Most towns have a Tibetan prayer wheel to mark the entrance. You walk on the left side and spin each wheel with your right hand as you go by.
Views of Kangaru Himal in the background
One of many rest breaks throughout the day!
We cross the Marsyangdi River via suspension bridge several times on the way up the range… you can see Jen on the bridge (in red).
Occasional markers let us know we are going the right way (or not)
The kaani (gateway arch with prayer wheels) which marks the entrance to the village of Danakyu.
View from the courtyard of our guest house in Danakyu… Lamjung Himal in background.
We arrived in time to relax a bit and have tea in the courtyard. Straying from our usual Black Tea or Ginger Tea (which is supposed to help acclimatization) we tried Tibetan Tea… learning the hard way that it’s made with yak milk, yak butter and lemon. (I ended up drinking Jen’s tea and mine . :) )
In the distance we could hear approaching sleigh bells and soon a man on a horse “flying” through town at relative fast pace compared to the typical meandering of donkeys, cows, sheep and people. One of the Nepalese porters sitting close to us referred to them as “mountain motorcycles”.
We took a break from Dal Bhat and tried some vegetable momos (fried dumplings), egg fried rice and vegetable curry.
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