Ghunsa

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Ghunsa

A couple of days spent in Ghunsa - the most important village in the north valley of Kanchenjunga. Snow covered the village after we arrived and completely changed the scenery within a night.

The trail starts here
Taking a walk in the snow
Snow-covered Ghunsa. We were told that this was the first snow for the season.
Snow-covered Ghunsa. Our hostess is coming back home.
Found something green ;-)
A local yak looking for pasture
Baaaaahhh
A goat family in Ghunsa
A Ghunsa kid hiding from the camera
Ghunsa's monastery in the snow
Taking a walk in the snow
One of the village's stupas
One of the village's stupas
Ghunsa in the snow
Ghunsa in the snow
Ghunsa's gompa (monastery)
Ghunsa's gompa (monastery)
A local family
Sindu - our lodge owner's puppy
Our lodge
Tibetan Buddhists burn juniper every morning in front of their houses
Sunny morning in the lodge
Sunny morning in the lodge
Sunny morning in the lodge
Sunny morning in the lodge
Ghunsa's "main street"
Hello ;-)
A Ghunsa yak
Kids in the school yard
Kids in the school yard
Yaks in the snow
A baby goat
Local kids
A Ghunsa family. The woman is making a rug from yak wool.
A typical Tibetan kitchen
Ang Mu in the kitchen
Himali Sherpa - our lodge's owner
Ghunsa in the morning. Up above is Mt. Ghunsadhar (5802 m)
Ghunsa in the morning. The monastery can be seen on the right side.
Ghunsa Khola (river)