Every day I have more adventures than I’m entitled to. Here is a 30-minute tranche from today's adventures. Everyone who knows anything about Bhutan is familiar with the iconic Tiger’s Nest Monastery near Paro. We will be visiting it next Saturday. Today, after a wonderful hike to a 15th century temple (more about that in another post) we returned to a small Chinese restaurant in Thimphu. It was packed, this being the night before Losar—New Year’s Eve, in effect. Some of us were able to sit down while the rest of us waited for a table. A monk sitting with two small boys gestured for me to come and join him. Only one of the children could speak some English. But after much back and forth I discovered, through the facility of the child’s translation, that the monk with whom I was sitting was the Lama from the Tiger’s Nest! I’m only able to provide his name phonetically as I heard it from him: Lama Rinshing. He was in town to do some shopping for Losar. And how did it all end? We exchanged cell phone numbers, of course!
Every day I have more adventures than I’m entitled to. Here is a 30-minute tranche from today's adventures. Everyone who knows anything about Bhutan is familiar with the iconic Tiger’s Nest Monastery near Paro. We will be visiting it next Saturday. Today, after a wonderful hike to a 15th century temple (more about that in another post) we returned to a small Chinese restaurant in Thimphu. It was packed, this being the night before Losar—New Year’s Eve, in effect. Some of us were able to sit down while the rest of us waited for a table. A monk sitting with two small boys gestured for me to come and join him. Only one of the children could speak some English. But after much back and forth I discovered, through the facility of the child’s translation, that the monk with whom I was sitting was the Lama from the Tiger’s Nest! I’m only able to provide his name phonetically as I heard it from him: Lama Rinshing. He was in town to do some shopping for Losar. And how did it all end? We exchanged cell phone numbers, of course!
Wow, I need a cranial treatment too. What a laugh to read about. I wonder what your new friend the Lama and you will get up to next. The big event here was the opening of the Olympic Games. A whole other story of beauty, emotion, and curious spectacle.
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Happy Losar from Whistler.
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Holy Kamoli! Dining with the Lama no less (and exchanging #'s) How modern! How down to earth. How charming and warm!
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