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| Julie was invited into a Monk's room at the Rizong Monastery. He spoke no English, but through gestures insisted Julie share some butter tea with him. I don't know if you have ever tried butter tea, but it resembles butter a heck of a lot more than it resembles tea. We didn't want to offend him, so Julie finished her first cup, only to be filled with an equally large second cup of tea. Upper right: Barry and Jill from New York also took a year off to travel and were heading out for a ten day trek through the Himalayas. Left: The butcher. (Tibetans do indeed eat meat), especially Yak.) |
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