Shigatse to Sakya

We left Shigatse this morning and travelled onward along the friendship highway to Sakya. The Friendship highway begins in Shanghai and continues for 5000 kms to the border of Nepal. Serenaded by local entertainment we enjoyed a delicious Tibetan lunch among the locals and then set off to explore the Sakya Monastery, home to the Grey Earth Sect of Buddhists, and Tibet’s oldest monastery. The Sakya Monesyary houses the worlds largest collection of ancient Buddhist scriptures. There was a monk inside who was gently blowing on a conch shell and it sounded wonderful. The heartiest of the group continued on to the Nunnery up on the hill which offered stunning views of the town and surrounding snow capped mountains. About 30 nuns reside at the nunnery and they were happy to see us and fussed over us, even trying to guess our ages.Read more