they get these prayer flags up in some of the...
Magic hotsprings
We went to the hotsprings at the bottom of the valley, but it was so crowded...
Zoom of the upper compound
The hike up to this area would have been almost impossible
. Straight up and...
Yak on grounds
The nunnery had been destroyed by the Chinese army, but was being...
Close up of yak
Rebuilding
Old and new and far away
Thousands of prayer flags
Climbing back up
It is a very steep climb both up and down to the nunnery. Cars are not...
Built into the hills
Rubbish heap
The concept of garbage is a new one to these people. I assume they will pick...
Sleeping dog
And a nun with two big cases of Lhasa Beer for the restaurant
.
Nun carrying beer down the hill
Back on the road
Ruin on top of the mountain
Bus window
Lovely view.
Sheep and goats on the road.
Grass to eat !!!!
Old ruined horse barn?
Ganden Monastery
Ganden Monastery
article published 04/19/2008
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Fascinating Tibet
Great photos and thank you for sharing .
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Margaret Sherwood
, April 19, 2008
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