This morning Akari (my new Japanese roomate) and I got on our school bus that was headed to Phutsholing. The bus stopped along the way at a Dantak (Indian road company) canteen where we had dosa for breakfast. Yum. We got off at Gedu and took a taxi to Pakshika where Dave lives. He fed us coffee and tea.
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| Temple - very simple. |
The three of us walked down to a village called Meritshimo where there is an old temple with baby monks. Well very small, very young kids running around in monk's robes. They showed us the temple. I have never seen such a display of masks.
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| View of village from school |
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| Dave the pied piper, we call him Jesus.
We then went into the small village to the shop. There was Druk lager beer so Dave and Akari split a beer. We had brought samosas. Inside the shop there was a sort of party going on when we arrived. A cow had been slaughtered and everyone was hanging out watching the butchering which was happening on the concrete floor. We ate outside and fed the kids some chocolate, Dave had promised to bring some the last time he visited. They showed us their school and we walked the 4 or ?? kilometres back up the road.
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| TEAM CHOCOLATE |
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| At the school |
Dave phoned a friend to pick us up, as it was getting late. The friend said he was on his way, but never arrived. We hitched a ride about a kilometre from Dave's place and kept going to Gedu.
The Butterflies were amazing. The waterfalls along the highway were stunning. The photos look a little washed out - it was a foggy, rainy day.
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