On Saturday a small group of us went to Happy Valley. This is a Tibetan refugee camp that was the first town that the Dali Lama established when he fled Tibet. He came here and decided that there needed to be a place that could house and shelter anyone who would come. Now, there are over 2,000 children who walk across the Himalayas which takes about a month for them to walk – by themselves and reach Happy Valley.
We went there to look at the temple and just to see the landscape. Happy Valley is not as touristy (because it is a refuge camp) but its nothing like a camp like you would find in South Africa. They have built several schools and homes and keep the place very clean. It was amazing…peaceful. I saw my first Gryphon Vulture!
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