{"id":924,"date":"2012-10-05T11:33:46","date_gmt":"2012-10-05T11:33:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sethandberkley.com\/?p=924"},"modified":"2012-10-07T08:16:57","modified_gmt":"2012-10-07T08:16:57","slug":"solu-khombu-trek-day-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sethandberkley.com\/?p=924","title":{"rendered":"Solu Khombu Trek &#8211; Day 3"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Seth woke up feeling completely better. \u00a0It was a quick recovery and he&#8217;s back to his own self. \u00a0Good! Disaster averted!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" title=\"Nepal_2343.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sethandberkley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Nepal_2343.jpg\" alt=\"Nepal 2343\" width=\"500\" height=\"433\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" title=\"Nepal_2302.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sethandberkley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Nepal_2302.jpg\" alt=\"Nepal 2302\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We woke up bright and early, once again, to find spectacular views of the snowy peaks of Caryolung, Khatang, Numbur. \u00a0It proved for breathtaking views while walking up the hill to the Selo Monastery. \u00a0The Selo Monastery was very busy during our visit. \u00a0Apparently they are expecting a visitor within the next month who is a high lama from India and they wanted to make the monastery look beautiful for him. \u00a0They were repainting frescoes, remodeling guest housing, and refinishing wood, which was everywhere. \u00a0We got the chance to speak with the head lama of the monastery Tulku Pema Tarchen. \u00a0And then, one of his monks took us around for a tour. \u00a0This monastery focuses on teaching rather than practicing, so there are many children there. \u00a0It was nice to see their classrooms and their library.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" title=\"Nepal_2317.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sethandberkley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Nepal_2317.jpg\" alt=\"Nepal 2317\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" title=\"Nepal_2319.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sethandberkley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Nepal_2319.jpg\" alt=\"Nepal 2319\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>After lunch we trekked for about two and a half hours to Thuptenchholing Monastery, which is home to 600 Buddhist nuns. \u00a0We were invited into the head nun&#8217;s office for tea, and ended up being served two bowls of noodle soup. \u00a0You don&#8217;t really have a choice in the matter. \u00a0There was a father and son there, also, and the father was trying to refuse more tea at one point, but gave in. \u00a0When the son was approached he grabbed his cup and told her no politely, but he still ended up having more tea. \u00a0That was pretty funny.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" title=\"Nepal_2455.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sethandberkley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Nepal_2455.jpg\" alt=\"Nepal 2455\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" title=\"Nepal_2390.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sethandberkley.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/10\/Nepal_2390.jpg\" alt=\"Nepal 2390\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" border=\"0\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We spend a little time in the hospital where we were able to see a bit of Tibetan herbal medicine. \u00a0There was an entire wall filled with pictures of plants that are medicinal. \u00a0That was really neat.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Seth woke up feeling completely better. \u00a0It was a quick recovery and he&#8217;s back to his own self. \u00a0Good! 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