Courtyard at Tengboche Monastery

Day #9 - Tengboche Monastery

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November 24th 2012
Tengboche is famous for its Monastery, and Dirge is happy to take a few of us to it for a look around. It is an impressive building, but very cold. As is the custom, we take our boots/shoes off at the door and quietly proceed into the building. The cold of the stone floor is immediately underfoot. We creep into the corner of the room, where about 20 or so trekkers are watching the 3 Buddhist Monks ... read more

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In 1951, the Nepalese monarch ended the century-old system of rule by hereditary premiers and instituted a cabinet system of government. Reforms in 1990 established a multiparty democracy within the framework of a constitutional monarchy. A Maoist in... ... read more