On our last day of travel we left the larger town of Shigatse, setting out into the dusty countryside.
Destination: A remote village some hundred kilometers away.
The village did boast a local monastery, staffed with 12 monks who were from the outlying areas.
We made a visit to one of the local families.
Inside are sparse but functional accommodations.
I still don't know how they built a dirt floor on the second story.
I still don't know how they built a dirt floor on the second story.
Outside in the courtyard children liven up the afternoon.
Out by the neighbors' house: don't throw it away just because the yaks don't want it!
Because timber is always scarce, locals dry manure out on the walls and then fire it up for heating and cooking.
On the winding road back to Lhasa, everyone was detained by several standard checkpoints.
This monk carries not only a heavy spiritual load.
By the end of the week, we all felt pretty much the same way as our guide.
Every single peak in Tibet is unique. One lifetime could never exhaust the potentialities.
I look forward to the next encounter.
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