I am inside the #Lalung Monastery now, and it’s … simple and peaceful and feels really old. It’s not quite like the other monasteries we have visited so far (at #Rarang, #Nako, […]
The (Picturepostcard) Village
That’s Lalung right in front of me and I realise that my mouth is a little open and I am sort of holding my breath – it’s an idyllic village, true picture […]
Random Access Thoughts
July 17, 2016, 1310 hours. We are on our way to #Lalung now. It’s a quiet, sedate drive, sedate in a peaceful manner, the wind in my hair encouraging me to nod […]
So what can you hear at 12,774 feet above sea-level?
Dhankhar Monastery is situated at a height of 3,894 metres (12,774 feet) above sea-level. Standing on the road to Lalung, looking at the vast magnitude of the mountains stretching across and above […]
The Dolomites at Dhankhar
I had spotted the Palaezoic Formations around Dhankhar a little while before we reached the village. So I was expecting to see a bit more. But it was a great surprise (and […]