I tried navigating with google maps to
walk to the monastery but it didn't work. I couldn't find the paths
because even being off by 5 meters meant I was on the wrong road. I
gave up on Google and started asking people at every intersection
which way. That worked much better. The monastery is only
accessible by foot and it was a 3 km walk from the hotel. It was a
very foggy day with the clouds rolling in and out all day long. We
were passed by a Hindu funeral lead by two people with a conch shell
and a drum. It was eerie hearing them coming in the fog, but not
being able to see them. The conch shell gave off an incredibly loud
and piercing sound. The monastery was quiet and empty. A guard let
us in and said we could take pictures. The outside was well painted
but the inside was dark and somewhat plain, We spoke to the cook and
he said there was only 13 students at the monastery. We took
pictures and then started back. It had been downhill all the way
coming. Now it was uphill for 2 km. We stopped a lot for pictures
and purchases at the family stores. In the late afternoon I
wandered through the bazaar taking pictures. There will be no pictures due to bad internet.
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