These are prayer flags strung across a river gorge.
They are printed with Buddhist prayers in Tibetan.
The river gorge during a snow flurry.
Most of the buildings of the nunnery are
perched on a hillside by the river. The area is at about 14,000 feet.
A hazy picture of the nunnery buildings just
before it began to snow.
More buildings of the nunnery.
A washing hole in the river, walled off to make
a pool. The water was quite cold in general, but a hotsprings at this
point in the river was over 100 degrees Fahrenheit.
A stupa (a sacred object which generally contains
relics) at the foot of the hillside.
SIGHTS AND SOUNDS OF TIBET
