I visited Tsomgo Lake today. It’s situated at an altitude of 12,400 ft and considered sacred by the local people. It look 3 hours to get there and 3 hours back…there were landslides on route…was glad to get back in one piece!
Sunday, 24 April 2011
More from Gantok
Busy day today. Started at the Zoo (not caged, they say it’s a semi-natural habitat), saw some Red Pandas, Snow Leopards, Spotted Dear, Bears, beautiful birds and lots more. I strolled about for two hours. Besah ..a taxi driver picked me up on the way out of the Zoo. He took me to a Monastery, Tashi View Point and a waterfall. He spent about one 1 ½ driving me around pointing out amazing views and telling me all about the history of Sikkim. When I went to pay him he refused to take any money…how wonderful is that. I think he wanted to practice his English and show me how kind Sikkim people are. I then headed to the Craft Museum and fair which was very interesting..
Beshar the extremely kind taxi driver
Views on my walks, Apparently on a clear day you can see Kanchanjunga…the third highest mountain in the world
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I’ve upped my walking to 1 ½ hours in the morning and 2 hours after lunch. The morning gratitude walks are the best..just as the day is coming to life…the birds are singing, the morning dew is burning off (i must get some leech protective socks)…it’s so beautiful and makes me feel so lucky to be here :o). At this rate trekking in Nepal should be a lot easier.
Local Buddhist home blessing ceremony.
One of the helpers at the school invited us to his house to share in a Buddhist home blessing ceremony. I had my first taste of rice beer…it was awful!
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