We started the morning with a pre-breakfast walk above our acommodation. It was nice to get out and wander among crops and a few houses along a track which took us back towards Mangalbarey village. We met Liz and mike near the entry and walked on to the village.
Breakfast was served in the lovely pavilions overlooking the property and village.
After breakfast our walk took us this way, through the village, then up the hill to a monastery. We had expected a village walk and were unprepared with handbags and a fast pace, but after regrouping I waited for Denise and Alister and enjoyed his company and information, meeting the others at the top.
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| the bungalow I shared with Denise backed onto Dick's |
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| view from below the monastery |
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| walking back to the village after we left the monastery |
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| Lheuntse monastery above Mangalbarey. The Lheuntse Goompa, a branch of Pemiongchi Monastery, was established in 1850. The monastery, which was reconstructed 30 years ago, was spared severe damages in 2011 earthquake. |
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| the Rimpoche had just died so the place was being spruced up and we got to see these statues while the glass was removed for cleaning. |
After a wonderful lunch in the pavilion at Biksthang, we drove to Rinchenpong, stopping at this farm down steps from the road on a steep spur above the valley. It was most impressive with a range of crops and animals and we enjoyed a cup of tea there, looking back towards Biksthang across the valley. Once again we arrived at our destination, Yangsum Heritage Farm just on dark.
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