Week Five

Week Five is over, and I can't believe it. I've been here 38 days, with at most only 41 days left. This past week we had some beautiful sunsets, attended a charity concert, and went on a weekend trip to Relswar Lake and Mandi. I've also started taking Tibetan classes, and started a dental project for refugees (don't worry, I just manage and facilitate, I don't touch anyone's teeth!).

Sunset from the main square.

Our friend Paul preforming at a concert raising funds for one of the local charities. 

A rather confusing building plan.

A monk dozing in the sun.

Keng and Katherine outside a temple at Relswar Lake (It's a sacred lake to Sikhs, Buddhists and Hindus). 

A cow attending Temple at Relswar Lake.

Hanuman. 

The fish at Relswar Lake were DISGUSTING. 

Buddhist Caves with butter candles and Tibetan script.

Outside the Buddhist caves (near Mandi).

Morten crawling through the caves. The guru who brought Buddhism to Tibet meditated here before he left for Tibet.

Julie (and Morten and I) exiting the caves.

We stayed on the old palace grounds in Mandi. Here is the lawn. 

An old British bridge on the Beas River in Mandi. Along the river there were also many old Hindu Temples.