me and 3 musician monks

These big Temple horns make non-melodic deep sounds.

April 11th 2006
I decided to go back to the magestic Ganden Monastery on my own in a pilgrim bus. Got to the Barkhor square at 7:40am, as the bus was suppossed to leave at 8. As I entered, the 2 monks, and ~6 pilgrims turned to stare at me, and I said "Tachi Delek". Soon, a pilgrim stood up and offered me a soft sweet bread, and here I went using my little Tibetan, saying "To Tjche Tche". Later another one offer ... read more

Asia » China » Tibet

For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... ... read more

Message Follow (15) Comment

Patricia MC

Patricia Somewhere

WITH DEEPEST REGRET, I WOULD LIKE TO INFORM YOU PATRICIA PASSED AWAY ON JUNE 12, 2017. MAY THESE ENTRIES, SO LOVINGLY MADE BY PATRICIA, BE AN EVERLASTING TRiBUTE TO A PHENOMENAL, HUMANIST WOMAN. PATRICIA IS FOREVER IN OUR HEARTS AND THOUGHTS. JOHN CALI, HUSBAND I'm a Brazilian and long time resident of the US. I've always been fascinated by cultural diversity and I've had the opportunity to travel overseas over the years. 2005, however, brought me the "wings" to fly solo and further away. I started these new jorneys with Tibet (picture). That's huge for someone who used to panic ... full info

Joined	February 2nd 2006	Trips	1
Last Login	October 27th 2022	Followers	15
Status	BLOGGER	Follows	3
Blogs	118	Guestbook	636
Photos	3,279	Forum Posts	18

[photo=306566]

[blogger=12020]

[photo=306566]

[blog=52373]

[blogger=12020]

Top Photos Trips (1)Blog Map

Tot: 0.017s; Tpl: 0.003s; cc: 4; qc: 6; dbt: 0.0063s; 1; m:domysql w:travelblog (10.17.0.13); sld: 1; ; mem: 1mb